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    duck nesting

    Yikes! She is a khaki campbell. I just put a litter box of straw in that muddy corner. Maybe that will help keep the eggs clean Thanks! Derby
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    duck nesting

    I had given up on my duck ever laying eggs. Now, at 11 months old, she seems to be laying outside in the run. As far as I can tell, she has never gone into the henhouse with the chickens. Of course, she has started laying in the low spot in the run where it gets muddy. Will she use a nesting...
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    Still no eggs

    None of my hens seem to be laying right now. Most of them are 18 months old and one is clearly moulting. I just looked them all over this morning and they seem healthy enough. I suspect it is just the shortening of the days and they will be laying well again come February. Derby
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    Can a chicken never lay an egg?

    Besides roosters My pullet must be over 7 months old now and shows no sign of ever laying an egg. She was new in an established flock this past spring and has never been accepted by the others. Will she evr lay an egg or are there some hens that just never lay? Derby
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    ducks climbing ramps

    There is a ramp up into the coop. My new duck doesn't seem to understand how to climb on this ramp. The flat part of the ramp is wire (1" hardware cloth), but the ones i have seen on the internet have been wood with cleats. This duck has been kind of timid with everything. Does she need...
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    Angel wing with my heart duck.

    When does a duck become too old to corrent for angel wing?
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    one side of face swollen up bad!

    Any chance of injury -- getting pecked or flying into branches, etc?
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    swelling around eye - Pic Posted!

    Hopefully this pc of the swollen eye will come through Any ideas? Thanks, Derby
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    swelling around eye - Pic Posted!

    I have bacitracin eye ointment that I used on my dd. Think I can use that? The eyeball itslef is clear and fine. The swelling is more in the "eyebrow" area and then the area right under the eye. Thanks, Derby
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    swelling around eye - Pic Posted!

    The feed store has terramycin to put in food or to put in water. Can I put the water soluble terramycin directly on the eye? Or does it actually have to go into the waterer? I have had a very healthy flock until this. And she has not other symptoms. I can separate her and give her her own...
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    swelling around eye - Pic Posted!

    I have a 14 week pullet that has swelling around one eye. The eye is clear. There is no sneezing. No nasal discharge. No bleeding. No bubbles. She is behaving normally and eating and drinking. I can't post a photo because my ancient computer isn't cooperating She is my flightiest bird...
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    Need advice about chick born in henhouse

    Yesterday, an egg hatched in the henhouse (long story - it's actually a duckling). The rest of the hens were out for the day. That evening, I left my 4 other hens in the run to allow the duckling to get through it's first day without being attacked. Is it safe to let the hens back into the...
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    Name this predator....

    I guess it returned from an alien abduction DDawn - great link. Thanks. I saved it for future reference. Derby
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    Name this predator....

    Forgot to put the time down. It was about 2:30 in the afternoon. A hawk tried to get one about a year ago and failed. Maybe it was a hawk. I didn't examine it closely enough to see talon marks - especially if the feathers fluffed up over the marks.
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    Name this predator....

    No roo. But my largest cat is acting funny - similar to the way he acted the last time he got into a cat fight. At first I suspected him, but he never has shown any interest in attacking or playing with the chickens. He usually keeps away from them. Derby
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    Name this predator....

    The victim: A full-grown wyandotte. The scene: The backyard in the middle of the lawn. Method: No blood, no feathers missing. Seems to be a broken neck. Body left behind unmarred. Possible suspects: Raccoons, foxes, coyotes, outdoor domesticated cats. An occassional stray dog comes...
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    positon for pipping? HELP!

    Well, Momma seems to have pushed the egg out a bit so it isn't directly under her breast, but more off to the side. And the pip is still upwards. Looking ok? Derby
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    positon for pipping? HELP!

    My kids moved an egg under the broody hen. Turns out it has pipped. I put the egg back under her with the pip upwards. what position should the egg be in? Should it be under her breast? Or will the hen have the sense to put it where it needs to be? Derby
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    Candled the eggs. Are they any good?

    Thanks so much! I feel better just knowing. I'll take that chicken egg out soon. Derby
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    Candled the eggs. Are they any good?

    Yoketrapper - what kind of chicken is in your avatar? Thanks, Derby
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