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    Lymphoid Leukosis... Thoughts and experiences please

    Ive been losing birds here and there for two years now (since I first got chickens in spring 2015). I had thought Mareks the culprit and have done a lot of research on that disease and the possibility of breeding for resistence etc. However I finally found a vet who would do a necropsy for me...
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    To keep a rooster or not...

    Reasons why I would like one: They are pretty, I like the crowing, and I will want to hatch fresh chicks every spring. Reasons why Im not sure I should get one: An extra mouth to feed and clean up after thats not making eggs, they can potentially become mean and I have a small child, and I have...
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    Indian Runner gone broody!?

    HI All! OK, so I have indian runner ducks and previously have only hatched eggs in an incubator. None of my females have EVER acted broody at all even a little bit until now, and I have heard that runners usually aren't very good mothers, so I never looked too much into letting them hatch...
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    Breeding pairs - how long do they have to be together?

    Hi. OK, so this might sound funny, but I don't know how the whole sperm precedence thing works with ducks - if a duck has mated with several drakes, are the babies going to be from the first drake there, the last one there, or some combination of all that she has mated with? If you want...
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