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Drake Not Accepting Hen
cool, thanks so much for your input and advice! 🦆❤- freeheartfarms
- Post #6
- Forum: Ducks
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Drake Not Accepting Hen
They've been together for awhile now- 3 months at least. Everything was fine- no problems with them until this past week! Hmm. I'm going to try separating them. How long do you suggest?- freeheartfarms
- Post #4
- Forum: Ducks
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Drake Not Accepting Hen
Hey All! I've got 5 ducks- 1 Rouen drake, 2 Pekin hens, and 2 Khaki Campbell hens. The Pekin hens are a little over a year old and were raised together since day olds in the brooder. We had an Orptington drake brought up with them that we lost several months ago to a predator. Since then, one...- freeheartfarms
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- drake drake chasing off hen duck behavior ducks rouen
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- Forum: Ducks
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Raising Turkeys!
will be following this! we just picked up 4 poults from our local co-op yesterday. already have chickens and ducks- turkeys are extra exciting for some reason!- freeheartfarms
- Post #2
- Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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First Timers Coop Design from Scratch
Um WOW! This drawing is on point! I am super impressed :thumbsup I'm about to begin building my first coop. Never built a damn thing before in my life, so this is really inspiring! Do you have much building experience? The current coop we use to house our birds now was an older structure that...- freeheartfarms
- Post #34
- Forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance
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What's Wrong with Rocky?! Possible Egg Bound Hen/Laying Issues...PLEASE HELP!
Okay, good to know! I'm going to grab the oyster shell next time I'm at the feed store. Yes, I sometimes have an abundance of raw milk so I leave some to sour. I use the whey for fermentation projects and use the clabber for recipes, eat it plain with raw honey and cinnamon, make cheese, or...- freeheartfarms
- Post #6
- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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What's Wrong with Rocky?! Possible Egg Bound Hen/Laying Issues...PLEASE HELP!
Thank you for replying! :) Her belly isn't swollen at all...her normal diet is organic layer pellets and crushed eggshells and the occasional treat of black oil sunflower seeds and clabber. I'm going to start supplementing crushed oyster shells too as I've heard eggshells aren't enough. Is that...- freeheartfarms
- Post #4
- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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What's Wrong with Rocky?! Possible Egg Bound Hen/Laying Issues...PLEASE HELP!
Any ideas out there??- freeheartfarms
- Post #2
- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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What's Wrong with Rocky?! Possible Egg Bound Hen/Laying Issues...PLEASE HELP!
Hello everyone! This is my first post ever although I have been referencing this site since I first started raising chickens and ducks a year ago. What a VALUABLE resource- so thank you all! My one year old RIR hen Rocky is having some issues laying. She stopped for winter but has recently...- freeheartfarms
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- egg abnormalities egg bound
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures