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    Hatching opinions

    First time with breeding season. My peahens are in full swing laying. They seem to lay all over the coop/run and not making a nest. I have put down straw and placed the eggs as they are hatched but they don't seem to like that spot. Am I better off just gathering eggs and incubating? I noticed...
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    Call Ducks... So many questions

    I love having ducks. I have had them for the past 4 years. When I started I quickly realized drakes were not for us. Very violent and stressed us all out. I've been wanting little Call Ducks though. Wondering if they have the same temperament as a standard size duck. Also, where can you get Call...
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    Egg mystery

    They were molting a few months back. At first I thought that molting and stress were the reasons, but now it's been so long and not a single egg has been laid. Or found.
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    Egg mystery

    I have an olive egger and 3 ducks (1-3 years old) living in a coop with an auto door. They free range a small fenced yard during the day. They are super reliable layers. About 3 or 4 months ago we found a chicken snake in the coop and dispatched it. Trouble is, we haven't seen an egg out of all...
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    Texas Peafowl Breeder needed

    Finally ready to get my Peafowl. Are there any breeders near Houston? Would be willing to drive a little ways.
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    Nightly gathering of chickens

    Here's a pic of my Frizzle Terry. She's one of the 3 amigos that's driving me insane. I must protect her at all costs.
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    Nightly gathering of chickens

    Here's a pic of the coop from the outside. Chickens and ducks are the large building in the middle. The smaller building to the left is just shelter for goats and pig. Inside is pretty basic. Windows with hardware cloth on 3 sides. small grow out coop inside for babies and nesting boxes they...
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    Nightly gathering of chickens

    Last night was extra hard. They decided to get UNDER the coop and no matter how I tried, I couldn't get them out to go into the coop. After 30 minute of laying in the dirt and getting chewed up by ants I had to leave the two cockerels there. I hope they made it through the night. I have a...
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    Nightly gathering of chickens

    One is a frizzle silky and the other two are EE silky mixes.
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    Nightly gathering of chickens

    I brought some ducks home recently that had it in 3 days. These goofballs are a month in. I'm tired!
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    Nightly gathering of chickens

    I've got windows on three of the 4 walls and it's about 80 degrees in the evenings. I wish I had a secure run to let them into at night but unfortunately not set up for that. I have worried it's the heat but when all of this started with my previous flock, it was much cooler.
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    Nightly gathering of chickens

    About 6 months ago I lost all but two of my flock to predators (mostly raccoons) because my birds stopped sleeping inside their coop. Even my amazing roo, started insisting on sleeping outside the coop and was taken. I have two girls left and they consistently go into their coop and roost. Now I...
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    Limp Chick - dog attack

    She seems to be turning a corner! She's started to support herself and eat and drink on her own! She's still very wobbly and has one foot curled under when she stands. But I think she might make it!
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    Limp Chick - dog attack

    I don’t want to give up on her, but at what point is it better to put her down?
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    Limp Chick - dog attack

    She’s still alive but not showing any improvements in mobility. If i hold her i can spoon feed her liquids, but it’s day 3 and she’s still like a limp noodle when i set her down. She can flap her wings but cant hold herself up.
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