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    Topic of the Week - Keeping the Flock Safe from Predators

    I am so appreciative of all of these posts, especially because in the beautiful snow today I saw a fox right near my ducks. I grabbed a gun but he was gone, and we have set a live trap where we hope to catch him and release him in a national forest a few miles from us. We lost a chicken a few...
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    Resources for Breeding Beginners

    I have silver laced Wyandottes, Barred rocks and Buff Orpingtons. I don't especially want to show them but want to breed them for production and just to be nice, beautiful birds. (I know this is the SOP thread but I figured you guys would know a lot!) I'm also interested in starting an olive...
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    Resources for Breeding Beginners

    Wow, thank you SO MUCH for such a thorough reply! Lots of resources to get started with!
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    Resources for Breeding Beginners

    Hello! I have quite a few chickens and a lot of dreams about breeding them! I have done tons of reading on this forum and there is so much good information, but it would be so helpful to have all of it in one place, like a book! Does anyone have a recommendation for a beginners guide to...
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    Introducing Ducks

    We have 24 Khaki Campbell ducklings that are about a month old, and are getting 6 Buff ducks who are two months old. I think the Buff ducks will be quite a bit bigger than the KCs, they'll all be moving into their duck house on the same day, will they all be fine? We have chickens so know about...
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    Apple cider vinegar and oregano oil

    I use Apple cider vinegar a lot, because it lowers the ph of the water it seems to make it less manky, but I wouldn't give oregano essential oil (or really any essential oil) regularly. Oregano essential oils is anti bacterial and I would rather have it work when I need it than give it all the...
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    Are the nipple watering systems worth it?

    I think they're great, got mine from a local feed store at $5 for a pack of four. We have a tractor style run and there is a little wooden frame where a 5 gallon bucket sits that we drilled on the bottom. You rarely have to refill it and it stays super clean!
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    hatcheries

    Who did you use? I'm in WNC and would love to find someone localish!
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    New duck owner. When should I introduce a pond?

    One thought is you could use poultry nipples for the chickens. I got 4 for $5 from the feed store and a plastic half gallon container with a screw on lid from the dollar store. Drilled holes in the bottom and screwed in the poultry nipples and used a piece of wire to hang it up. I tapped it a...
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