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Congrate! I am not a grandma yet have a 19 myself thought... and I am looking forward to the day we get to have Grand babies- and like everyone has already said- be very careful how you react because..my inlaw said WHAT THE H*** when we told them the first time and we were 22 and 24 and married...

Amiga Thank you so much for telling about the thread on treats and supp. LOVE IT Thank you Donna B

This is such a GREAT Thread.. I LOVE IT I am going to go give my ducklings so raises.. Thank you Donna B

Amiga Thank you I did not feel like you were lecturing me at all.. I am thankful for all the help.. They have a heat lamp and it is covered well so they do not seem cold right now.. I will put the thermometer in there and if it is cold I will bring them back in another reason for putting them...

Thank you all Okay- they all the 2 ducklings and 12 reg size chicks and 4 bantams started out in the house, (kitchen in clear totes) reg size ch. and duckling in one and bantams in a smaller one. then the ch and ducks moved to a play pen in the chicken but the smell was getting strong.. even...

Hi Everyone- We have two ducklings that are a little more then 3 weeks (Got them at TSC) they are living in a very large dog crate with 12 chicks the same age.. but they are making such a mess with the water- so we are moving them to a crate all their own and moving the bantams in with the big...

Quote: we have 2 corgi and they have never had any problems with them except maybe the youngest one who is 1 1/2 now last year was a little jealous... and wanted to be the one on your lap.. we just got more today from TSC and our lab has been looking in the box- I think she is waiting to meet...

I was there at 9 am this morning and they had straight run icea browns and assorted pullets, bantums, sex links and assorted ducks so I got 2 ducks ,6 assorted pullets, 6 sex links, 4 bantums ( they are so TINY and so Cute) they are in a little box all their own afraid they may get hurt with...

Quote: I am in West Branch... Donna B

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy : I bought some chick from TSC last year and they didn't take very good care of their chicks. The lgiht wasn't on them they didn't have food/water etc. All the chicks I bought died ... But this year they are taking very good are of them. I would look to see if the chicks are...

Quote: We thought about it.. our duck and one of your hens has been sitting on eggs off and on but not enough to hatch any... and we have a friend with a incubator but did not want to learn how to do that right now... buying them seemed easier right now..... But fair is in August I may try to...

Last year we got our 5 baby chicks from a friend, but they did not hatch any this year so I was just going to get some from TSC when they come in Thursday, what has your luck been with getting chicks and duckling from TSC... Good - Bad what? how many hens to how many roosters is good.. I want...

thank you so much for the great advice... Donna B

Hello Our 10 mo old ISA Brown Rooster has frost bite on his Comb and Waddles some of the little tips have already fell off and have been bleeding... what can we do to treat him we put some bag balm on it this morning quick before we had to leave.. and also put a heat lamp in the house they are...

any ideas on how to keep water from freezing so fast when you do not have any eclectic in the chicken coop...