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    Portable Coop

    Hey ya'll, so I've been kickin' around the idea of managing my flock of chickens and ducks throughout pastures behind my cattle and pigs. I had thought of making an " A" frame portable coop with plywood and 2x4's and fencing the chickens and ducks with electric netting around the coop. What are...
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    Joel Salatins Egg Mobile

    Has anyone ever done a set up like this? Building a coop with just a roof and a few walls but having electric fence around it? I'm trying to do something new with my chickens and wanting to move em around the pastures and saw a few of Joel's ideas and thought it was pretty neat. I just don't...
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    Duck house

    . . Hey yall I'm wanting to start my breeding house for my ducks so I can separate em by the start of next year. The first 2 pictures above is what the housing me and my dad made last year after we took off all the pieces of woods, sides and flooring. The only thing that was left was the roof...
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    Electric Wires

    Has anyone ever used electric wire fencing to keep chickens, ducks, geese in? I'm talking about the electric fence you would use for cattle, sheep, etc. I was thinking about using this since we use it for our cattle and sheep. Instead of buying the electric netting itself. I was thinking maybe...
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    Blue laced red Wyandottes?

    . . . Hey yall can yall tell me if these are blue laced red Wyandottes? This is my first time ever raising em and they seem to be fairly small for being 2 months or so. Is there a standard and a bantam blue laced red Wyandottes or are they all bantams? There is not much info on then online so I...
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    Breeder Housing

    . . . Hey yall I'm wanting to start my breeding house for my ducks so I can separate em by the start of next year. The first 2 pictures above is what the housing me and my dad made last year after we took off all the pieces of woods, sides and flooring. The only thing that was left was the...
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    Holderreads adult shipping

    Has anyone ever had adult ducks or geese shipped to em from Holderreads?
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    Duck breeds

    . Can someone tell me if these are all Golden Cascades?
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    Got my ducklings!

    Hey yall I got my ducklings from Holderreads today finally. I ordered 4 Saxonys, 4 Welsh Harlequins, 4 Golden Cascades and they sent in 2 White Appleyards as a bonus. Anyone had the white Appleyards? I wasn't expecting a different breed but I am totally okay with that. Can y'all tell which...
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    Duckling feed

    Hey yall I'm gettin ducks in a few days and was wondering if it was fine to feed em Purina medicated chick starter and add some brewers yeast to it? And for how long would I need to keep giving them brewers yeast? Thanks yall. Ivan
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    Blue laced red wyandotte chicks?

    . . Can anyone tell me if these are blue laced red Wyandottes and how they'll turn out to look once they are full grown? I just got these today and was a little curious. Thanks yall Ivan.
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    Blue Laced Red Wyandottes

    Anyone have this wyandotte breed? They caught my eye awhile ago and actually found a feed store that sells em and I am thinking about getting a few. And I wanted to know how they are? Are they like the Silver and Gold laced wyandottes? How do the babies look when they are hatched? Anything helps...
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    Chick with curved beak

    . Hey yall I have a chick that I believe is a broiler that has a curved beak like an eagles beak and also has a wattle below the beak too and was wondering if it'll affect the little guy? Thanks yall. Ivan
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    Butchering ducks

    Any of yall ever butchered ducks? Is it the same process like a chicken? Thanks
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    Duck coop Idea

    . Hey yall this was my old duck coop I used a few years back for a few ducks and geese it had wooden floors, walls and door. It was starting to go bad and me and my dad decided to tear it apart and were left with the frame and well now I want to use it again and was thinking about using hardware...
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    Cackle Hatchery Welsh Harlequins

    Anyone ever ordered welsh harlequins from here? There is a local feed store selling em and I am thinking about getting some even tho i already have 12 ducklings coming from Holderreads Thanks yall. Ivan
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    Coop Size

    How big do y'all think a coop should be for 12-14 ducks? And what do y'all think of putting hardware cloth as the floor so the droppings can go through and onto the grass o should I have a board as the floor? And what about putting chicken wire all around the coop? I want to make it portable...
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    Snohomish County, Washyourhandsington

    Anyone got anything for sale or looking for tips on raising in Snohomish County about waterfowl/poultry etc. please share here!
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    Holderreads

    Hey y'all this year will be my first ordering from holderreads, I'm pretty excited about ordering my ducks and just curious on how the ducks arrive and if they send extras just in case? I live about 5 and a half hours away from where they are so how long would it take the ducks to get here? I...
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    Plucking?

    Is there any other way to pluck broilers other than using the chicken plucker? No place seems to have those around here so im gonna have to do it the harder way. And also do y'all know how much the broilers should weigh each week and such? Thanks y'all!
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