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    What are your spring breeding plans?

    I am trying to figure out when to start my breeding pens, right now my chickens are not laying. I have a few hens who have been brooding for the past 2 or 3 years, but these hens have not hatched any of their own eggs. My plan is to separate the hens I want hatchlings from and keep them...
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    Duck Breed Focus - Ancona

    My ancona males have a green sheen on their heads they are so pretty and very well behaved with my chickens.
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    think i might have to many drakes

    Is it possible to keep more males than females is I can somehow keep them separated at night?
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    Drakes together

    I just got 7 Ancona ducks this spring, and it seems like I have on 2 females. They are all very well behaved, but I don't know when they will start to want to breed. Also do I need to make a nest box for the hens? Thank you.
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    Help me sex my Ancona ducklings I'm desperate

    How hard is it to vent sex duckliings? I am afraid to hurt them. I have a book that makes it look easy but I have not felt confident in trying it.
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    Sexing Ancona ducks?

    Thank you.
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    Sexing Ancona ducks?

    Can you tell be any other means? Like voice or beak
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    Feed

    In my area they have the multi flock feed. will I still need to add brewers yeast, and will I need to Niacin?
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I will get them in their own pens. It would be less worry for me as well
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I have two chickens who have brooded together and they do get riled up at each other. Last summer the Sussex hen kept peck at the Dominique who ended up leaving the chicks to go hang out with the rooster. This year there is around 20 chick and I am wondering if I have to split them up they have...
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    Ancona ducks in Vermont

    I have broody hens now but I would love to have the hatchlings with me and the kids in the house. I'm looking for four or five ducks.
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    Ancona ducks in Vermont

    Hello I am looking for Ancona ducks and was hoping someone in Vermont bred them?
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    Duck Breed Focus - Ancona

    Is there anyone from Vermont who breeds Ancona ducks? I am looking to get around 4 or 5 but I just can't order the full 25 from a hatchery.
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    The Olive-Egger thread!

    My OE's hatchlings that are laying now have very shades of green and one is darker than hers.
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