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    Molting

    so sorry!
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    Molting feathers

    Cute they have a mirrow : )
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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Congratulations and lovely coops : )
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    brand new to chickens

    Hi from where do you hail? I too am new to chooks (name for chickens in Australia : )
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    Sick hen, unsure cause of death

    Wow! Sorry for your loss : ( I'm a newbie to chickens, and am insterested to see what the more knowledgeable birdie's replies
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    PEAHENS PROLAPSE AND SUDDEN DEATH

    Now that makes so much sense, thank you for your input : ) xx
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    Aggressive female runner

    My ducks have been chaotic of late but I guess it is because two girls are sitting on eggs. When it is feed time, one girl comes off the eggs and starts creating; all the ducks follow suit; its hectic in the pen!
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    Runner Duck is acting weird and I'm worried. Is this normal?

    Yes, only one drake ... I've learned that drakes are so virile that they need at least 3 to 1 ... the more females to drake the better
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    Aggressive female runner

    Yes, separating the ducks is a good idea. I have recently found a problem with ducks wanting to hump my hens, and they are now temporarily separated in the large pen. Soon we will make them their own shelter and pen. Apparently it is dangerous for drakes to hump hens!
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    Please Help! 😭 2 ducks have died & now 3rd one is also sick with a bleeding prolapse

    Hi Olive, I too am from Australia NSW, and am new to keeping chooks. So far so good, with only one hen missing a day of laying every so often. I give them oyster shell grit, and thought this was for calcium, not knowing that it will help with egg blockage (can't think of the correct term right...
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    Please Help! 😭 2 ducks have died & now 3rd one is also sick with a bleeding prolapse

    I am wondering what their diet is like; do you feed them grains as well?
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    UPDATE: SHE IS SICK!! SUGGESTIONS? UPDATE: Is there a chance a production breed will never produce an egg? see pics of our girl

    This gives me a great idea of what to do with our small duck pond which we make inside the pen. It is too difficult to empty and the water gets really green (nasty). We decided to empty it completely and to build a channel so that rainwater does not fill it up again. Then we will fill it with...
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    UPDATE: SHE IS SICK!! SUGGESTIONS? UPDATE: Is there a chance a production breed will never produce an egg? see pics of our girl

    Oyster Shells: other than giving the birds "calcium", what else are they good for?
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    Sudden decline/death in hen, causes?

    Thank you for sharing ... amazing, who'da thunk'd that hens could eat too many beetles; good to know though
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    PEAHENS PROLAPSE AND SUDDEN DEATH

    Dear Debbie, Your response makes the most sense so far. My nitial thought was that because she "peed" quite heavily on my lap (she was blanketed and I held her all the way home), this was pre-existing. I then accepted the explanation from the seller, that "a prolapse occurs quickly and due to...
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