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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Not too much good news. I live in the center of town but am surrounded by groups of trees. First lost 6 chicks to a puppy that I had adopted from Mayfield animal shelter. Had to return her. She was a chi/terrier. then something killed my rooster boy who was left from the second group that Peanut...
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    My little fat girl

    someone else posted a comment with similar symtons and someone else replied that she sounded like a meat bird. I DO NOT INTEND TO TURN HER INTO DINNER
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    My little fat girl

    She is about 3 months old
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    My little fat girl

    I got 6 chicks from Rural King, 2 died and 2 are little midgets, and one I think is a meat bird. Only wanted layers. Problem I see or not all of them are over 2 t0 3 months old. My suspected meat girl is huge , fat, has short and really fat legs, she cannot roost. and she waddles like a duck. I...
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    chickens not laying eggs...

    Table scraps yuk, double yuk. I feed commercial flock raiser and each day chopped lettuce, cucumber. celery, tomatoes and canned corn. My 3 ducks get the same and I get huge eggs
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    Help needed. New chickens not going into new coop at night. Airlifting 36 chickens is exhausting!

    REALLY GOOD ADVICE
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    Urgent! I Need Advice On How To Get Two Free-range Hens and a Rooster In a Dog Kennel!

    Also a large fishing net to help with herding them in at night
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    Urgent! I Need Advice On How To Get Two Free-range Hens and a Rooster In a Dog Kennel!

    Had to rehome my 4 girls, (nasty landlord) lost 2 of mine and my ducky and 7 of their rehome buddies. To a fox. My friend put up motion lights and a camera. Been herding all into closed coop each night for now. Gun loaded in readiness.
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    Possible to buy pre-built duck coop and/or run?

    I bought a large igloo dog house for ducks. Also have a couple of yard umbrellas to discourage flying preditors. mine free grange. NO GRASS only rocks. Also turn an inexpensive trash can on side and fill with straw bedding for shelter. I have two large oil change pans for duck dipping. I refill...
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    Help! My wife is mad at me for feeding the chickens pizza!

    I have 4 chickens and 3 ducks and they each as a group get 1/2 chopped iceberg lettuce one chopped cucumber, 3 chopped roma tomatoes, celery chopped if I have it and a can of corn or green beans each morning. I get from my girls 4 chic eggs and 2 big duck eggs each day, without fail. Really...
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    Zero Eggs!😫

    Look around to see if they have not found a hiding place. One of my girls squeezed between my shed and a chain link fence and had layed 11 eggs and was roosting. I even hosed her with water and she refused to move. I had to go around the block and take a bolt cutter to cut a small hole in the...
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    panicking - Winter Storm Coming!

    Amazon has a heater. looks like a small screen tv. works very well and I have a couple of little drink cups that hook right to the coop . Got them at Tractor store. I have 4 very spoiled girls.
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    Something is wrong with one of my girls

    So true. Sitting and watching . 2 of my girls hang together and the other 2 hang out. MY little bully is the leader of the pack. But eventually they will scwat and put their wings out and let you pick them up . For a bit. If it is cold outside and your hands are cold you can tuck your hands...
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    Rats, rats EVERYWHERE! ☹️

    Get yourself a couple of kitties. That should keep the numbers down. And they potty train themselves unlike dogs. HEHE
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    Ducks won’t go in

    How many ducks are we talking about.? I have 3, BIG Duckie thought he was a girl when he was a baby 1 Ruan girl (sic) and one girlie muscovy. They put themselves to bed. I have gone out at 11pm and they are in the ice cold wading pool water. Ms Muscovy was laying huge eggs for about 3 or 4...
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