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    my cat and my ducklings

    Very cool pics and a pretty cat. My cat, Twitch, will get in the rabbit hutch with the rabbit. Twice he has gone in the rabbit house with the rabbit and they lay there with both heads sticking out the hole. I have tried to go get the camera but they move by the time I get back. Twitch wanted to...
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    aferican gander is sitting on eggs

    Idenity crisis sounds right, lol. The funny thing is the geese hate going in the coop. They didn't go in even one time all winter, -22 degrees and they slept outside in the snow. Now they won't let the ducks in the coop. Wes
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    aferican gander is sitting on eggs

    I left 4 duck eggs in a nest to see if one of the girls would sit on them. At noon today went to check if anyone was sitting, and found my gander, Bill, sitting on the nest. My blue swede, Lulu, was quite aggitated. Seven hrs later he is still there. Is this normal? The goose, Hilary, will...
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    HELP! questions about homemade incubator

    anyone out there?
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    HELP! questions about homemade incubator

    I made a incubator out of a sytrofom cooler, basically Miss Prissy's design. I have 4 thermomators in there. They are all reading different temps. 3 are digatal and 1 is a small outdoor mercury. Digitals A and B are within 1.5 degrees of each other and the mercury is 1 degree of digital A...
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    New to geese, a few ???

    Thanks Shelly. I will put them in the coop at night, we have a lot of predators around here. The people i got them from said the eggs are tasty, guess we'll find out.
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    New to geese, a few ???

    I just acquired a pair of one year old aferican geese!! They are a year old and the female is laying eggs. They free ranged where they lived before. I will also let them range during the day. My plan was to keep them in the coop/run for the first few days then let them out during the day. Do you...
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    do hens gobble?

    I have 3 bbb poults that are 3 months old. 2 of them puff up and strut 1 does not. Also the same 2 that strut will gobble at a crow call. Am I correct in assuming that those two are male? They all look a like to me. Thank you Wes
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    pekin ????

    Another ??? It gets quite cold up here, like -20 sometimes. My duch house is 6x8 abd is insulated with thermal windows. If i put a 100 watt light bulb and a lot of straw will that be warm enough. I have read on this site that ducks handle the cold very well. Thank you Wes:)
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    Turkeys on the deck!!

    My yellow lab and the turkeys are buddies. The turkeys try to follow the dog(he doesn't hold still for long) and when the turkeys are on the deck the dog lays under them. The other day I looked out the window and the dog was sleeping on the deck with 1 turkey on one side 2 on the other all...
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    pekin ????

    If i wintered 1 female and 1 male pekin would that be a problem? I bought 6 mallards and 3 pekins this spring and they all ended up drakes except the 1 pekin hen. I am going to try and find a few more females, but if I can't will the drake over mate the female. All of the other drakes are going...
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    how many eggs?

    Thanks for the info. I think I will I get 3 or 4 that should be more then enough eggs for the wife and I. Wes
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    how many eggs?

    I am thinking of getting a few buff orph's and was wondering how many eggs each would lay in a week during the summer. I understand that each chicken is different, I'm looking for a ball park figure.Thank you in advance. Wes
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    UPDATE*** How to build process station CHEAP (pics)

    I'm done with chickens for this year but I think i will build one and try it on the ducks. Anyone think that will be a problem? Anything is better then doing it by hand. Plus cheap is good. Wes
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    UPDATE*** How to build process station CHEAP (pics)

    How did it do on the pinfeathers? It looks like it did a good job. Wes
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