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  1. katlovesaandw

    *~*Runner Duck Club*~*

    New to Runners, if you saw my posts. Questions! 1) Do your runners reside with your chickens? 2) What kind of water source do you have for them, pond? Pool? Reason I ask. Our chickens, Muscovies, Turkey and Rabbit share our main run and coop. It is pretty much at capacity, esp. since we...
  2. katlovesaandw

    *~*Runner Duck Club*~*

    Not yet! We are thinking a theme name for the group like Star Trek based or Star Wars.... ya, we are geeks!LOL Hubby just got home and is gushing over them! :D
  3. katlovesaandw

    *~*Runner Duck Club*~*

  4. katlovesaandw

    *~*Runner Duck Club*~*

    I ordered them through Purely Poultry and they apparently work with hatcheries. Mixed reviews about them online, either loved them or had issues but it did seem most of the issues were resolved with either refund or replacement chicks. They shipped out of Thief Run, Minnesota. When I googled...
  5. katlovesaandw

    *~*Runner Duck Club*~*

    SQUEEEEE!!! They are here! All arrived safely!!! And ALIVE! They look healthy, all have drank lots of water and eaten food and are running around like crazy in the brooder. I can ID them! The black, the blue, the emery penciled should be the darker spotted one, penciled should be lighter one...
  6. katlovesaandw

    *~*Runner Duck Club*~*

    Yep! That is the coloring hubby really wanted but I didn't want to end up with all of the same. So we spread the wealth around when we picked! He is hoping for a drake in those...which is the reason we got 2. How soon can you tell drakes from hens? Without sexing them. We SUCK at that. Sexed...
  7. katlovesaandw

    *~*Runner Duck Club*~*

    Good to know! Only reason we are trying to pond is we have it already. Like I said, it was cleaned out so we shut it down for the Winter and had plans to plant bamboo in it instead as it is a rubber water trough. Then hubby mentioned he would like some runners.... And we rolled with it from...
  8. katlovesaandw

    *~*Runner Duck Club*~*

    Not new to ducks, but new to Runners! Found out that Hubby wanted some so.... we ordered and they arrive tomorrow. 6 ducklings unless they add an extra and they all survive. We have Muscovies and have had a Cayuga in the past. We moved our 75 gal. pond off the patio and out to poultry yard for...
  9. katlovesaandw

    Midget White Owners- Need input!

    Snood is same on both of them. They both have fuzzy downy feathers in a line on back of head and neck. And yep, it is more when our 1 dog goes in the yard. Yeti chases her down and tries to be all tough. Bob is way more mellow unless you are a crow. Bob is also more intelligent. Yeti, while...
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    Midget White Owners- Need input!

    CRAP! *sigh Ok..... Well.... I guess "Bob Goblin" is now Bobbie or Bobbette. Yep, little strutting and tail fanning but no gobble. Just chirps and calls and whistles to each other. And here I was patiently waiting for a blue face and beard and squishy face. Guess I will start looking for a...
  11. katlovesaandw

    Midget White Owners- Need input!

    Ok, so finding INFO more than the basic on MW is FREAKING HARD! I researched the breed but it is all the same info. I knew this is breed I wanted for backyard city folk. They are pets, not food. At this point. Got my 2 poults in February. They were 8 weeks at the time. Born approx. Jan. 1 then...
  12. katlovesaandw

    When to pull unhatched eggs from Muscovy?

    Broody Muscovy. Went and bought 6 fertilized Muscovy eggs from a local farmer. She kicked out 3 by end of Week 2. 3 left. Yesterday was day 35. She hatched 1 duckling on Sat. morning. We pulled it to put in brooder as our flock is not baby-safe. 2 eggs left. I checked this morning and nothing...
  13. katlovesaandw

    Need new duckling advice!

    That is what I thought. It was awful last time and the one survivor ended up being a roo and we can't have roos in PDX city limits so we did it all for nothing. And I agree with them being more friendly with hand-raising. We will be doing that then! Thanks! Guess I will drag the big brooder...
  14. katlovesaandw

    Need new duckling advice!

    So we gave our broody Muscovy 6 fertile Muscovy eggs to sit on(we bought them from a local farmer). They are due to hatch on April 12 or so. She has 3 left. She has kicked the others out of the nest and they disappeared. This is our 2nd time doing this. Usually we just buy chicks/ducklings or...
  15. katlovesaandw

    Midget White Turkey!

    So far, they are GREAT! Now in chicken pen. Spent the weekend free ranging in the yard together. No issues. We trimmed a wing on each. They can still roost but not fly away hopefully. I do childcare so names are Yeti and Bob Goblin. They are so cute. Can't wait until hopefully they get more...
  16. katlovesaandw

    Little Giant Incubator Tricks

    Thank you!!!! :D
  17. katlovesaandw

    Little Giant Incubator Tricks

    The auto egg turner won't screw it up?
  18. katlovesaandw

    Little Giant Incubator Tricks

    Ok, we have the LG with the circulating fan and egg turner. We have used it once. Not great but we are learning. With the fan model it has this temp sensor on a piece of clear plastic film..... hubby wedged it 1st time on lid. I can't get it to do that. I would think I could use a thumbtack and...
  19. katlovesaandw

    House Pigeon advice.

    Thanks! We have a line on another pigeon right now. If all works, pick it/him up Friday.
  20. katlovesaandw

    House Pigeon advice.

    Ok, we have adopted a house pigeon. She is 4, was raised by previous human parents from a naked baby after she was kicked off roof of apartment complex while spraying for moss. She is a standard pigeon, like the kind you see flying under overpasses or walking around the parking lots. She is...
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