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    18 chickens and 3 ducks, currently

    18 chickens and 3 ducks, currently
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    Review by 'Jen Powell' in article 'Mixed flocks - How does it work?'

    We have chickens and ducks together - 3 female Pekin ducks and 18 mixed breed chickens, including one Russian Orloff rooster over the whole group of females. We had our ducks separated from the chickens when we had more ducks. We had 12 ducks and they were turning our yard into a huge mud...
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    ENDED - WINNER ANNOUNCED - Chicken Comb Contest - SINGLE

    Esky (Escape Artist, since she escapes the run all the time). I think she's an andalusian - she lays white eggs 1 year old Female
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    Prince Brand Feed - Pros/Cons/First Hand Experience?

    I am wondering the same thing. I usually have been getting Dumor from Tractor Supply, which is an hour drive away. We have a local auto parts store that is now adding a lot of animal feeds (which is such a wonderful thing) so I don't have to drive an hour if we run out of chicken or duck food...
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    Are My Peeking ducks Molting? Picture...

    I think Pekins get to 10-12 lbs when grown. I have 12, they are about 3 weeks old. I want to get mine outside because of the smell/mess but we keep getting snow and I'm not ready to put them out there yet - I am trying to convert a shed we have to a temporary duck house so they can be outside...
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    Pekin Duck Club!

    it's a very short tupperware container. I don't think they would fit in there with the lid on. It's tall enough for their bills to get in, but not enough for their bodies at all - the holes are not large enough for them to slip inside either. :) I will definitely have to change it as they get...
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    Pekin Duck Club!

    Here they are. That was the box we had them in the first day we got them. I built them a larger box on Monday, and already need to make a new one (they have soaked it, playing in their water). I made a less-splash-prone waterer, using a little tupperware dish with holes in the lid so they can...
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    Pekin Duck Club!

    I'd like to be added :) I just got 12 baby pekins this weekend. I can see this is going to be a fun adventure.
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    Does Marek's immunity go from hen to egg?

    ok, thank you. I thought so but I wanted to check.
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    Does Marek's immunity go from hen to egg?

    I have 18 chickens (15 hens, 3 roos) and I will be hatching some eggs from them this year. My flock was all vaccinated for Marek's by the hatchery when I got them. Does this immunity they received transfer to their babies? Or will I have to vaccinate the chicks? I will be hatching and brooding...
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    Hello from Upper Michigan

    Hi there everyone, I have been raising chickens for almost a year, and just added some more chicks recently. I've been learning from this site for awhile but never signed up until today (I'm not sure why, I just never had anything to post, I guess). This site is great, I really enjoy...
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    I need advice for a crippled chick

    I have a chick that is crippled just like yours. She's (he's?) about 2 months old. I noticed the problem a few weeks after hatch - she was the only one to survive my hatch (my incubator died mid-incubation, and luckily I had a broody hen at the same time). I don't think mine has marek's...
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