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    Raising a duck with chickens

    I let my son talk me in to 2 ducks last spring when we got our chicks. They were raised together and did fine till about a month ago. The ducks are very aggressive toward the chickens. Pulling their feather out. I just put them into separate runs. I was worried they would eventually kill one of...
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    Does anyone regret getting chickens?

    My only regret is travel. We have a nephew who likes to take care of them for a few dollars a day, but I worry about them while we are gone. Our coop only cost about about 100.00. It is small but houses our 3 chickens fine. It is movable, so during the summer months we move it easily every1-2...
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    ducks and chickens together

    I ended up putting up a cardboard wall in the run yesterday. A temporary fix. I just did not think my poor chickens could take much more. The ducks will actually pull them down off their roost by their feathers. I have found a farm that may take my ducks as pets. If that works, I think I will...
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    tractor supply

    We got 5 chicks and 2 ducks from them last year. They did fine. 5 chicks were all hens but we had a friend who ended up with over half of them roosters! I guess we were lucky.
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    ducks and chickens together

    I have 2 peking ducks and 3 hens. They are cramped during the winter. About 3 square feet per bird. I let them free range when it is warmer. We have about 2 feet of snow right now. So they do not get out. The chickens stay in the coop at night and the ducks have their own house. they share the...
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    ducks and chickens together

    My ducks are pulling the chickens feathers out. Any advice other than building a new home for ducks? Has anyone had this problem when keeping them together.?This just started about a month ago. Before that everything was fine.
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