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    Sebastapol Can’t Walk

    Hello, all! Help, please! I have a 4yo sebastapol gander that is unable to walk. He has had trouble getting up and kicks his legs repeatedly but can’t get traction to stand no matter the footing. The right side looks worse as that’s the side he usually falls on. He looks completely healthy...
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    Sebastapol Can’t Walk

    Hello, all! Help, please! I have a 4yo sebastapol gander that is unable to walk. He has had trouble getting up and kicks his legs repeatedly but can’t get traction to stand no matter the footing. The right side looks worse as that’s the side he usually falls on. He looks completely healthy...
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    Looking for Sebastapol Geese

    Good evening! I lost one of my two Sebastapol Geese today in a completely fluke accident. It looks like his wing got tangled up in the bottom of the trailer somehow, which resulted in panic. I'm so sad! The remaining goose hatched at the beginning of April and I would love to get her a...
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    Coming Back

    Hello, all! I'd like to get back to regular visits with you fine folks as I am welcoming Sebastapol geese and Muscovy ducks to the fold this year. I've have one of nearly every imaginable breed of chicken for 8 years (who knew - I saw that when I logged in) and ducks on and off over that same...
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    8 wk old chicken found dead

    Hello, all. This morning I found one of my chicks dead this morning. There were not any outward signs of illness nor did she appear "damaged" when I found her this morning. Any thoughts? Or suggestions about anything I should be doing for the others - who, again, appear just fine. Super...
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    Sebbies in PA

    Hello, all! I am in Southeastern PA. Only 25 min from Delaware. I am looking to add some Sebbies to my home flock in the coming year or so. Does anyone breed or know of someone I can talk to. I am willing to drive. So, NJ, DE, Northern PA are certainly not out of the question. I'd love...
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    To clip... or not to clip

    I recently inherited two young mallards... If I don't clip their wings will they fly away never to return? I have read that some people's Muscovies will fly a lap around the house but aways stay close. Is that specific to certain breeds? Thoughts?
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    Not really walking, eating, or drinking....

    Hello, all. A friend called me today and said that a duckling had wandered into the outdoor arena on her farm, alone. There is a retaining pond with a few females in it, but it's almost 100 ft from the arena. We walked all around the property and could not find any trace of a nest. It...
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    Black Hawks?!?

    This is fascinating... until I lose some chickens. Yesterday while I was on the phone I watched a red tailed hawk fly over my chicks. Just as I was ready to run out the door two "black crows" chased him off. I thought they must have some claim to the property. A nest or something. After I...
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    Oh, holy possum!

    I just went out to lock the girls up and found a possum hanging around the back of the coop. I had dumped the bottom of the feeder (just powder) there earlier in the day and he was looking for something good I guess. So scary! The ducks were just wandering around the run with the doors wide...
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    Pecking order or something else? Pics...

    I just went out to let the girls out for the day and found my Blue Polish, Lola, missing a head full of feathers. They did not go out yesterday so it was not a predator. I am not sure if this is an adjustment in the pecking order with it getting colder and the birds spending more time inside...
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    Having trouble with sand....

    I have sand in my 8'x12' run for 6 chickens and 3 ducks. However, the area around the ducks' water buckets is getting wet and staying wet. I am not sure how to handle this. I am wondering if I should create a 2x4 "sandbox" and fill it with river rock for the water bucket area. My only...
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    What are you using for footing in the run?

    I have a 12'x8' run filled with 3+ inched of sand in June... Housing 6 chickens and 3 ducks... The problem is that the sand does not seem to be draining from the areas where the ducks play with their water. I don't know if it is because it is mixed with their poop as it is impossible to rake...
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    Mealworms from my classroom

    I teach second grade and we have been studying insects... The first one that we studied was mealworms. We got about 100 mealworms from a lab and watched the life cycle. Do you think that they will be safe to feed to my chickens? I am worried about the fact that they were bred in a man made...
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    First duck eggs... now?!? Proud pics

    I just went out this morning to take care of the girls and found these in addition to my Delaware's morning gift (she is my only chicken laying)... These are from my Runners, yes? I found them in the run rather then in their house. I have stopped locking them up at night since they...
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    Two cats just showed up!

    My dog just went crazy at the door... he seems protective of his chickens though I have never allowed him near them once they left the house (he growls at the woman who lives above our barn when she is near them, though he loves her normally)... Low and behold there were two healthy looking...
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    Considering Sebastopol Geese

    I have my first flock of birds this year and I am loving every minute of it! (7 chickens, no two are the same, 1 buff/white runner, and two chocolate runners) I am already looking forward to diversifying over the coming years. Now, I am a major planner, so I do have some questions I would...
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    should I keep putting them in the coop at night?

    Alright... My girls have been out of the brooder for several weeks. They lived in the coop for two weeks. They have been allowed out in the run for about one week. However, they refuse to put themselves away at night. Only my Polish makes the trek up the ramp to perch for the night around 8...
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    Any vegetation they won't eat?

    Hi, all! I am planning a run beyond the run. It will be a grass run surrounding the traditional run. So, I wanted to put some plants in there to add some visual interest for me and additional hiding places for the kids. I initially thought grasses would be alright, and I would wrap the bases...
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    Does this mean drake?

    I have three runner ducklings that are 5 and 6 weeks old. Two of them are quacking up a storm and the other does not make any noise at all. In fact, she frequently opens "her" mouth like she wants to quack but nothing comes out. She has done this since I got this pair of chocolates at 3.5...
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