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    Ammonia : will it KILL my flock :(?!

    Hey all, I am really quite frightened this evening after seeing two large raccoons trying to rip off my duck coop door. My dad ran out and scared the raccoons off. He then (with out my knowledge) sprinkled a lot of ammonia in and around the duck pen. I'm worried that the ammonia will kill my...
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    Duck wart?

    Hi all, I got up close to one of my lady ducks today and noticed she has a wart above her right nostril. The wart is not blocking her nostril/airway so I am not extremely concerned. Just wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar or if I should be concerned about the wart (e.g. is...
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    Sick duck?

    Hi all, I am writing to you with a bit of concern. I noticed that all three of my ducks have begun to molt, and for about a week, one of my girl ducks is acting strange. She is very sleepy/lethargic and keeps moving/twitching her bum up and down strangely. It almost looks like she's baring...
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    The Buff Orpington Duck Thread

    Hi alscats, I have not used buffs for meat, but they are excellent layers! They pump out eggs like there's no tomorrow LOL! My 3 are very fiesty towards my chickens and have attacked them several times. I suppose this could be because they were not raised together! All in all, they're a sweet...
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    The Buff Orpington Duck Thread

    Hi rebcart! My buff drake has a blue-green/gray bill so I would venture to say you have a boy!
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    The Buff Orpington Duck Thread

    Here are pictures of my beloved buff orpingtons! They bring a smile to my face every time I see them
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    Dead chicken

    Hey all, It's been two weeks since I lost my redstart hen. I feel so sad over it still. Her symptoms were only noticeable the night before she died. I assume this is because chickens hide their illnesses when they feel unwell. Anyway, the night before she died she was sleeping out in the pen...
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    DUCK HOUSE

    Hi! Yes, the dog house has been wonderful! I have had it for almost 2 years now and it has kept all three of my ducks warm throughout -10 temperatures! Ducks are usually well-equipped to handle the harsh cold since they have amazing down feathers. Add lots of hay! They will be able to snuggle...
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    The shell-less egg!

    Yes, I feed both my ducks and chickens layer feed. I've heard crushed up oyster shells are a great way for chickens to get calcium. Are there any other foods high in calcium that I could give them? They did not seem to like their own shells LOL! Yet they eat the egg whites!
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    The shell-less egg!

    Hi all! I've noticed for, maybe over the past 2-3 weeks, one of my four redstar hens is laying without a shell! They get plenty of exercise by free ranging, they eat healthy organic grain, bugs, etc. Whoever is laying, lays with no yoke or casing on the egg! just the egg white, which they...
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    Birthday cake?

    Great ideas, guys! Thanks so much<333
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    Birthday cake?

    Heyall! My ducks will be a year old next week and I was wondering if I could give them some store-bought pound cake ( with no frosting.) I plan to soak it in water so they can eat a slice. Will this be ok for them? They've only had peas and oatmeal as far as people food goes! Any feed back is...
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    Drake laying down?

    Ah! That makes sense now! My poor boy's feet are cold :(! I'll put some extra hay down in their pens 8-).
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    Drake laying down?

    Heyall! We got a sprinkling of snow here and I noticed that for the previous snowfalls my ducks laid down in it. I figured this was normal, but now that the snow has melted, I still see my drake laying down. This isn't like Skippy and I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this type of behavior...
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    What snacks DON'T or chickens like???

    My four little ladies are not fond of apple sauce at all. I would put a little tray out for them and they wouldn't even touch it (Only the wild rabbits ate it!) However, they do love mashed pears as wells as peas, corn, bread crumbs, ice chips, and the creme de la creme, hot oatmeal! Nothing...
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