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    Hello, Paisley the horse

    First off, let me say that Paisley is gorgeous! I am not typically a big fan on Paints but she is really quite the looker. That said, I really agree with the other posters that she needs to be around other horses for her own mental stability. I, too, unexpectedly ended up with a weanling filly...
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    Rehoming ducks?

    Thanks for everyone's support and for those who offered to help me out in my duckie delima. Forunately, I've found homes for the little quackers where I hope they will be happy and healthy for some time to come!
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    Rehoming ducks?

    Anyone have any luck rehoming their ducks into responsible homes? My husband just found out last week that he got a job he wanted and have just under 2 weeks (moving March 5!) now to get all of our crap together and move about 7 hours away. We were able to secure a pet friendly apartment for us...
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    Watering during the winter--What do you do?

    I'm getting my ducks ready for their first winter and everything was going well until I thought--what about the pool? I have a kiddie pool in with my ducks for watering and swimming purposes. It's all well and good during the summer but with the winter coming on I'm getting a little concerned. I...
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    call ducks efowl.com or clearview hatchery

    I highly recommend Metzer Farms. They have a good selection of birds, good prices and great communication. I ordered three ducks--different breeds and all female. They were born on a Tuesday in California and arrived on the coast of north Carolina very early on Thursday morning. All healthy and...
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    Dead kitten in laying box? What in the world?

    Coyotes are known opportunists. They will eat anything smaller than themselves. Cats and small dogs/puppies easily fit into this category. It's actually becoming quite the problem in suburban areas where coyotes live and thrive. People can't leave their pets outside because the coyotes will be...
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    Does my drake like me

    My two are not keen at all about being pet or loved on but when I let them out of their pen, they proceed to follow me around all day. They'll follow me around and then go eat some oyster shell and then find me and follow me around again before running off to play in the pool and then finding me...
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    Keeping different types/sizes of ducks together

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    Keeping different types/sizes of ducks together

    Is it possible/smart to keep different sizes and types of ducks together? For instance, I have a few Pekins. Would it be dangerous to keep call ducks in the same enclosure? What about the more exotic ducks like mandarins, etc? Do each type need to be housed seperately or can they be happily kept...
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    it seem meter farm have holderread line goose , here the story

    I ordered three duckilings from them last week. They were born on Tuesday the 7th in California and I got a call from my post office the morning of Thursday the 9th in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. All the girls are happy, peeping little crazies who find new trouble to get in every day. They...
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    Keeping only females for egg production

    All of that aside, let's just assume I don't want a drake. Will one of my females start acting like a drake the way hens do roosters?
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    Keeping only females for egg production

    I plan on sharing my eggs with family and friends and maybe, even one day selling them. Between the possibility of ducklings and the people I give the eggs to cracking open an (obviously) fertilized egg and subsequently panicking, I would rather not let it become an issue at all.
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    Keeping only females for egg production

    I currently have 4 hens of different breeds and 1 drake. I really, really do not want to deal with fertilized eggs so I am planning on selling my drake and keeping only the girls. I've heard that when people keep only hen (chickens) one of the girls will start to assume the role of the...
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    Showing ducks

    A little of topic but... I was in 4-H for years and they always did things like that. For instance, you show dairy goats and the start asking you questions about Boers, meat cuts, etc. I don't know the answer! I raise dairies! That's always so frustrating. In your case it wasn't even the same...
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    Ordered new ducks!

    Thank you for your reply. I read lots of nice things about Metzer, watched their "Duckumentary," and they deal almost exclusively with waterfowl, so I figured they might be a safe bet. One of the options they add is to ship GroGel Bird Starter in the box with your birds so that they have some...
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