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    Post your Duck names!

    i have muscovy my drake is falstaff my late duck was serafina i have three of thier daughters lillianna phoebe cleo vi
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    Indoor. chicken hiding/keeping. coop

    i have mine inside they live in my daylight basement they go out in good weather in a puppy expansion pen with flight netting i am always around them though i use pellet bedding like you would use for horses there is dust but it isn't bad you can do deep litter if you would like i would suggest...
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    Have you ever been mistaken for a homeless person? True story! :-)

    Quote: next time bring a female with you and maybe wear a suit they'll fall all over you vi
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    Have you ever been mistaken for a homeless person? True story! :-)

    back in the day when i was a cute chickie and actually wore pretty undies...... dh and i were shopping for new ones for me he was right next to me a saleswoman came up to him ignored me and asked him 'can i help you'? he didn't know what to say i said to her 'no, but you can help ME, as i...
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    santa wants to know

    i just want our farm that's all i ever want someplace i can have all my babies home at we are going to see a friend of ours on christmas i imagine we will spend the day laughing until we hurt vi
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    My new Saddleback Sebastopol Geese!

    they are the prettiest of the geese i think if we EVER move i would love to have sebastopol those saddlebacks are wonderful vi
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    can someone give me the skinny on Muscovies...?

    i love my muscovy ducks. mine are white with blue eyes, i love those blue eyes. i got them originally to help with slug control in the garden a male and a female the first babies they had, i gave to a friend of my with an 11 acre pond in the center of their farm this past summer they had a nest...
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    Lavender Orp Project Update - babies hatching!

    oh this is wonderful i have to get out your way sometime in febuary to go and see my sheep and goat so i will call before and try to arrange it when you have time to show me the new babies they are looking good jody (but i still adore my buffs) vi
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    How do you feed your ducks and what treats are good for a duck? UPDATE

    i have muscovy i give them a lot of different things berries ( i grow all sorts of different ones) fresh off the vine green beans and also the leaves of green beans, peppers, cabbages celery they love slugs occational raisins chopped cabbage lettuce some table scraps chicken scratch brussel...
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    Canned Chicken?

    canned chicken breast is a wonderful thing to have on hand we use a pint at least once a week chicken salad chicken burritos chicken casseroles i use boneless skinless breasts for that if you can with the bone the bones get nice and crumbly ( i feed that to the cats) and while it does make...
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    Odd Buddies: Can it last?

    i have a sheep who thinks he's a goat ( edited to add, his best friend is a little nubian doe) so why wouldn't two chickens be friends for life? vi
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    Best Winter Treat Ever

    oatmeal and bacon grease or suet just a teaspoon full per bird (off the teaspoon) i give them burgers occationally but especially when they are molting scrambled eggs with shells well crushed in them hot rice .......they love this one a lot i guess they think it's grubs or something like fly...
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    If you were told you could only raise ONE breed, what would it be?

    buff orpingtons i have three left from my original six, i just got 7 more chickies...... so right now i got ten i love them i love their personalities, their shape, their feathers, their size, their brown eggs ( each one lays a slightly different color egg....i know who's who's) who wouldn't...
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    Ahhh, the joys of winter chore time in the frozen north

    it's been so cold here that the ducks are running back to the house and DEMANDING to be let in they go uncomplaining to their night crates sure makes my job easier but we can't go walking around together when it's this cold out and i miss that terribly. today is warmer.....and raining i put so...
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    Unlikely Hero - UPDATE Pic page 3

    it always amazes me what 'dumb' animals will do humans are not that selfless! but animals...they rush right in i really hope she not only makes it but is totally spoiled rotten ( as it sounds like is happening) by the time she recovers then i hope she rules the hen house vi
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