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    New(ish) WH duck flock...what do I need to know?

    Any suggestions on how to go about introducing the ducklings to the ducks? I'm assuming it can't be done while the ducklings are tiny?
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    New(ish) WH duck flock...what do I need to know?

    Almost a month ago now, a friend gave us his Welsh Harlequin duck flock. Two drakes and seven hens. We put their 8'x8' A-frame coop down in our "lower field" and tamped down a path giving them access to our large swamp/marsh/pond area (approx 1 acre size). I put a pen up around their coop for...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    These chicks are just random mixed breed chicks I gave a broody sebright/silkie cross to hatch. We won't have meaties until later in April...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Hi guys! Happy Easter! Quick question. Hubby was sent to pick up starter feed and came home with Meat Maker. My chicks are due to hatch Wed. Apparently, our feed guy told hubby that he had either medicated starter (which I didn't want) or meat maker, and the meat maker was pretty much the...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Rancher...amazingly, the top layer of shavings is still pretty dry. So I totally concur with you. Unfortunately, the shavings are getting a little too deep in there, lol. I need to take some out. We've had water down there before...but NEVER in the coop. Got a real good look at all of...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Guess who's coop flooded again?! YAAAAAY ME!!! We went out to pull out shavings and lay down new bedding. The big bird side managed to stay dry, at least on top. But I still wanted to pull shavings out and lay down fresh. What did we see? A pond around the coop. The french drain is...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    I thought the Poultry Hatchery in Clifton Springs sold chicks that had been sent to them by a breeder? I didn't realize they hatched their own. Ironically, one of the guys that owns that place is friends of a friend. He takes horseback riding lessons from the same place my daughter does...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    *I will NOT hatch early this year* *I will NOT hatch early this year* *I will NOT hatch early this year* Fortunately, I can't really hatch early this year anyways because we are taking a short trip in April. It was hard enough to find somebody to take care of the dogs, cats and grown...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    You know what it is, guys? It's these animal rights activists that have absolutely NO clue what the heck is appropriate for animals. You're not even supposed to heat your barns because it isn't good for the animals' respiration. It's a symptom of how far removed people have come from their...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Yeah, his place was clean. He didn't do anything wrong...the charges were trumped up baloney charges. He was accused, last February/March of not providing a heated barn, not having ice free water, and not having constant access to food. All things that a farmer deals with in the dead of...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Rancher...is that the same Josh Rockwood that was in the news for those awful animal abuse charges (which were so ridiculous)? If so...he can be found at his Facebook page, Friends of West Wind Acres. I know he has birds...but I'm not sure if he's keeping layers. I think he just has...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Yeah its dirt....we can't pull the bedding out for at least another day anyways. Going to be a fairly big task...especially with all the snow.
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Hubby dug out the french drain in front of the coop and said the water began draining off immediately. So yay! Going to have to work on that in the spring. Now...aside from a temporary floor in there...I'm assuming ALL shavings need to be removed, yes? Should I leave any of the...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    I had to laugh...lol! The visual of two rats scrambling to evade flooding waters. I seriously hope Rosco meets his demise with this flooding. Because that stupid rat has driven me nuts ALL winter and I've about had it with him and his tunneling and avoidance of all traps and baits.
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Here's my coop...obviously not a picture from today...lol. The water is all along that side (not the windows side...though there's some ponding there too) and around the back. The door to the coop is on the opposite side of the windows. Hubby put a french drain in front of the door...
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