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    What breed is this duck?

    I was thinking the EXACT same thing :D She's a cutie!
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    Lethargic, fluffed up chicken with clear, runny poop. Close to death. URGENT

    are the feathers around her vent messy? I had two separate chickens with the same symptoms a while ago, both cases were fatal. I noticed that both hens also had messy vents. One thing that helped them a little bit (didn't solve the problem) was using tetracycline hydrochloride water soluble...
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    Temporarily downsized

    Temporarily downsized
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    Goodbye, Big Red

    thanks! You painted that? WOW! I LOVE LOVE LOVE drawing, painting etc. most of these are a series I did on miniature knights riding chickens:pop
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    Comment by 'Elizabeth Hasse' in article 'Chicken Toys: Why They're Important & How To Provide Them!'

    When my barred rocks were chicks, I used to play tug of war with them-and a hair tie. They were way too little to swallow the band, but they enjoyed trying to pull it from my grasp, at which point they would run around with it, stealing it from each other. it was the highlight of my every...
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    Comment by 'Elizabeth Hasse' in article 'Common egg quality problems'

    That was a great article! I used to have an easter egger whose eggs were always very long and thin, and it seemed that she layed cucumbers! My Belgum quail also occasionally layed rooster eggs (we called them cloud eggs) and I kept every one I ever got (Some broke, so I was able to see that...
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    New duckling! Help?

    I wish I was allowed to have my birds in my house!!! occasionally in the summer, I do leave the french doors open in case my chickens would like to be adventurous...:D;)
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    New duckling! Help?

    adorable, I'm glad everything turned out well!
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    Goodbye, Big Red

    thank you so much! (thanks to everybody for their condolences)
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    Stupid Hawks

    Yes, it's very normal for chickens to hide, even up to a couple hours, after a hawk attack. we found that using scarecrows (even very crude ones :) ) or pinwheels deter hawks from your coop. I have never met a hawk that ate a chicken on spot. but our nest of resident hawks (very considerate in...
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    Comment by 'Elizabeth Hasse' in item 'Ancona'

    I love my ducks (I have anconas and muscovies) but I got both types as a herd, as adults, and only succeeded in taming the Muscovies. my anconas no longer run away when I am within a one-mile radius, :rolleyes:but they definitely have developed a dislike for my presence (except when I'm feeding...
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    New duckling! Help?

    I had two almost successful hatchings of ducklings the past summer, once with two ducklings, one with just one duckling. both times the mothers got foxed, and the rest of the duck herd took to raising the ducklings, but if your duck is afraid of the duckling... they're very social creatures. Is...
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    Respitory infection in duck.

    I had an Ancona duck with raspy breathing (I never noticed any snot), but we use a multitasking medicine for both chickens and ducks' respritory issues, called tetracycline hydrochloride water soluble...(the vets don't let feed stores sell it anymore though, so it's probably not as affordable...
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    Goodbye, Big Red

    This is Big Red, you can barely see his stubs because he spent a lot of time sitting down. The two hens with him are Buffy (with chicks) and Angie-Feather, both of whom I still have.
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    Comment by 'Elizabeth Hasse' in article 'The Ever Misunderstood Rooster'

    I've always had an understanding of roosters, having a special knack for only hatching those male feather-brains :) (I appreciate your truthful article about them!) I also recently lost my locally famous Black Copper Maran rooster, Big Red (due to foxes). He inspired many because he'd lost both...
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