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    Which feed?

    I would get more if I could. I think my DH would throw a fit. When he came home yesterday and saw I brought hm another animal. He told me to get on the internet and try and find an animal he hasn't already told me no to geting. He'll get over it, he always falls for them.
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    Best Kind of Bedding

    I was wanting to eventually use the pine shavings two. My duckling is only 3 days old so im using old towels right now. At what age can shavings be used. I would hate for it to eat some.
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    Which feed?

    Oh yea, I am using the chick waterer (the one with the red lid). And then give it supervized baths.
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    Which feed?

    I was told it is a mallard/muscovy cross. Any ideas what it may look like? at What age can you tell males from females? I had ducks when I was a kid and they were so much fun. But I didn't have to worry about all the specific details. I have done a lot of reading on caring for them, through...
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    Which feed?

    Thanks for the quick response. They did sell the chick feed by the pound and it only containd amprolium. I'll call a couple of other feed stores and see if they sell the duckling food if not I guess I'll use the chick starter. We only have the one duck. Right now its inside. We have three pet...
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    Which feed?

    Hello everyone, I adopted a 3 day old duckling yesterday. The people I got it from gave me a little food. When I went to the feed store all they had was 25 lb bag of turkey starter, and a 25 lb bag of turkey/game bird grower. My questions are, will any of these work? Can I just get the grower...
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    Looking for book title

    Hi I remember reading on here awhile ago about a good book on how to have a selfsustaing farm, does anybody happen to know what book I'm talking about? Thanks
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    Extreme heat! Two chickens dead! Trying to save the others! HELP!

    We have been having really high temps as well 105. Being that I couldn't afford an expensive cooler my grandma gave me the idea of using burlp sacs I hung these up over the open windows and doors and then would spray them with the hose, when the wind blows through it, it works like a cheap...
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    Chickens are eating all the grass!

    Thanks for this question. I'm afraid I might run into the same problem. I have three chicks that have a coop and run but prefer to let them have acces to the whole yard. My girls are about 5 wks. How big is your yard? So I can compare it to my size yard and see if this is a problem I might run...
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    Play sand or contractor sand as chick grit?

    I also just smashed the larger grit ment for older chickens with a hammer. Do cover it as it can go flying.
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    Hello from South/Central CA

    Hi I got my chicks on fathers day as well. Although they really weren't for my husband more for me. I also live in california and dealing with the extreme heat. I am currently building my coop. I moved my chicks out side into a temporary set up I think it was about 2 weeks ago when the temps...
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    Do chickens handle high temps well?

    I'm new to chickens too. And also live where we don't have to worry about freezing temps, we are lucky if we get a handful of days a year where it actually rains. Today it was supposed to be 111. I'm building my coop an plan on having a good portion of each wall open (with wire) I am also going...
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    Thanks everyone I built the nest box pics on post #16

    Well here's what I did. Hope it works. I did decide to do an external box because I was limited on coop space. Weather should not be a problem cause I live in central california. Doesn't get below freezing and were lucky if we get a hand full of rain days a year, if anything I'm more worried...
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    What kind of chick is this?

    Don't want to sound stupid but what are the hackle feathers. I know where the wing and tail feathers are. Hehe.
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    What kind of chick is this?

    I guess I will post more pics in a few weeks to try and determine the sex because I don't know if I could tell by the featering. Where I live we aren't allowed to have roosters. If she does happen to be a he at what age will they start to crow. I hope She isn't a he because shes quite friendly...
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