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    04/25/2011 Hi I am Gayle and have been a lurker to backyard chickens for a couple of years but finally had need to become a member. I have had my own flock for 2 years now. As a new Chick-a-holic I didn't know what kinds of breeds to use, so I got a mixture. My flock consists of Buff...
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    Need Legal Advice about a chicken coop

    The Chickens in the old coop have not defaced the property in any way. The chicken run had been in disuse for many years and had a lot of garbage thrown in it. When I got the chickens, I had to clear out a lot of the trash (and am still picking stuff out of the dirt.) The only things the...
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    Need Legal Advice about a chicken coop

    We have rented our current house for 4 yrs. We have used the chicken coop on the premesis since we moved in but the owner complained that she wanted to raise chickens herself. This past summer, I was given a small chicken coop approx. 6'x6'. It was brought to me in side-panels and flooring...
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    Selling ducks

    We are in the unfortunate position where we will have to be moving in a month to a place where we will not be able to keep our chickens or ducks. I know the going rate to sell hens, but could you give me an idea on the price of ducks at laying age? My ducks are around 6-7 months old. I have a...
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    Flooring material and duck types

    Quote: I actually have a 3 gal. poultry drinker in the house but it didn't seem to make a difference. (I got lazy at using it. Was just easier to give them clean fresh water by rinsing out the pan every day.) I am planning on making that plastic bin cover idea for the winter time. :-) The...
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    Flooring material and duck types

    Finally got my camera and computer together to get some pictures :-) So here are a couple of pictures of my ladies and one of the inside of the duck house after a night of letting them have water. The brown area in the far corner is all water. (duck house is not quite level).
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    Thoughts on frozen peas

    I just want to say, "thanks for the information". I have ducks about 5 months old and have just been feeding them some lettuce I had for a treat, but had no idea about what else to give them. I ran right to the store to buy a bag of frozen peas. The ducks (which up to this point have been...
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    back into ducks

    Glad you are raising ducks. I have decided to raise ducks too. I have three and they are about 5 months old now. I am liking them better than my chickens. :-) I don't know yet if one is a drake, however, I am looking forward to seeing how they do in the months to come.
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    Flooring material and duck types

    Oh, I'll try to get pictures of the ducks in the morning.
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    Flooring material and duck types

    Thank you for all the information. I will probably build one of those plastic tote things for now. The ducks are in a separate house than my chickens. The chickens have a fenced in yard, but it hasn't enclosed the duck house yet. I usually just let the ducks out into my yard (so far they...
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    Flooring material and duck types

    Hi. I have three ducks that are around 5 months old. I'm not sure what kind I have because I think the farm supply store that sold them to me, didn't know what they were selling. :-) I was told one was a Buff Orphington, but has turned out to be a white duck with yellow bill and feet. I...
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    Baby duck is sick, need help.

    Thank you for all your thoughts. Unfortunately, it looks like it was my fault. . My husband told me a little while ago that our children, who were painting yesterday, decided to wash the paint off of their hands and feet by jumping in the wading pool. The water in the pool looked murkey to...
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    Baby duck is sick, need help.

    I've been feeding it chick starter. Someone told me (after I started to feed some to them) that I shouldn't give them medicated starter, but they have been eating it and seem to be doing ok. They have been in their box, except for the times I let them swim in the pool, then they go right back...
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    Baby duck is sick, need help.

    Not sure if I should post this under the sick/emergency chick area, or here since it deals with a duckling. I have a buff duckling, about 2-3 weeks old. Today I let the three ducklings I have go swim in a pool while I gave them water. Everything was fine until I put the three back in the pen...
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    Just got my first ducks

    Quote: The ducklings are only about 2 weeks old. Watching a thing on Youtube (You know, the upmost expert in everything ha ha j/k) one person said you can pretty much tell which is a male by the coloring, even as babies. The males will be a darker, more rich color, or in some breeds, have...
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