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    Topic of the Week - Integrating ducks

    These are our ducks and I’m wondering what breed they are & what a drake might look like ..?
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    Topic of the Week - Integrating ducks

    What type of duck is this? We are new to domestic ducks - we have wild mallards and geese at our pond but my granddaughter & I bought 2 from tractor supply and they didn’t know what breed they were.. ours look a little like these..
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    My Rooster is brutalizing one hen in the flock!

    (I got rid of all our mean roosters) This guy hatched out from our momma black copper last year ...
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    My Rooster is brutalizing one hen in the flock!

    Our rooster is a Black Copper Maran and was breeding her and the others until suddenly we noticed him chasing her - she runs and hides behind the dogs, jumps on top of the dogs back, or runs away - puffing herself up with wings down (like when the rooster begins to dance before breeding - except...
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    My Rooster is brutalizing one hen in the flock!

    This is what's happening with our Labrador retrievers and one of our Australorp chickens (She has been kicked out of the flock by the rooster - not sure if it was 'before' her friendship with our field trial hunting dogs or after ??)
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    How long will rooster's sperm stay active in an egg-laying hen?

    I just lost my favorite rooster so I am very glad that it stays a while in this case. Thanks for the great info everyone! You give us hope. (crossing my fingers & toes that I can get another Blue Andalusian from the eggs) PS anyone else having problems with people steeling chickens? (I lost 2...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Thank you! We are having a lot of fun! I never knew chickens could be this much fun!
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    RIR ??? I have Lavander Legs !

    I LOVE it! My girls LOVE love LOVE watermelon - so I have a hollowed out half a watermelon now from yesterday! I will make sure to put it in there (I love watching them slurp up the juice from the watermelon! I will definitely save the veggie juice too!) Thanks so much for the tips!
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    RIR ??? I have Lavander Legs !

    Thanks for the awesome idea! (& so simple!)
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    FINISHED! We refurbished our 27 year old shed, painted it with the help of our beautiful little granddaughter (she was about 2, she's almost 5 now) My husband, the builder, make me a GIGANTIC play yard for the girls with really high roosts that they love! (I thought the play yard would...
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    RIR ??? I have Lavander Legs !

    IFA did sale them as Americanas like you mentioned. This bird looks just like my EE or Americana's or whatever the preferred name might be. I love them! They are some of our sweetest birds with the best colored eggs that everyone loves! They bring a great variety to my flock. (8 of my 37...
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    RIR ??? I have Lavander Legs !

    She looks like one of my Americana's - She has blue legs and lays the most beautiful blue eggs! (My Americana's lay blue, green, pink (more tan than pink really) and my 3 year old is now laying green with brown speckles!) FUN breed !! (The dark eggs are my Welsummers and the white ones are Leghorns)
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    Help! Is this Rooster?

    so sad! I wish they would have been Hen's (I always feel bad about getting rid of the roo's)
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    Help! Is this Rooster?

    It's amazing how quickly she took to loving it! Now she says she wants to be a Vet (She's 4yrs old - cutie pie) I LOVE chickens!
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    Help! Is this Rooster?

    Dang! I was afraid of that! Thank you so much for your quick response! Have you had experience with the disposition of Welsummer cockerels? I had to get rid of 3 other breed roosters because they attacked my granddaughter. Are the Welsummers friendly at all? I have 37 chickens right now and...
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