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Recent content by dw613
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Some swan questions
Forgot this was still active. I have had my swan for 9 winters now and she does fine in winter.i have an outdoor wooden shed with straw and a red heat lamp. I give her a fresh five gallon bucket of water attached to hook to prevent tipping and she preens in this daily. I also have a small kiddy...- dw613
- Post #28
- Forum: Ornamental Fowl (Swans, etc.)
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Some swan questions
How is the Swan acting with its mate being gone? I also offer duck pellets and a poultry mix or game bird mix with the corn. I would be careful with adding swan chicks with a full grown male swan, he may kill them. I have never incubated swan eggs but i would think a regular chicken incubator...- dw613
- Post #7
- Forum: Ornamental Fowl (Swans, etc.)
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Some swan questions
I am still sorry i did not get back with you sooner i just noticed this post when i got an email about a second respond.how is your swan doing?- dw613
- Post #6
- Forum: Ornamental Fowl (Swans, etc.)
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Some swan questions
They do not make great pets but do make awesome yard alarms birds. They are very single owner birds. They need to graise and bath daily.they are prone to getting abseses on there pads. They will live with other fowl but want to be in charge. i know of one that is a minimum of 10yrs old and if...- dw613
- Post #3
- Forum: Ornamental Fowl (Swans, etc.)
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Ended Official BYC-Mini Contest - Post a pic of your chickens with your other
Mimi (pit) tootsie (morky) mitsy (g-pig) and the buys Cloud & peaches! Watchin the morning news- dw613
- Post #339
- Forum: Official BYC Contests, Etc.
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Need your Muscovy duck pictures
Just wondering if I should get him adult girls or can I wait till spring and get ducklings again??? Im thinking girls about his age but where in my area can I find them... To Miss Lydia, yeah I think he is completely handsome, I love his pure white and he still has blue in his eyes, although... -
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Need your Muscovy duck pictures
This is Teddy, bought him last spring in a mixed group of ducklings... Didn't realize what he was till recently. He weighs close to 20lbs and is pure white. in this picture he is dirty. He has a beautiful crest whenever I walk in the room he demonstrates how much he loves me by standing as tall... -
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New ducks in quarantine. Advice please!!!
Hey there just sayin but maybe you should pick up a couple rolls of chicken wire(only about 15 dollars here) and secure it on the top of your outdoor (no top) coop, just to make sure you don't loose any of your older babies to the wild life... Not just for now but even for when you introduce... -
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New ducks in quarantine. Advice please!!!
I am not a pro on raising and integrating new birds into flocks but I have been raising animals for quite a few years and my feeling is... Definitely worm them, make sure that they are not dehydrated and have no respiratory problems, which should be dealt with promptly, because when birds... -
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New to BYC from Illinois
Thank you and I must say that all the warnings I read about this becoming addictive were spot on... I have blown off my morning chores, so not good!!!- dw613
- Post #5
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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New to BYC from Illinois
Hello there, well I am not new to chickens but pretty new to this group. Not completely new because I have been browsing it all spring and summer long reading, learning and getting some great coop/run ideas. It all started for me back in 2004 when my daughter's class hatch chicken eggs and...- dw613
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