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    TSC heater only last for 1 year

    That seems like a big fire hazard.
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    TSC heater only last for 1 year

    I have a Sweeter Heater. https://www.sweeterheater.com/products I've had mine for a couple years, but one member here has had one for over 8 years. And they're completely sealed and waterproof.
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    Ducks Fighting; very distressing

    Ah, that's what we all need - a goose! :p:rolleyes: But don't you think the stress of losing the drake might cause more fighting between females?
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    Any artists out there?

    I've only done pointillism with pens but not paint.
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    Ducks Fighting; very distressing

    I don't have a ton of experience with ducks, but I too think the absence of their drake has caused this fighting.
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    What's Up With All These Sick Chickens?

    I think I know what you're talking about, but, technically, it still had part of its head. 😬
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    What's Up With All These Sick Chickens?

    Keeping animals involves dealing with sick animals. There's no way around it. It's not just chickens. But you see a lot of sick chickens here because there are a lot of chicken owners here with a lot of chickens without chicken vets or the money to afford a chicken vet. If you can't deal...
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    Mice eating feed and getting into coops

    Just caught another mouse in the snap trap and one in the bucket trap. That's five in the last few days. The amount of mouse droppings in the chicken feed and their other frequented areas is significantly less. No poison used so I can leave the dead mice out for the owls and other wildlife to...
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    Mice eating feed and getting into coops

    Yup, foxes are very beneficial. Rodents seem to be the primary food of the foxes here. This year we had one (I assume a vixen with kits) regularly hunting in our overgrown pasture. I saw it leave with a mouthful of voles.
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    Mice eating feed and getting into coops

    Surprisingly, having just one snap trap makes a noticeable difference in my coop. I guess it also helps that we have lots of wildlife here that eat rodents.
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    Mice eating feed and getting into coops

    I set up a snap trap near a mouse nest in a wall cavity in the coop that cannot be accessed by the chickens. The trap catches rodents regularly. I got a mouse today, in fact. I check it daily and reset with chicken feed as the bait.
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    Quaratine?

    I do not quarantine young chicks from hatcheries or most NPIP certified breeders. All others I'd quarantine. I did a very strict 4-week-long quarantine when I added my ducks (they came from a hobby backyard breeder in the city).
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    First duck

    How old is he? If he's under a year old you should supplement his duck feed with brewer's or nutritional yeast to make sure he's getting enough niacin.
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    Love the new profile pic! He looks good next to purple. :D

    Love the new profile pic! He looks good next to purple. :D
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    Watering in the coop

    It can be in the winter, especially if you have open water and not a nipple waterer. Humidity is not as much of a problem in the warmer months. I keep a waterer in the coop 24/7, but I do not put heated waterers in the coop. I did it once and the walls and ceiling near the waterer were coated...
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    Bully Breed Thread!!!

    Welcome back @ShrekDawg !! I've missed you!
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    Pecking order now 5 weeks....

    Both are cockerels.
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    Naked bottom

    Most likely another chicken is plucking her rear feathers out. This can stem from things like boredom (coop too small, etc.) and nutrient deficiency (low protein feed, etc.).
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    Open Contest Funny Poultry Faces & Poses Photo Contest—Official 2025 BYC Mini-Contest

    It's not an entry because I already have the calendar and I want someone else to win it! :)
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    SAND for Coop

    I think sand on concrete is a recipe for stinky bacteria buildup. I'd suggest a very absorbent bedding (wood pellets, shavings, hemp) perhaps over vinyl sheet flooring.
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