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    worming as standard practice?

    I thought you were only supposed to worm if they have worms? I have a chicken friend who worms yearly, what are everyone's thoughts? Is this really necessary or is it just maintenance?
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    What is the best dog to guard your flock?

    well, I have a pekingnese and a pug and I had them supposedly trained to be with chickens and ducks. They had been out this whole year without touching anybody. A couple of weeks ago I ran in to get the phone and as I was coming out there they were with my son's favorite duck dead. We worked...
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    WH Drake

    I had my welsh harlequin drake at the fair a couple of weeks ago and he won best duck, woohoooo, and he was up for best in barn but later that day when the judge went in to look at him he had lost some of his green head feathers. We were thinking he got into a miff with another drake but now he...
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    couple of questions

    So, if I got more females, the problem would be solved? My son wants to keep a couple of the hatchlings if there are females but I am afraid that is too long of a wait?
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    couple of questions

    My son, who has high functioning autism, is really into ducks. So last August I bought a welsh pair, a buff orpington pair, and a cayuga male and two cayuga ladies. We have them outside and have not had a problem with predators, we have been modifying the dog kennels we have them in as we go...
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    Hello

    Hello, I am from northern Michigan. Just started last August when my son got some ducks, and now we are adding chickens. All these will be shown in 4h by him and his siblings.
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