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  1. brood mother

    SWEDISH Duck Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I have a couple of questions. I have 2 blue Swedish and 1 black Swedish. I had another black Swedish but I lost him to a fox. I have tried locking them in a pen/ yard at night and they HATE it! They won't even go in it anymore not even for treats! Lol! They figured that out. They hang out under...
  2. brood mother

    Goat Toys! How To Make Toys That Are Perfect For Your Goats!

    We are getting two alpine dairy goats for my daughter for 4H. We are both very excited! Lol! I live all th toy ideas. One will be 6 months and on is 7 months. I have the area sectioned off for them. Temporarily 25'x50'. My husband 800 miles away at work so doing this by myself. My problem is...
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    How many hens for one rooster?

    Not sure this is the correct place for my questions but I thought a good place to start. I have several hens and about 5 Roos. Some were unknown when we got them. I has matured enough and has taken the role of head honcho. He crows throughout the day now. I love hearing it! He has also, from...
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    HELP! DUCK MISSING BIG PATCH OF FEATHERS!

    Ok have blue kote I had for an injured chicken so will put that in a couple if times a day, and will clean the pool water out each day. I just don't have anyway of seperating him from flock. I haven't seen any signs of a predator around pen. I was wondering if another male could have done it...
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    HELP! DUCK MISSING BIG PATCH OF FEATHERS!

    Ok, here is the picture I got if the spot on my duck! I am worried. ANY AND ALL ADVICE IS WELCOME!
  6. brood mother

    HELP! DUCK MISSING BIG PATCH OF FEATHERS!

    I have noticed that around their pen an in grass around pond an such, there were little white feathers laying around. This has been goin on for a bit now. I didn't think much about it, thinking maybe molting some feathers. Everyone seem as happy as can be. THEN, last night when I was putting...
  7. brood mother

    Game bird feed and ducks

    Is it ok if I feed my ducks the game bird feed I feed my chickens?? It is very high in protein but doesn't contain calcium. They free range in th yard an in and around my pond all day. I usually put them in there enclosure about 6:30-7 each evening and that's when I give them feed an son...
  8. brood mother

    WOBBLY HEN

    Maybe I am a bad chicken mom but we didn't vaccinate any of our chickens. I don't know if she is having diarrhea. She is walking around out in the run with all the rest, pecking and eating dirt and grass. She will come up to me and let me pet on her. She just seems kinda shaky and wobbly. Could...
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    My ducks and my pond

    What I may do is build a wood and wire door to put on front of house so I can lock it up at night and keep a water container inside, and then feed them in the evening inside it when I lock them up. At their age, do they need to just eat their feed once a day? They are about 2.5 months.
  10. brood mother

    WOBBLY HEN

    [/S I have white rock hen that's about 3 months old that is acting a bit strange. She is walking and eating and drinking, but she is wobbly and shaky. Almost like she is intoxicated or has Parkinson's. Just strange. Any ideas????
  11. brood mother

    My ducks and my pond

    Going to build wire enclosure around the house that extends out into the pond so it encourages them to go into the house to sleep at night. It is quite a large dog house that my husband had built so plenty of room. I also have considered putting a wire door on the dog house. The house is very...
  12. brood mother

    My ducks and my pond

    My husband is insistant that our 4 Swedish ducks will b happier living at our pond. I do agree that them having free access to the pond would b great for them. They are going outside. They are 2.5 months and its time! We have a house structure for them to sleep in an get in to get out of...
  13. brood mother

    Share your duck pictures here!

    Just chillin in the yard :). They are growing so fast!!
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    Share your duck pictures here!

  15. brood mother

    PLEASE ADVISE!!!! BEYOND FRUSTRATED!!!!!!

    And did I mention that a couple if the chicks they are messing with are rooster chicks!!
  16. brood mother

    PLEASE ADVISE!!!! BEYOND FRUSTRATED!!!!!!

    Ok now I don't know what to do! ARG! I will have to ask my husband if she was trying to peck and hurt her while in her. If she was, what do I do???? If she was seeing her as food?? Should I keep trying, or should I put a boundary line back up? And if I do, who should get the smallest area, the...
  17. brood mother

    PLEASE ADVISE!!!! BEYOND FRUSTRATED!!!!!!

    So the fact she jumped on the chicks back with her feet is normal???
  18. brood mother

    PLEASE ADVISE!!!! BEYOND FRUSTRATED!!!!!!

    But when we went out there, before any of this happened, I couldn't find the chicks. I could hear them, and the hens were being quite vocal. The chicks had gone over and were in the hen's coop and were scared to come out cause the hens were standing right outside the coop door. But now in...
  19. brood mother

    PLEASE ADVISE!!!! BEYOND FRUSTRATED!!!!!!

    Not that I can tell. I think we scared the hen off. In time hopefully. I don't know what this type if behavior means? It bothers me, because my hens are so sweet I us. They just love me and my daughter. I hate to see them behave in such a way. I mean, was she gonna kill the chick??? I am so worried!
  20. brood mother

    PLEASE ADVISE!!!! BEYOND FRUSTRATED!!!!!!

    I didn't see this, my husband said he did, but, he said one of our hens jumped on a younger chick. Literally jumped on her back with her feet. I am distressed about this situation.:(
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