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The “right” feeder.
My feeders sit on concrete blocks but I'll try raising them to see if that helps. Maybe they won't get the same bill/beak reach through🥴🐓🦆. Thank you!- Kelster65
- Post #24
- Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
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Flies in coop/run
I would recommend you hang the bag at least 30 feet from your coop and nowhere near where you like to sit and relax. They're a stinky attractant and they call in flies from EVERYWHERE. Put it away from the coop to draw flies to it instead of your coop/ run or house. Mine is at the back of my...- Kelster65
- Post #17
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Feeders and waterers
I have had the no spill feeders for a year now and my birds have lately been spilling it everywhere. I've been filling the buckets up more than usual which may be the issue but it's a freaking mess. I have chickens and ducks which use these, the waterers and I have a greenhouse topper that...- Kelster65
- Post #32
- Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
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The “right” feeder.
I'm having the same problem. I didn't notice as much of an issue with the no spill ports last year but my lord what a waste! The ports are closed every night and the run is netted so outside birds don't get in the run. It's been raining so much here and the pecked out food gets nasty, buckets...- Kelster65
- Post #22
- Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
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Transition brooder for ducklings
Thank you both. Right now I've got Pekin and rouen ducklings in 2 separate indoor brooders and outdoor playpens. The momma ducks are with the babies 24/7 but momma chicken tends to jump in and out of the playpen with the 5 week old Rouens. She stays close by though. I'm wondering if I can leave... -
Transition brooder for ducklings
Hi all, I'm wondering what you've used as a transition brooder for ducklings. I have two 4 week old Rouens that were hatched and raised by a momma chicken that NOBODY messes with. I carry them out from their coop brooder to an open top playpen during the day and back in at night - everyone... -
Help with currently hatching duckling.
As another follow up, when I thought this baby would hatch, be alone and imprint on me, the mother ducks returned to the nest 10 hours later, absolutely frantic because I had removed the dead babies and remaining eggs (either quitters or too far behind the others). I felt awful for everyone... -
Help with currently hatching duckling.
Thank you so much. This is the first clutch I've hatched naturally, which was done by mistake. I went on vacation, my caretakers didn't collect eggs and I came home to nearly 30 eggs and one duck sitting. I removed about half but her sister started laying next to her and sitting as well so it... -
Help with currently hatching duckling.
No, unfortunately she passed last night. I know I probably could have done things differently, so I'm trying to learn from this. There was another duckling in this clutch that failed to thrive after hatching also and I'm wondering what causes that. It looked small, but they do when they're... -
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Help with currently hatching duckling.
I did put coconut oil on the umbilical area and what's left of the yolk/ membrane. I pulled all of it out of the egg so she'd have it and it's either been absorbed or turned to dust. There was NOT a true yolk sac with her, just some yellowish membrane and then the clearish egg membrane, but... -
Help with currently hatching duckling.
Do I need to give her any probiotic water in a dropper or anything? She's still, not moving much right now. After the loss of the others I am praying this little survives. -
Help with currently hatching duckling.
The little one is ina heating pad "tent" at the moment. I may have done the wrong thing but I helped it out of the egg. I know not to assist, but I was concerned that it may have been trampled/ hurt and it was peeping rather urgently as if hurting. I was keeping the egg/ duckling warm but I... -
Help with currently hatching duckling.
Hi all, I went out to open the coop this morning and found my 2 newborn ducklings dead and their moms flew out with the rest of the tribe. Best I can tell from the coop camera, around 4:40am my drake got into the area I set up for them (basically a fenced off area with a tote nesting box and... -
Vaccination question - newly hatched ducklings
Thank you all. Her sister has been laying eggs in the same clutch and sitting at night also. Ugh. I finally caught her off the nest this morning and was able to candle. There were over 30 eggs and I removed over half of them. The ones removed were either new, stunted development/ early... -
Vaccines for naturally hatched ducklings
Thank you so much!!- Kelster65
- Post #3
- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Vaccination question - newly hatched ducklings
I haven't yet, no but need to. She moves them around constantly (I see this on camera) and only leaves the nest for short periods of time so I haven't timed it well yet. There are 27 eggs and maybe half will hatch. -
Vaccination question - newly hatched ducklings
Thank you so much. The ducks all get brewers yeast added to their feed. I hadn't known what the "medicated" food actually did, but knew they shouldn't eat it if vaccinated. -
Vaccination question - newly hatched ducklings
Question - when should newly hatched ducklings receive vaccines or is it better to feed medicated crumbles instead since they aren't already vaccinated? What type of vaccines should they get? I have unexpected ducklings for the first time. I've previously purchased and raised pre-vaccinated... -
Vaccines for naturally hatched ducklings
Question - when should newly hatched ducklings receive vaccines or is it better to feed medicated crumbles? What type of vaccines should they get? I have unexpected ducklings for the first time. I've previously purchased and raised vaccinated chicks. Thank you in advance. ❤️- Kelster65
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