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    I have treat addicts...

    Oh beware the fun of giving your feathered friends treats. It was so fun at first, starting with some "kitchen scraps": AKA go to Costco and buy tomatoes, romaine lettuce, cucumbers, maybe cook noodles, throw in some blueberries. I sustained this habit twice a day along with their chick feed (I...
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    Introducing chicks to chicks

    Hi everyone. I need some ideas and advice. I started with six chicks at the beginning of April. We had a tragedy and lost one four weeks later. I decided to "replace" the chick the next day; so, there would be a 4-5 week difference in the two groups. Unfortunately, I just experienced another...
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    Young hens and a chick

    I have 5 young chickens...probably hens. They were hatched the end of March and early April this year. After a tragic loss, I acquired another a month later. I want to introduce the newest member into our big run soon. Today, this newest spent a few hours in an enclosed pen within the main run...
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    ducks, water, coop, night

    We have three ducklings and six chicks, a coop and a big enclosed run. I plan on housing the ducks and chicks together in the coop and run. Is food inside the coop a requirement at night time? What about water? If so, any clever ideas as to keep the water in the container and not all over the...
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    Green on duckling's breast?

    I just got three Magpie ducklings on Friday and I noticed that they have a small ever so light green smudge on their breast. It's definitely not the color of their feathers, as it looks like the green from a marker. Anyone know what this could be from? It didn't come off during their first...
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    what does everyone use for duckling bedding?

    For my Magpies, what I did was get two large food display boxes from Costco (from marcy croutons to give you the exact idea of what I am describing). I taped the fronts together, essentially creating two sections. I lined them both with puppy pads and some pine chips. On one side I put food and...
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