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    Can anyone help sex my ducks?

    Some definitely quack, but I'm having a hard time telling which is which. Here are some pictures. There are a couple that are definitely drakes (heads are changing) but the others I'm not sure. I think this is a drake because of the colored feathers? I think the white on on the right is a...
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    Lethargic, ill hen. Sour crop and vent gleet?

    Something is wrong with one of my hens. She went broody a couple weeks ago, so I attributed her strange behavior to that, but over the last few days I've been finding her laying wherever with droopy wings. She's not eating and only seems to drink when I help her. Her comb is really pale. Most of...
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    Can you help me pick duck breeds?

    I am having SUCH a hard time picking out which breeds we want. I am thinking Welsh Harlequins for laying, but they are so hard to find and we really didnt want to use a hatchery cause we have to order 10 (we want about 6). We are looking for 2 females that will be good layers, friendly and calm...
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    Chick with no eyes :(

    Is it kindest to cull her? I got her from a breeder and she is 5 days old and I dont think she's eaten since she was hatched. She's very weak, but drinks when I dip her beak in water. I cant get her to eat. So sad for this little chick and I dont know what to do to help her. She also had a...
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    Geese and chickens

    We are thinking of getting a few geese. They would be house separately from our chickens and ducks however they would all free range together in our backyard. Would this be ok or would the geese pick on the chickens to much? Thanks!
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    Turkey poults: midget white, bourbon red or royal palm

    Anyone know where I can get a small amount (3-4) of heritage breed turkeys in Michigan? We would like to raise a few bourbon reds, midget whites or royal palms for butcher this year but I cannot seem to find anyone with these breeds anywhere in MI. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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    How long should I keep the roo inside?

    We brought our rooster in last week due to severe frostbite and infection. His wattles had gotten extremely swollen and warm. He's doing much better now, all swelling and heat has gone away. I'm wondering when I can put him back out with the flock? Here is a picture of him today. I will say...
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    Swollen Wattles

    My roo has a pretty severe case of frostbite for about a month now. I brought him in yesterday when we found him bloodied by the flock. While I was cleaning him I noticed his wattles are extremely swollen on one side. There is very little frostbite on his wattles, but they are both warm and...
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    Pecking behavior question, I really need help figuring this out.

    On Saturday I found a hen severely pecked in the back of the head. She is now recuperating in our basement in a kennel. Everything has been fine since then, but yesterday night I went out and found two more pecked hens. Not nearly as bad, only a tiny spot of missing feathers and one had a tiny...
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    Hen pecking question

    I have one hen who is being badly pecked. On Saturday I opened the coop and found the back of her head bald and bloody. We seperated her from the flock and I tried to reintroduce her today as she was scabbed over and looking good. I didnt intend to let her stay, just go out for a little while to...
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    Injured hen - back of skull raw and bloody

    When I let my flock out this morning I noticed the base of the skull on my hen Red was bloody and raw. It looks like all the feathers have been pulled. I believe it might be a mating injury. We have 13 hens and 2 roos and they are about 5.5 months old. None of the other hens have any feathers...
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    I believe my roo has frostbite on his comb. I was checking them out tonight and his comb

    is turning a tiny bit black on the edges. I'm very worried about him now. Is there anything I can/should be doing for him? Their coop is a shed we converted by putting in a pop door, 2 large windows and 4 vents. All of the vents are open but the windows are closed for winter. We open the main...
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    feeder for oyster shell

    What do you keep your oyster shell/crushed eggshell in for your flock? I'm not sure if I should buy another smaller feeder or if there is something better out there. Thanks!
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    Nesting box question

    We just set up our nesting boxes this past weekend as our hens are about 19 weeks old now and we wanted to be prepared. We screwed the boxes into the wall and filled them with straw and a couple golf balls each. Well, I went out a couple hours later and the girls scratched all the straw out of...
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    Mean chick

    My chicks are about 2 weeks old and I have one thats mean. Every time I put my hand in the brooder this one attacks me and bites at me. Is there any way to correct this behavior? I'm worried this is the rooster I ordered. If it is, I dont want him to grow up mean! Thanks!
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    Can I keep new chicks outside?

    Hi everyone. We just ordered our chicks from McMurray's hatchery. We waited til now because we had just moved into our house in April and didn't have the coop yet and we figured that if we got them during the summer, we could keep them in our garage in the brooder since it would be warm out. Now...
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