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    New Chick's questions

    thank you :) we are guessing they are about a week old, so won't get anythign else for awhile. do need to get medicated food tomorrow though, have regular chicken starter for the ducks.
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    New Chick's questions

    We got new new chicks today a Barred Rock and a White Leghorn. I read some on here about new babies, but still have a few questions. How old do they need to be to be let out with the hens? I seen where some people put them in a brooder out with the girls to get them use to the chicks. And do...
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    When to move ducks outside?

    What would be good to clean the tub out with before putting them in? Afraid cleaners, or residue from bath products would hurt them
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    TSC ducklings...any ideas on breed?

    we have a yellow one, a black with yellow under neath and one that looks like your stripped one, not sure what they are, all from TSC here is a pic when we first got them
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    When to move ducks outside?

    what do you have them housed in? I will have to give them a deep water dish,
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    When to move ducks outside?

    we live in Montana, so it's still really cold at night, we got them at tsc this is a pic of when we first got them. im pretty sure the one on the right is a mallard? Im trying different water contraptions, i bought them a chicken waterer but that was a disaster as they went through a gallon of...
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    When to move ducks outside?

    How long do you have to wait to move ducks outside? First time having duckings and I have to say they STINK! I have them in a huge plastic and wire rabbit cage with the light suspended on one end so they have a end to get away from the heat. we have had them almost 3 weeks now, and they were...
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    Celery ?

    was looking to see about celery for my girls. Have to say this post gave me a laugh!
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    Mealworm farming

    if you touch it they will move
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    Pumpkin Skins ok?

    thanks! still have 5.5 pumpkins to dry...... but want to save it to add to food this winter
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    Pumpkin Skins ok?

    the reason i ask is ive been deytrating pumpkin as i ran out of freezer room, but cutting the skins off even after cooking the pumpking is killing my hands. Can i slice and dry with skin on? i plan on rehyrdating it and mixing with food
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    Mealworm farming

    make sure you do freeze, or dry cook what you are feeding yoru mealworms! learned the hard way ended up with grain mites and had to dump all my worms :( I do oatmeal in the oven on 200 for 20-25 min
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    Mealworm rabbit manure experiment

    have tons of rabbit poop here too, would love to know how this turns out
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    Clipping nails?

    good to know on the nails! Mine have a few extra long ones. They have a piece of wood in their house they have been using to sharpen up their beeks
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    Think it's too cold for your chickens? Think again...

    its 27 abobe here right now. our first year with chickens, soon as i opened the door this morning they all came running out, cold doen't seem to bother them to much, going to end up putting fresh water in and outside the coop, so they are getting enough, plus soaking their food and adding...
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    What do you do to save money on feed?

    This morning i mixed up layer crumbles, canned corn that didn't turn out to tasty but they love it, and bread mixed it all with some water and gave them about a cup and a half. My daughter has been giving them scratch when she gets home from school, and they have a bird suet feeder i put some...
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    Mealworm farming

    you want the beetles. If you do a search online you can find what they will look like. Once you got beetles soon you will have teeny tiny meal worms, will take up to a few weeks before you notice the babies after they are born they are so small
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    What container do you put your food in?

    Right now we are using a basic feeder with the plastic jar on it (will also hold a mason jar) and holes. But i want to start wetting their food, after reading on here sounds like it helps strech the food budget. My question is what kind of container or contraption do you use to feed wet food...
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    Suppose to be all girls..................

    No eggs yet, they were just being fed layer crumbles so we are experimenting on scraps and what they like. Figured it might take a few days for them to get use to their new home. My daughter keeps checking twice a day, i think when she finds the first egg she's gonna freak
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    What do you do to save money on feed?

    now thinking of it our local bakery out let sells stale outdated bread for $1 a grocery bag. We bought some this summer to take to the park and feed the geese. Thinking i need to go buy a few and if i run out of freezer room after pumpkins dry it out
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