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    Pulling a fast one on broody duck?

    She is a mix, mostly blue swedish I think but not sure.....
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    Pulling a fast one on broody duck?

    This is my first time with a broody duck..... and I have the bruises to prove it. I was wondering if I could "fake" her out like I do my broody hens? With my hens I slip chicks under them after a couple of weeks. I have never had a hen reject the new babies. Will this work on ducks to or is it a...
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    Straight Run, need help confirming breeds gender

    Will try to get better pics they were not being photogenic earlier. lol So happy I got a pair as I was wanting to start breeding buff orpingtons and have 4 younger pullets. Will go out now and try to get better pics of the ones in question. Forgot to mention they are about 7weeks old. When is a...
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    Straight Run, need help confirming breeds gender

    Hello everyone, needing a little help on IDing some chicks... the first pics are a barred rock roo, i think. The next ones light brow/red I believe I have a hen and a roo but not sure of breed. Then is a white chick? then I have a banty feathered legs think a cochin but not sure. The rest are EE...
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    AWESOME New Nest Box

    As I was wondering the aisles of Walmart the other day, I ended up in the storage aisle.... I came across this wonderful space saving storage box. It could stacked or be hung on a wall, it was perfect..... for a NESTBOX!!! They come in two sizes, have a removable lid and can be stacked or...
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    What age can I post pics of for you guys/gals to help me

    I bought a bunch of straight run chicks. They are now four weeks old. Some I know are roosters but what is a good age for me to post pics for help on age and breed?
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    Chick Fight

    I just moved my 17 two week old straight run chicks from their rubbermaid brooder into a larger wooden brooder. It was nice and sunny today so I let them sit in their rubbermaid outside till i straightened out their new brooder. When i moved them over into the new brooder a few of them started...
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    Keep a word, drop a word!

    Peg-leg Pete
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    Keep a word, drop a word!

    Ice Cave
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    lights for the cold weather

    I would put them on a timer....on a few hours before dawn off at dusk or whenever during the day. My lights come on at 4am and go off at 9am.
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    lights for the cold weather

    Chickens have down coats they are fine without supplemental heat in most cases.... I add lights for egg laying but not for heat. My lights are florescent. Many coop fires start from heat lights, this results in property loss and in some cases life lost. Your chickens should be fine without them...
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    Idaho?

    Quote: Mcmurry will have chicks the 30th
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    Idaho?

    Looking for a proven broody or 2 in Southern Idaho. My best mama passed away last summer.... Let me know if anyone has broody fever
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    Moving long distance and storage? Questions/advice?

    I will be moving in the next year or so. My one big question is should I start buying things to furnish my new place now or wait till I move. I will be moving out of state and currently live with family. So if I see a great deal on furniture should I buy it and move with it or should I just wait...
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    First Homegrown Thanksgiving Turkey

    I know there is someone in a nearby town that has the midget whites.... One of the reasons he got so big was I had planned on processing myself.....well when the turkey started coming to the front door and "knocking" so that I would come out I started having issues...after putting it off for too...
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