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    Something took eggs from a full time setting goose

    We don't have snakes or rats in alaska. Just small mice, fox,squirrels and weasels. But the weird part is they are getting underneath her while she's setting.
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    Something took eggs from a full time setting goose

    Anyone?
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    Something took eggs from a full time setting goose

    Our goose collected a nest of 3 goose eggs and 4 duck eggs. she started setting full time about a week ago and the other day we looked under her and she only had 2 goose and 2 duck eggs. We thought she crushed them but today we heard her honking and checked her nest. The final duck eggs were...
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    Meat and egg layers living together/ free ranging

    Hello. I have 13 laying hens and a rooster that have a coop with unlimited amount of oats, oyster shells and laying grain and they free range during the day. They come back to the coop throughout the day to eat and/or lay eggs. We want to start raising ranger meat chickens and build a separate...
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    Free ranging meat and egg layers together?

    Hello. I have 13 laying hens and a rooster that have a coop with unlimited amount of oats, oyster shells and laying grain and they free range during the day. They come back to the coop throughout the day to eat and/or lay eggs. We want to start raising ranger meat chickens and build a separate...
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    Winter feeding/ watering in cold weathe for Ducks & Geese

    Hello. I am new to raising poultry and I got 17 chickens, 6 Khaki ducks, and 4 toulouse geese this past June. The chickens are in one coop and the ducks & geese in another, both have access to artificial lighting. I live in Alaska and the weather is starting to get cold(1 degree at night)...
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    Do Turkeys need a pasture?

    Hello, Our family is thinking of getting Turkeys next spring and I wanted to know if they have to have a pasture to range on? We have many acres so they will be able to free range, but we do not have any cleared grass area like a field or anything. There is plenty of greens, but no grass. Is...
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