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    6 eggs in one day?

    Happens to me all the time... usually after a week-long bender
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    Breeding Muscovies

    Hi I have muscovies and they all came from the same stock and they reproduce fine and healthy without outside blood. I agree with what Quackers said about incubating. I tried just incubating the eggs at first and they are notoriously hard to incubate successfully. They are supposed to take 35...
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    Muscovy ducks: good or bad for Filamentous Algae

    Hello its been a few years since I've posted here to the forum. I'm posting now because I have a new question. We have a couple of ponds only about an acre each in size. One of them near my house is where last summer we introduced some muscovy ducks. The number has fluctuated with about 10...
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    Should Chickens live in your home?

    Thank you for this thread, it made my day
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    Water inside for winter?

    You can get the heated base for poultry waterers but they run about $40. You can make your own much cheaper with a cookie tin and a drop light. Just drill a hole to run the cord through and put a 60 W bulb in the cookie tin then set the waterer on top of it. It will keep the water from...
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    Value of Campbell ducks

    Hi ducksinarow. I am going to try to get a bit more than that since they are currently laying and ducklings from the hatchery would take 6 mos to get to that point. I know theres a local small animal auction where Ive been told I can get over $10. I listed them on craigslist in STL for $100...
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    Value of Campbell ducks

    Thanks the problem is that my pasture fences are just field fence with 6 inch holes the ducks go right through (I have no idea why but the chickens do not, they stay in my pasture all day). Last year one of the ducks went through and was eaten by a neighbors dog. The chickens also all go in...
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    Value of Campbell ducks

    Hello folks I have 7 Khaki Campbell ducks from Metzer farms in California. The seven of them average 5 or 6 eggs a day for me. They will be 2 years old this coming June. Unfortunately I am limited on space and time and the chickens are much less labor intensive and they free range whereas...
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    When do you thin your roosters?

    Hi I have 20 chicks I bought straight run at an auction in March. They are production reds a little over 3 months old. Im fairly certain about half of them are roosters. I also have 4 young buff orp pullets same age and 10 barred rock pullets and one barred rock roo. So I believe I'll end up...
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    Question about Cocci treatment for chickens

    Hello this is my first year with chickens. I have a mixed flock of production reds and barred rocks and buff orps. They are all around 3 months old. Recently I lost a red rooster and yellow hen on back to back days, just found them dead in the coop in the morning. I also noticed that alot of...
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    Smallest size I can make a pop chicken door?

    Thanks John I think I understand the concept and it sounds like a great idea... would love to see a pic of your design too if you get a chance and its not too much trouble... I should have known even a tiny door might not dissuade those goaties... I was trying to make a way for my dogs to get...
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    Smallest size I can make a pop chicken door?

    Hi I have a small question about coop design. My 8 X 12 coop with a gable roof is done except for the trim and a few other finishing touches. Just finished the roosts and my chickens have already been sleeping in there for almost 2 months. I have an assortment including barred rocks...
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    What breed of rooster and how many should I get?

    Oh and btw Silkie Chick I was reading your sig line and your homestead sounds similar to mine... we have 6 Nubian does, 1 buck, a jersey cross heifer and a longhorn/angus steer, 8 khaki campbell ducks, a couple hives of bees, and the chicks are coming this spring... had 2 pigs too but they now...
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    What breed of rooster and how many should I get?

    Thanks Scratch and Peck... I suppose I could just order 3 or 4 roosters and put any I don't like in the freezer as you suggest. Silkie Chick I had thought about throwing in some silkies just for the conversation piece of it and I read they go very broody... but would they do well in a mixed...
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    What breed of rooster and how many should I get?

    Thank you Illia that is some really great advice. I think maybe I will just order the girls from the hatchery for now then and do as you suggested looking for roosters on craigslist. Awesome tips on the different breeds as well. Thnks alot!!
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