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    Someone Stop Me!!!!!! Or tell me I this is real

    I'm pretty sure you saw a black runner duck! They can be purchased on Metzer Farms' website and shipped to your local post office for you to pick up. The minimum order is 2 ducklings. I highly recommend Metzer Farms - I got two Welsh Harlequin ducklings from them in September and they're...
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    Call ducks and standard ducks?

    A single male call could get lonely since your Welsh Harlequin and Cayugas have already bonded. Two male calls could injure the females by over-mating. You would be better off with two female calls. The drake to hen ratio should be 3-5 hens per drake. Also, where were you planning on getting a...
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    Leghorn consistently laying shell-less eggs

    Hm, I'm not a chicken expert, so I'm not sure. You could try offering her oyster shell and adding a vitamin supplement like Sav-a-Chick (can be found at Tractor Supply Co) to her water.
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    How much to feed?

    Hm, maybe you should try taking your ducks out to forage a few times per day. They're excellent foragers and can make up 50% of their diet through foraging.
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    Mice or Mouse eating eggs

    Thanks! I'll have to bookmark this so I remember it when my hens start laying.
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    How much to feed?

    If you use the same feeder for all 3 ducks, then fill it with 1.5 lbs of feed per day. If you use separate feeders, fill each with 8 oz of feed per day. Do you feed them all 9 oz of feed or 9 oz of feed each? If they're very skinny I'd assume you mean 9 oz of feed for all of them per day, which...
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    Hatching pekin duck eggs

    Duck eggs will be fertile for about a week, and then they will begin to lose fertility, so you can wait up to a week before incubating them.
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    Where can I find white call duck eggs?

    Thank you! Yes, I'm going to be waiting until the spring to begin my egg hunt. I know I should get more than 2 eggs, but I just worry that they'd all hatch and I'd end up with more ducklings than I could care for. I'll try asking CT's state thread, but I don't think I'll have much luck because...
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    Where can I find white call duck eggs?

    I'm considering hatching a fertilized white call duck egg this spring. I live in Connecticut and I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find an egg either online or nearby (CT, NY, MA, RI). If any online stores have a minimum order, it needs to be 2 at the highest because I can acommodate...
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    Coturnix Quit Laying

    I'm sure that would be fine as long as they're getting 14-17 hours of light per day. If they aren't you might want to try hanging some lights near their hutch.
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    Coturnix Quit Laying

    I'm not a quail expert, but I did some research for you and found that your quails are most likely stressed from moving outside and are still adjusting to it. It could take 2-6 weeks for them to start laying again. If you lay some hay down on the floor of their hutch it might encourage them to...
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    Review by '' on item 'Welsh Harlequin'

    I love my two Welshies. They follow me and cuddle up with me, and they get along well with my Khaki Campbell and Indian Runner. According to Metzer Farms, Welsh Harlequins are the calmest bird on their farm - and they raise many different breeds of ducks, geese, chickens, pearl guineas, and...
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    6 month old hen broody?

    It certainly is possible for her to be broody. I would suggest taking all eggs you find away the moment you see them, whether the eggs come from your broody hen or not. Your chickens will eventually get used to this and it will help prevent broodiness.
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    Pekin Ducks

    How old are the Pekins that have been laying and how old is the one that isn't? Pekins start laying around 4-5 months old but can take up to 6 months. You might want to bring your pekin to a vet if she doesn't lay by 7 months old.
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest - 09/11/2017 - Pic by summerb123

    Oh cluck, a stick!
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