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    Angel wing on my angel?

    Hi, everyone! I have never had a young duck with angel wing but I'm concerned that one of my little Silver Appleyard angels that hatched on May 12th is developing this. I've raised them on Homestead Duck & Goose feed as I have all of my other ducklings & I add nutritional yeast for a little...
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    Intro-duck-tion age

    I have 8 full-grown Ancona duck hens & 1 full-grown Ancona drake who I see breeding my hens daily. I also have two 10 or 11 week old Pekins from a straight run so I have no idea at this point if they're both hens, both drakes or one of each. For the last 2-3 weeks they've lived in the coop...
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    Mystery ducks

    I got a little more info from the lady I got them from. She says she picked them up at TSC on March 22 so, the 22nd of this month they'll be 8 weeks old. I'm thinking the ducks were an impulse purchase & she had no clue ducks need different care than chickens. I think they were stressed into the...
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    Mystery ducks

    I picked up 2 partially grown ducks from a lady about an hour away who decided she didn't care for ducks & wanted to stick with chickens. She was giving them away for free just to get them gone. She "thinks" they're "about 8 weeks old" & she "thinks" they're Pekins but she can't remember what...
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    Sawdust as bedding?

    Hi y'all... I've raised chicks/chickens for a decade but this is my first foray into ducks. I have 9 absolutely ADORABLE Ancona ducklings that are a week old now. Initially, I started them out on a thin layer of soft hay bits that fall from the bales for our other livestock. It's very soft &...
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    Is this feed ok?

    I'm confused...if I have to keep my birds segregated, why would I have to feed All-flock to the chickens with oystershell on the side when they have been doing VERY well on what was pictured in my original post? Why not just keep them on the Rgg Mash they're on & put the ducks on a complete...
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    Is this feed ok?

    I've raised chickens for a decade & feel very comfortable caring for them. This May, I'll be moving into new territory by adding 7 Ancona duck hens & a drake. I plan to manage my ducks & chickens as one, mixed flock. Since I've never had ducks before, I'm still researching & learning what I can...
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    Switching to ducks - do I have the space?

    That was my concern with the plastic kiddie pool, too. About the only way to make sure you don't get caught with a leak when there's no kiddie pool replacements to be had would be to buy 2....1 to use now & 1 to keep in reserve in case the other breaks/leaks. The biggest problem with that would...
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    Switching to ducks - do I have the space?

    I wasn't sure if I wanted to get a cheap plastic kiddie pool or buy a large(ish) round, metal livestock tub that's as deep as a kiddie pool. The metal tub will have sturdier walls for pulling it over to dump & wash out but could be very heavy to overturn when filled with water. The kiddie pool...
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    Switching to ducks - do I have the space?

    I was looking at "standard" Pekins, not the Jumbos. The coop has a 7' ceiling, a window that can be opened on 3 of the 4 sides & a standard house entry door on the 4th side for excellent cross-breeze in summer. I was thinking 3 drakes & 17 hens which would put the drake to hen ratio at 1 drake...
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    Switching to ducks - do I have the space?

    Hello, everyone! Hope all who celebrate it had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I'm looking to transition from chickens to ducks. I've had chickens for a decade but I'll be a first-time duck mom. I'd like to do a mixed flock of 3 breeds...Pekin, Silver Appleyard & Ancona. My coop is a walk-in coop...
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    Too-la-ROO-la-ree?

    I did, indeed, get them from Cackle Hatchery. I've gotten several other breeds from them over the years such as Dominiques, Wyandottes, Speckled English Sussex, etc & been happy with the quality but this is my first foray into EE's. Each time I add to my flock, I try to get a different breed...
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    Too-la-ROO-la-ree?

    I haven't heard any crowing from any of them but the one in the original photo that I posted is noticeably bigger than the others so I think everyone is right that he's a cockrel. Maybe he's a late crowing bloomer.....or just shy. Lol
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    Too-la-ROO-la-ree?

    The one in the original photo I posted that we've determined IS a roo...I was pretty sure he was because he is MUCH more active than the others, tends to be rather assertive around the other chickens & I've seen him chest bumping one of the light yellow ones....but I can't recall if it's one of...
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    Too-la-ROO-la-ree?

    Wowza! He's GORGEOUS!!!!!!
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