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    Hens and swimming pool

    The only part or our yard that is fenced has our swimming pool in it. I had ducks before chickens and we cut a hole in the fence to the coop so they could come and go. When I got chickens I blocked off the duck door. My hens are 4 and I really think they'd enjoy getting out of the coop to...
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    RIR chicks

    Thanks for the picture! My guys must be 2.5 - 3 weeks old. Their tail feathers are really coming in. I'll take some pictures tomorrow. They're very sweet.
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    RIR chicks

    We just brought home 8 RIR babies and are so excited. It's been a while (2 years) since I've had babies and I know these are older than a day old. I'm thinking maybe a week to two weeks. They have wing feathers and are getting tail feathers and you can see feathers getting ready to come on...
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    duck pen conversion to chicken coop

    I have an 8x16 chain link run with shade cloth on the top that I used to keep my ducks in for years. Inside the run is my daughter's old Lil' Tyke Princess Playhouse. The floor is sand and we never had issues with predators. The ducks laid their eggs all over and did end up with a nest in the...
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    how to tell if duck eggs are fertile

    ok...out of the seven eggs 5 were light/clear....2 were dark but didn't bobble...just sank...so I'm assuming no babies. Do I just let her continue to sit on the eggs? What's best for her? Thanks for all of the help. Laura
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    how to tell if duck eggs are fertile

    Thanks!!! So if I go out at night to candle them I'll have to get her off her nest. Will this be a problem? Other than the fact that she hisses at me? Laura
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    how to tell if duck eggs are fertile

    I also posted in the duck area, but thought I'd try here as well. I have a Pekin duck that's been sitting for a while now...I think we should be closing in on 28 days. I'm not quite sure because I wan't expecting her to sit on eggs so it took me a while to figure out what was going on. Oops...
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    Pekin sitting on eggs

    Ok....yeah...this one caught me by surprise because these guys aren't supposed to go broody! She's been sitting for a while now...I think we should be closing in on 28 days. Is there a way I can see if they're developing? We had a predator get into their enclosure (coon I think) and lost...
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    egg question

    Hello! I have 5 ducks in an 8 x 16 enclosure, and all of the girls are laying eggs like mad. They've made one nest in their house and are everyone is using it. They've been laying eggs for about a week now and we're up to 15. Should I split the eggs into two groups or hope one duck goes...
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    What to use for water for 4 wk old ducklings

    I have 24 4 week old ducklings and the thing that's working for me is a shallow circular pan that would go under a big pot with a hose dripping into it. The hose is hooked through the chain link fence and the little creatures can't move it. This only works because I live in central florida and...
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    question about packing peanuts

    Do you ever get pullets as packing peanuts? There were 10 chicks that came with the turkeys I'm raising and I'm wondering if any of them could be pullets. After hanging out with the crew for 3 weeks now I've decided that I'd really like to keep some chickens. Originally I was going to keep...
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    Can you imprint a turkey?

    As I've posted before, I'm currently 3 weeks into an interesting experiment for a friend of mine. I agreed to raise some ducks for her in return for keeping 3-5 of them. After I agreed to the venture, she added in some BR turkeys...they, of course, arrived with 10 packing peanuts. I now have...
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    3/4 covered run and 3 week old babies

    My run is 3/4 covered with tarp, totally covered with shade cloth. We get the occassional shower while I'm at work. The crew HAD to move permanently outside this morning as they were too big and stinky on our back porch. Do you think they'll be ok if it rains? It's only one end...probably...
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    i want ducks ,quiet city ducks sm pretty ducks,any suggestions?

    Male call ducks. I had 6 male calls and they were wonderful...beautiful...quiet. My neighbors never knew we had them.
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    Are Khaki Campbell and Blue Swedish ducks friendly?

    I currently have 24 2 week old ducklings. In the group we have a Rouen, 3 Pekin, 2 Swedish Blues, 4 khaki campbells, 4 crested buffs, 6 Magpies, and 4 indian runners. The most affectionate duck is a Pekin, followed by some of the crested buffs and the indian runners. The Magpies are neither...
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