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    Rooster behavior?

    My roo full-out attacked me while I was collecting eggs this morning. He's been aggressive toward me a couple times, but I was messing with his girls, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt. This time, he just attacked me from behind and tore my legs up! I grabbed him and held him while he tried...
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    Why no duck eggs?

    The light was turned on about three weeks ago.
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    Why no duck eggs?

    We did add lighting to the chicken coop where they stay on cold nights. It has helped the chickens, but the ducks haven't changed.
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    Why no duck eggs?

    I have 6 ducks: 2 Swedish, 2 Cayuga and 2 Welsh Harlequin. My girls started laying in the spring, and I was getting about 4-6 eggs per day in their hut. It was late in Fall when all changed... they started to molt and one girl went broody on a nest she made near my deck! She was sitting on a...
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    Myurbanfarmers "The Resort" chicken coop

    do not buy coops from this company. terrible quality of wood and construction. poor customer service. coop will not last 2 years. build your own.
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    Getting some silkie chicks today!

    A month ago, I purchased a silkie rooster, Steve. I decided that I would like to raise silkie chicks, so today I'm going to buy Steve some girlfriends. Once they are full grown, I plan on keeping them in my smaller coop where they won't have to be bullied by my bigger girls. Is it okay to keep...
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    Steve the Silkie Roo

    Thank you so much for the advice! I have seen a bunch of black silkie chicks in my area, so maybe I'll try a few of those :)
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    Steve the Silkie Roo

    I stopped at a Tractor Supply chicken swap by chance and saw a delightful little silkie rooster. The owners were desperate to get rid of him because they already had 3 roosters and "Stella" turned into "Steve"! I've raised chickens for almost 4 years, but I've never had a rooster. Steve turned...
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    Landscaping Issues

    I need some help with landscaping. I appreciate any suggestions. We had to level the coop using landscaping bricks and then we back filled the coop. So the bricks must stay. I would like it to be more visually appealing...
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    Introducing a new Roo

    I have 18 chickens. 12 are older girls and are in their own coop. 6 are about 8 months old and are in their own smaller coop. I recently tried to introduce my new Roo, Steve (A Silkie - my girls are all average size) to my flock. I put him into the coop with the younger hens when they went to...
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    Duck Houses

    Here are a few views of the house. Some of these pics were taken last year, and I have since put tough livestock wire around the pen. Hope you like them:) How many ducks do you have and what are the dimensions of the enclosure and the house inside? I love it! So adorable!
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    Lame Chicken

    Update... I decided to administer the Hypericum treatment. I dissolved one tablet in a tablespoon of water and then using a dropper, gave her about 10 drops every 12 hours for one week. We saw a marked improvement in about 3 days when she started to stand on her own without flopping over. She...
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    Help me! I'm so lost!

    Too small for ducks?
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    Help me! I'm so lost!

    So I have had 18 chickens for several years and on an impulse buy, I added 4 ducks to my backyard flock. I currently have 2 coops for my chickens and thought that I would just integrate the ducks into one of those coops. Then I started doing my research and found that chickens and ducks don't...
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    Lame Chicken

    Update: caw555 she's in no visible pain. Today I went to change her bedding and she was balancing on both feet! When she tried to move, she walked a couple steps and then her little legs slid. I picked her up and the foot/leg that I thought had paralysis responded to my touch. She flinched...
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