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    Muscovy wanted in Bloomfield/Farmington NM area

    Quote: That's 'cause you and I are in Iowa where they are breeding like rabbits! I have been collecting eggs from all but my very best lavender hen, only to find TWO girls hiding on huge clutches that are far enough along I don't have the heart to snag the eggs. If my friend didn't live so...
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    New Mexico

    Quote: Thanks for the thought, but my friend and I are both trail riders, so he is looking for Muscovy to eat flies and spread the poop--a job that they embrace whole heartedly and do very well. That said, if I were in NM, I would snap up those Ameraucanas in a heartbeat. Those and speckled...
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    Muscovy wanted in Bloomfield/Farmington NM area

    Hi all, Can anyone from this area recommend a place to get some Muscovy? I have a friend in that area who can't seem to find any, and here in Iowa we have more ducklings than you can shake a stick at! Thanks, Therese
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    New Mexico

    Hi all, I'm from Iowa, but have a friend in the Farmington, NM area (Bloomfield, to be specific) who really wants some Muscovy. Anyone have any, or can recommend somewhere in that area to buy a few? Thanks! Therese
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    Muscovy question

    We do have a lot of bald eagles in our area, but I thought that if an eagle were preying on my flock that I'd lose adults rather than fuzzy ducklings, wouldn't I? And you're absolutely correct, when I've caught the fox snake and the bull snakes, they were all right around the barn area. I...
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    Muscovy question

    Thanks! I definitely will wait until the ducklings have hatched before I move mama and her babies--but I really do think that everyone will be safer indoors until the ducklings are a little bigger. This is one of those times where a net is going to come in very handy--and I have no doubt...
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    Lost a hen =(

    Thank you, everyone, for your thoughts and suggestions. This hen was only an '09 hatch, so she was still very young and age wasn't the issue. I have to think that if she got poisoned somehow that she wouldn't be the only casualty given that I have about 20 ducks all together, and she was the...
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    Lost a hen =(

    Hi all, My most favorite hen, a chocloate and white Muscovy, was laying dead next to the duck 'pond' (a blue plastic kiddie pool) when I came out to feed yesterday morning. She seemed perfectly fine, there was no obvious trauma, but she was gone. Any ideas as to what might have happened to...
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    Muscovy question

    Hi all, I have had two clutches of Muscovy hatch so far this year, and I'm guessing that my drake was not very mature, as I only had one duckling from the one clutch, and four from the other. I now have a hen sitting on 14 eggs, and since it is much later in the season, and my drake is a lot...
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    IA here

    Clarke's Exotic Animal & Goat Auction Hi all, Anyone have any experience with this swap? It's about three hours from me, and I was wondering if it is worth the trip? I don't really need anything--but that's never stopped me from bringing new birds home, either! Besides, this is one of the...
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    splay legged chick help needed

    I have a little 'packing peanut' that I have no idea what he/she is, who is splay legged. I put that term in the search engine, and found the pictures with the band aide to make a splint, and did that. My little chick now is spending most of his time pitched forward on his face, his legs...
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    what kind of bird?

    Hi all, and thank you so much for your replies, they are greatly appreciated. I did have to laugh at the comment that lovebirds are fairly quiet--these most definitely were NOT. They screeched, squawked, screamed, and chattered pretty much non-stop. These little birds were opinionated, and...
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    Hatchery Suggestions for Meat Birds????

    I just bought some wonderful cornish cross chicks from Schlecht Hatchery out of Miles, Iowa. If you google them, they do have a website. They were super nice folks, had some of the fluffiest, healthiest chicks I've ever gotten, and I couldn't recommend them more highly. Before I got this...
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    what kind of bird?

    DH has finally said that I can have a caged bird in the house, but I've never had a house bird before. Of course what I want is a blue and gold macaw--but even if I did have the funds (which I most definitely do not) I know that starting with a macaw would NOT be a good idea. I do want to...
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    buying a new computer--help!

    Hi all, Thanks so much for chiming in with thoughts and experiences, it is much appreciated. For those of you with Macs, I understand how nice they are (I'm using hubby's right now to type this) but they are out of my price range. I want to get a bag, printer, and laptop, and have to come in...
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