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    Ducks on strike since last fall!

    They have been confined to their coop and enclosed outdoor run up until last week (the snow finally melted). I need to give the coop a deep cleaning but there aren't any signs of eggs in there (typically they will make a nest)
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    Ducks on strike since last fall!

    I've kept ducks for 4 years. I have three females at the moment - one is turning 4 and the others are turning 2 later this spring. They have been solid egg layers until now. It's not like they have tapered off - they are doing absolutely NOTHING! They seemed to have an early exit into the...
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    Autodoor nemesis: Frozen duck poo

    Looking for some tips. I have ChickenGuard auto doors. They are the ones that operate on a string/motor. I am having issues with the door on my duck coop - they position themselves near the door overnight and poop, which freezes in the winter. The door freezes shut and in the morning when it's...
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    Chicken beak

    Not a problem! I haven't encountered this before, definitely a strange thing going on :)
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    Chicken beak

    Thanks, I will definitely look into doing this!
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    Chicken beak

    HA! Maybe she got in a bar fight? I just dug up some photos when I got her, which looks like was exactly a year ago (she belonged to a friend of mine and her flock got taken out by an ermine, and this was the one chicken who somehow escaped the massacre). I took her in because she had no other...
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    Chicken beak

    Here are a few more! Is crossbeak something that happens in adult chickens? She didn’t have this when I got her a year ago
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    Chicken beak

    I just noticed my chicken's beak is doing this underbite thing. She didn't have this originally. She is behaving normally. What's going on and is there something I need to do? Thanks!
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    Rooster behavior changing at 3 years old

    I have some flock dynamics going on and was hoping for input from other poultry keepers. I have 18 chickens - 2 roosters in that lot. 3 ducks. We have a spacious coop and a separate duck coop with a shared outdoor run. They semi-free range most days behind an electric fence. Both roosters...
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    When is day 18?

    Thank you for clarifying!
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    When is day 18?

    Helping my kindergartener's class hatch some eggs and trying to do the math on hatching. The eggs started incubating Monday morning May 15. Is that considered day 1 or day 0? Trying to figure out which day they should be removed from the turner and put into lockdown. Looking at the calendar -...
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    Hatched some chicks - too late to vaccinate?

    Hi there, I have a flock of ~20 backyard chickens and just hatched a few babies for fun. I am just realizing now that you're supposed to vaccinate for Marek's on the first day. The chicks are 3 weeks old currently. A few questions: - Is it possible to vaccinate them now? - What else do we...
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    Outdoor run design - thoughts on weasel proofing?

    Wow, you did a great job on that shed conversion and also the documentation of it is very thorough! Thank you for creating that - it was an excellent read.
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    Outdoor run design - thoughts on weasel proofing?

    My encounter last winter was with an ermine in the middle of the day. I have a basic metal run w/ chicken wire for my guinea fowl that isn't predator proof, mostly for containment in the winter cause they don't do well in snow but I like for them to get outside during the day. Happened to be...
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    Outdoor run design - thoughts on weasel proofing?

    LOL I guess they are pretty good climbers!!! This is a beautiful run. Did you have plans or just DIY? This is very much what I had in mind for building. And yes on the predator apron!
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