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    Wanted to buy in Michigan

    I'm looking to buy breeding trios/quads (1 roo 2-3 hens) or 10-12 straight run chicks from pure stock in the lower Peninsula of Michigan, preferably within about 120 miles of Flint. (All large fowl, no bantams please) Speckled Sussex Barred Rock White Rock Black Australorp Welsummer Delaware...
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    Wanted to buy Welsh Harlequin Duck

    I am looking to buy a welsh harlequin duck or two. I will also buy a drake if necessary, but I really need at least one more female. In LP of Michigan only please. They can be ducklings. I would also be interested in Saxony and Silver Appleyard ducks (both large fowl). Thanks, Nathan Hetrick
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    Penedesencas

    Is anyone out there breeding Partridge Penedesencas? How about any Michiganders breeding them? What is their average rate of lay? I ask because I have a breeding pair that is about 19 weeks old. I am hoping that once she does start to lay I can get a half-dozen eggs in seven days in March...
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    What can you tell me about Stanbridge White ducks?

    Well, it appears that both of my Stanbridge Whites are ducks and not drakes, which I find interesting. I'm still really not sure yet - they only sort-of quack, not loudly like the other females. I emailed Holderread's about the Stanbridge whites a month ago and here is what they said: "Dave...
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    pineapple for chickens

    I've heard that excessive fruit can make hens stop laying for several weeks, but how true that is I cannot say. Tomatoes (technically a fruit, after all) and pumpkins never seemed to cause problems for my girls, although I think it was just two or three of the 25 hens I had at the time that...
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    What can you tell me about Stanbridge White ducks?

    My parents live in Wisconsin so i drive there once or twice a year anyway. So yes if you do get fertile pure Stanbridge eggs I would love some and certainly offer to pay you for more than just shipping. I've gotten the impression before that at least some breeders don't worry too much about...
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    What can you tell me about Stanbridge White ducks?

    My ducks are about a week younger, so I'll have to wait a bit. I would like to breed some Stanbridge Whites sometime in the future, but setting up yet another breeding pen will have to wait until at least next spring. It would be good to promote the breed. I wish they had more time to chat...
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    Hello from Michigan

    I am new to this forum. I have been raising chickens for a few years now, I also have Nigerian dwarf dairy goats and added some rare ducks to my farm this year. My chickens are all kinds, including Buff Orpingtons, Icelandics (which are being lazy and not laying), Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island...
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    What can you tell me about Stanbridge White ducks?

    I was sent two Stanbridge whites as a bonus to my order of 6 Welsh Harlequin and 4 rare duck assortment from Holderread's. One of the 12 ducks sent didn't make it through the first night unfortunately, but I know it wasn't a Welsh that died and I'm fairly sure now it wasn't a Stanbridge. The...
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