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    Do I need to rehome my drake?

    I have 3 female ducks, 3 hens, and 1 duck drake. Unfortunately, the drake is in his first mature spring, and harasses all of the girls– including the chickens. It has been quite stressful for me, and all of the females, in attempt to defend them from his advances. I will be moving soon and will...
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    3 female ducks used to be close friends – now one is kicked out of the clique & lonely :(

    Thank you for this response <3 Yeah, I've seen improvements when I separate food / water, and could certainly do that more often & proactively. Thanks for this reminder & affirmation. I've also heard separation to be helpful. I currently don't have an easy set-up for that, and I plan on moving...
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    3 female ducks used to be close friends – now one is kicked out of the clique & lonely :(

    I currently don't have the set up for more adult ducks. But she has been broody and wanting to hatch eggs. I've been curious if allowing her to be a mother would help the cause, or at least her happiness at all.
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    3 female ducks used to be close friends – now one is kicked out of the clique & lonely :(

    A couple months ago, I added 3 new female Muscovy ducks to my flock. The lonesome duck now in question, DW, first arrived as alpha, but she's quickly plummeted to the bottom of the hierarchy amidst the total flock of 7 I have (3 chicken hens, 1 duck drake, then these 3 duck ladies). I can tell...
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    The Fart Egg Thread - Post pictures of your tiny eggs!

    My chickens laid one of these last week! Do any folks know what causes it?
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    Not sure why my chickens & ducks aren't laying?

    Thank you so much! I read somewhere online once that DE (+ ACV) could help with illness – which is what I've been concerned may be at play here. I'll try incorporating more protein. Appreciate the help!
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    Not sure why my chickens & ducks aren't laying?

    Thank you so much! I read somewhere online once that DE (+ ACV) could help with illness – which is what I've been concerned may be at play here. I figured it was fowl pox but wasn't sure. My hens are at least 2 years old. Two are Barred Plymouth Rock; One is Rhode Island Red. I have to get...
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    Not sure why my chickens & ducks aren't laying?

    This has been an ongoing issue. My 3 chickens have been unreliable with laying for months, sometimes almost going a week without one. Since spring has started to return, we've started to see about 1-2 eggs a day now. I have 3 new adult laying muscovy ducks. They arrived 2 weeks ago. So far...
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