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    new family member

    OK here is the new family member a pretty black female duck we have named Ebony- I know she is a female because my mallard mix loves doing the " dirty duck deed" with her daily. The problem is can any one please give me an idea what breed of duck she is? also if she and Frodo keep doing the "...
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    What kind of dog do you have?

    well after seeing everyone pics and reading about thier dogs- my dogs told me to talk about them. right now we have 3 boxers a flashy fawn female- Daisy, a flashy fawn brindle female- Abbey, a fawn male- Wally. I also have a beagle/basset/boxer mix male- Jake Jake and his mom a beagle/basset -...
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    finally I can introduce ya'll to my chickens, oh and my family! ;-)

    Love the pics, I also have to use a dog kennel till I get a coop built for all my chicks and ducks, they make great yards for babies that are to small to roam free. Love the donkey our neighbor has one and I have been asking my hubby for one but with 17 hens,1 roo,5 dogs,3 ducks,2 birds - he...
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    Did you Know - Color of chicken legs?

    well my babies are now where near ready to start laying eggs but have a question to what the change in the leg color will be for my americana's they have this wierd green colored leg and I also have a black dutch bantam she has black legs, so what colors should I look for when they get ready to...
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    Do I need to build a pond if I get ducks?

    Well I have two ducks that live in with my chickens and for the most part everyone gets along fine, I have a kiddie pool in with them which they love and they really love it when I dump out the " yucky "water and it makes a big mud puddle- chickens are not crazy about the water but they will...
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    Moving and need help, please

    Thank-you for the advice -our move is coming up this weekend and we are moving all the aniamls last- the dogsare no problem they all love to go for rides anyway. The rooster is the one that will give us the most problems he does not like to be held and getting him in a cardboard will be a sight...
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    What's your favourite thing about chickens

    My favorite thing so far is watching them walk around the yard with my two ducks and if my little BO hen gets to far away from the flock she will flap her wings and take running after them - she makes me laugh everytime she does this.To us they are more than chickens they are family members that...
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    Do you think all chickens are good looking?

    well since i am new to the world of chickens I was unaware that they come in all kinds of breeds - I have to say that some look kinda silly to me, when I ordered my new babies I was unaware that two of the breeds have feathers on the legs and feet - after getting them home I thought these are...
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    How did you come up with your screen name?

    Well my name has nothing to do with my chickens LOL I started raiseing boxers about 4 years ago before i fell in love with my chickens so boxer , for the dogs girl, for me, and the nm stands for New Mexico where we live. I used crazydogsnm for a longtime which pretty much tells you about my...
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    Moving and need help, please

    well good luck with your move - we are also moving and having the same problem asyou - how to move everyone without the stress. I have 5 dogs, 2 ducks,1 rooster,1 Bo hen, and 20 baby chicks all about month old so when you find a way to move everyone please let me know LOL Julie
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    when do roosters get thier spurs?

    Well went out today to feed the chickens and clean the kiddie pool for the ducks and that dang rooster just stood there looking at me at first then jumped up and tried kicking me - I know he is upset that he has not beenable to free range in a few weeks due to the fact we are moving and it is...
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    when do roosters get thier spurs?

    I was wondering when I should notice spurs on my roo KFC ( pictured on my other thread " pic of my babies" ) Do all breeds of roos get spurs? Also ever since he has been crowing he has been acting alittle " cockish" he has this thing for pecking my feet if I wear open toed shoes into HIS yard...
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    Treats

    have a silly questions about treats for the " kids " what kind of yougart do you give them?? what flavor do they like best?? i never knew about feeding my chicks treats so i guess this weekend i am going shopping for goodies. what age is safe to give them treats? right now i have 20 babies...
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    do amaracaunas ever have feather feet

    I have 5 amereucacn's that are almost a month old and they came from Privett Hatchery - and none of them have feathers on the legs or feet, i am just hoping they are all hens - I ended up with a very beautiful white rooster that was soppsed to a very beautiful white hen LOL The amereucan's do...
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    pics of my babies

    they normally have some litter - put lately after we put the paper down the chicks will tear the paper into pieces and make thier own litter - which is fun to watch them " make thier bed" - I am hoping to have the coop at our new house built soon and hopfully all the babies can go outside during...
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