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    Momma chicken lost her encounter with a raccoon

    Thanks, @NatJ that is very helpful.
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    Momma chicken lost her encounter with a raccoon

    They are his! LOL @JacinLarkwell But Momma was a Partridge Rock. I have found them to be very independent. She hid on me. I couldn’t find her or her nest until she reappeared with babies. In September. In Montana. So less than thrilled about that timing. The chicks are clearly missing their...
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    Momma chicken lost her encounter with a raccoon

    Anyone had any luck with trapping a raccoon?
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    Momma chicken lost her encounter with a raccoon

    @JacinLarkwell Yes, they have their baby down still. Their wing feathers have started to come in but I think they are just too small to survive on their own. And it is getting too cold. So sad and what a waste, too. I have lost some birds to coyotes and while I don’t like that either, at least...
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    Momma chicken lost her encounter with a raccoon

    Thank you, @LaFemmeKatia, for your kind words and good idea to do supervised foraging. I will build an enclosure for them that I can connect to the coop and their crate.
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    Abandoned ducks. Need help on how to catch them.

    I use a net from Premier Supply to catch my chickens and ducks when I need to. You could use a normal fishing net with a long enough handle. I like the idea above from EverythingDucks and see if you can corner them or herd them into a pen. Even though they can’t technically fly, they will flap...
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    Momma chicken lost her encounter with a raccoon

    Hi all, sad night, I lost a momma chicken and a broody duck last night to a raccoon. Momma chicken’s 5 chicks all survived. She was such a great momma, too. Chicks are around 3 weeks old. She has had them outside during the day scratching around for bugs and then, she would take them into a...
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    Ducklings different colors?

    You are absolutely right, Table4Six! Those drakes are Silver Appleyards! I never thought to look at that breed. Thanks for pointing that out. I do think the females are khaki campbells but my confidence is not as high now. I think you are right, too, that the ducklings are not sex-linked...
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    Ducklings different colors?

    Ratchnick, the top one? The grey one? No, none of the ducks have fuzzy legs. Just probably the camera angle or grasses in the way? Jennisse
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    Ducklings different colors?

    @Pyxis Grey Runner is possible mom Black Cayuga is possible mom Only have one of the drakes still. Mallard? Yes are khaki campbells. And the odd chicken, and Kielbasa, the watch goose. Thanks for your assistance. This is quite fascinating to me.
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    Ducklings different colors?

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    Ducklings different colors?

    I read the @Pyxis report. That is quite an excellent synopsis and also quite technical. I don’t really understand what I have still. But I did learn that my drake is a Mallard and not a Khaki Campbell. And I think in the female khaki the buff dilution and the chocolate dilution are both...
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    Ducklings different colors?

    Miss Lydia, there are some pictures. I should have said that my goose has declared himself to be their protector. So cute. But you can see the two yellow babies in the mix of 6 black and yellow babies. The nest was pretty far away from any of the other birds so I am not sure how she would...
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    Ducklings different colors?

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    Ducklings different colors?

    Good morning everyone, I had a khaki campbell duck just hatch 8 lovely ducklings. 6 black and tans and 2 yellow beautiful babies. I am wondering why the different colors? I have one khaki campbell drake. I have 1 other cayuga hen , 1 grey runner hen and the rest are all khaki campbell female...
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