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Raccoon info? **Warning--Graphic Imagery**
I too have killed all coons BUT I had a baby coon just weaned and was unconscious lying in my woodlands. I have placed cheap cat food in a feeder to adapt it (????) to easier food. My ducks are fenced in with electric fencer top and bottom to prevent any predator access. My hope is to have a...- Soferdig
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How to keep duck coop dry?
Oh and I have stopped using wood chips because they take a long time to dry. -
How to keep duck coop dry?
I use an automatic water device and that has helped. I though also rake out their straw each day and let them free range in their creek. If it is sunny then I rake the dried out straw back in. If it rains even better to rinse the straw to clean and then after drying rake it back into a straw... -
Is this bumblefoot?
To me it is joint inflammatory issues. So if your treatment is going well I would make a plaster of Vaseline and Epsom salts (equal parts) then place it on affected limb and wrap it for 3 hrs in vet wrap self adhesive stretch wrap. DO NOT LEAVE IT ON BUT JUST TWICE DAILY! After bandage... -
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Ducks to water.
Thank you so much for your invite. I miss your mountains having lived in Washington State (Seattle) 22 yrs, Kalispell MT 15 yrs, and Alaska 11 yrs. -
Ducks to water.
Good points I have already considered. Three swamps occupy over 15 acres and I am cleaning the roadside of tires, tv’s, and 20 years of losers unable to see anything but a reflection on the mirror. I am retired so environmental clean up where I grew up is important to me. I collect in high... -
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Ducks to water.
I have last March purchased 12 Rouen ducks (4 drakes and 8 hens). I am wondering what concerns do I have harvesting “duck muck” (local swamp grasses, sedges, watercress, ...) from my swamp on my property? I have my ducks housed on 3,000 sq ft fenced in creek (high flow) and deliver 4-6 milk...