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    Electric fencing recs

    Shoot I hadn't thought to worry about coyotes and foxes in the daytime! I'm thinking we will free range during the week when I'm out there, then keep them in the coop and run during the weekends when patrons are out, so perhaps we can leave the electricity off during the weekends except on a...
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    Electric fencing recs

    Hi everybody! In April I'm planning on adding a coop to the land where we run our business - so it would be outside of town and no one living there, but someone is there 7 days a week during at least daylight hours. I'm thinking about all the ways I can predator-proof this coop and run, as I...
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    Tips for moving adult ducks and ducklings to new location

    Hi all! I have 3 adult ducks (2 female and a drake) and we've just had 6 ducklings hatch a couple of days ago. Black swedish and Blue swedish. I also have 2 chickens and this is all in an urban backyard. We have a business on some more rural land and there's already a coop on the property...
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    Help! Duck sitting on eggs outside of coop!

    Hi there! I have 3 ducks (2 girls and a drake) and 2 chickens. Normally they all sleep inside the same coop at night and I shut the door each night when it gets dark. Tonight, Bubbles, one of my girl ducks, was not in the coop when I went to shut the door, and unsurprisingly I found her...
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    Need Help! Want to double-check re saddle feathers on roos before I cull :(

    So we culled all 8 extraneous roosters yesterday. First time culling for me and wow, what an emotional day that was! I would definitely put yesterday up there with one of the hardest days I've had, ever - from a mental and physical perspective. From start to finish, it took us 7 hours. Whew...
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    Need Help! Want to double-check re saddle feathers on roos before I cull :(

    @Kraftcrazychick yes that would definitely be an option - there's a local urban farm that would take the roosters, they've said. But I kind of went into this planning on having to do some culling and wanting this to be a long-term pastime. The only way for me personally to afford it is to...
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    Need Help! Want to double-check re saddle feathers on roos before I cull :(

    Thanks much for confirming! This is not going to be a very nice weekend :(
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    Need Help! Want to double-check re saddle feathers on roos before I cull :(

    Hello All, First time chicken (and duck) keeper - I was sent way more from the hatchery than I ordered, all straight run, all hatchery's choice on breed. So I currently have 3 ducks (1 boy 2 girls, definitely), and 12 chooks. They are now 21 weeks old. Nobody's started laying and I'm...
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    Thumb Twiddling Waiting for My Eggs!

    Okay, they're 20 weeks old! Starting to get a little impatient for my eggs! I have one rooster (at least) that has started a very sweet, unobtrusive crowing at the very civilized hour of 7:30am. We had named him "Likely" because the forum said he was likely a rooster, but now we're calling...
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    Thumb Twiddling waiting for my eggs!

    Okay, they're 20 weeks old! The drake and my two ladies have been learning about the birds and the bees quite a bit the last few weeks, and they squawk all day long (when they're not eating and pooping). So where are my eggs???? The SO is sharpening his knife and talking about duck...
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    Babies have arrived! Pics! And now with video!

    Ha ha! I loved picking up my duckies from the post office! As soon as I walked in I could hear their little noises and all the postal workers and early customers had to have a look. I was surprised that it didn't seem to happen that often! Your babies are so friggin' precious, thank you for...
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    First drake feather!

    Just noticed that my (long suspected) drake, Toupee, has gotten his drake feather! He's 16 weeks old but it may have been a couple of weeks earlier. Not at all a surprise as he is quiet as a mouse but the grumpy ladies quack all day long. But for some reason I am feeling very proud and...
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    First timer - do my chickens look fat? Skinny? Boyish? Girly? Breed?

    Yay, thanks BantamLover21! Glad to see there are some pullets in the mix. My husband was trying to get a rise out of me by suggesting that since I ordered the straight run, they're all probably roosters because the hatchery sells all the girls to those who specifically order them, and suckers...
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    Toe curling???

    Also I should say that my chicks were all mix match from the hatchery, so it makes some sense that I only had one with the problem, but your friends chicks all have it, as it appears to come from the mama.
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    Toe curling???

    Here's the thread with more on this: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/75639/curly-toes-and-riboflavin-deficiency
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