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    Help Cardinals getting into my Hen Runs

    Hello! I have been chicken farming for almost 5 years - this is the first year I have had issues with Cardinals - not that they are really pests - but since they are wild I don't want to keep them away from their nests. For the last 2 weeks I have been finding a Cardinal Pair (male and female)...
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    6 Month old Mallard Hen sitting on a next of 13 eggs

    Here is a picture both babies with Momma. There is about a week in age between the two babies.
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    6 Month old Mallard Hen sitting on a next of 13 eggs

    So she hatched 2 babies. Now all of the eggs are mysteriously gone from her nest. I see broken shells here and there periodically but she corrals the babies to the nest every night and periodically throughout the day. But 2 babies is what we ended up with and I am happy with that. They are...
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    6 Month old Mallard Hen sitting on a next of 13 eggs

    So far she has hatched one baby but continues to sit on the nest. Although for most of the eggs it has been more than 28 days. So I am thinking there will not be any more. I am impressed that she hatche even one.
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    Momma duck seems to have deserted her baby

    Thank you. I brought it inside and warmed it up under a heat lamp and once it seemed to be dry and warm I took it back out and was able to get it to it's momma. The momma built her nest under the pond platform which is 8ft by 4 ft and 6 inches off the ground and of course has the pond...
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    Momma duck seems to have deserted her baby

    I have a 7 month old Mallard Hen that seems to have deserted her baby or maybe the baby did not follow her back to her brooding area. But now the baby is following the other adult ducks around the run and is not being kept warm. I have tried to direct the baby to momma, but she chose to build...
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    Wet Run

    Hello we are in Florida and we have had a very wet year, and especially after Hurricane Irma. I have one chicken run where the water is not draining or being absorbed by the dirt. What can I do so that my hens are not walking around in the mud all of the time? The other two runs (one for...
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    6 Month old Mallard Hen sitting on a next of 13 eggs

    Hello! I have a 6 to 7 month old Mallard Hen who built a nest under their pond platform (raised slatted structure to keep the pond off the ground and allow for draining) She is safe and she is small enough to get under it while the other ducks are not. I have a couple questions: 1)What is the...
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    Help Drake Pekin being nasty to young ducks

    Thanks that does help. I have decided that I will separate him from the flock.... He is now in the baby area and all the babies are with the 2 Adult Hens. They can all still talk through the baby gate he just can't get to any of the hens now.
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    Help Drake Pekin being nasty to young ducks

    HI, I have 3, 1 year old Pekin ducks, 2 female and 1 drake. I also have 6 baby ducks 2 pekin (1 female, 1 Drake), 2 female mallards, and 2 that I can't figure out what they are, but that isn't the issue. The issue is my 1 year old Drake is singling out my smallest Mallard female. My Babies...
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    Can not figure out what breed 2 of my new flock are

    Not any really good photo's.
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    Can not figure out what breed 2 of my new flock are

    Okay looking through the duck breeds here on Backyardchickens I think Stix is a Dark Campbell. Stix has all the same markings.
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    Can not figure out what breed 2 of my new flock are

    I kind of ruled out a Rouen because Stix did not have the double lines running across the eyes as a small chick. Guess I will have to wait a few more months and see what Stix looks like full grown.
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    Can not figure out what breed 2 of my new flock are

    Thank you! I had a feeling that one was a Khaki Campbell. But the Silver Appleyard I did not have a clue, but now that I have looked up the pictures I can see the markings do resemble. I appreciate the quick response.
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    Can not figure out what breed 2 of my new flock are

    Hello! I bought 6 baby ducks from Tractor Supply this year. They are about 1.5 Months old. I figured out that I have 2 Pekin (have 3 adult ones already), 2 Mallard Hens and 2 I can't figure out what they are. We call them Stix and Rutter (hubby is into airplanes) Stix has the markings of a...
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