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    Sponsored Post Nestera Coop Giveaway! Total worth $1595

    How exciting! I love how they are recycled materials and how easy they look to clean
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    Two ducks down

    Thank you. It was devastating for our kids especially.1 Thank you. It's hard.
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    Two ducks down

    So our ducks, one by one, got taken and eaten by something the last two days but their carcasses were left in the coop by the perpetrator. I'm not sure if our chickens pecked at or ate part of the dead ducks before we found them. If they did, would it be safe to eat their eggs afterward? I've...
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    Sand for ducks?

    That's interesting. Do you have a picture of that?
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    Sand for ducks?

    Thank you for your help! I am so curious about this and the stink is a big deal... Right now the deep litter thing gets messy so fast that I'm having to add layers of straw every other day or else it gets really gross. Ugh. What is the best way to deal? haha!
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    Sand for ducks?

    Hi there! Right now we use a deep straw litter in our chicken and duck combined coop but the straw feels so messy and gets everywhere. I'm considering switching to sand. I'm wondering, does it work for ducks as well as chickens? Also, do you need to replace it ever? Or just keep it scooped...
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    Black spots on combs of new pullets

    (These are all pictures of 2 pullets at different angles)
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    Black spots on combs of new pullets

    Hi there, We got these pullets yesterday and I'm noticing some black spots on their combs. I am worried for them. I read it could be pecking or foul pox?! How do you know the difference. The rest of my flock is younger and disease free as far as I can tell... They are all in the same run but...
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    True Ameraucana? And rooster or hen?

    Ack! I can't eat my sweet chicken! It would break my kids' hearts! haha
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    Inseparable ducks

    Thank you! They were sexed when we got them as female but I don't know if that's reliable?
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    Inseparable ducks

    They are just over 8 weeks
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