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    Duckling help. Urgent!!

    We ordered our ducks from efowl hatchery months ago, and finally they arrived a little less than a week ago. But, the issue is, after we'd had them for three days, suddenly, seven ducklings were acting weird (not eating, sluggish, etc.) and then just died. The same happened in similar fashion to...
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    When to introduce broody?

    My Wyandotte hen went broody 20 days ago, and we just had the first egg hatch. I have had her in a dog crate with a nest bow, a waterer, and some food, simply because I had trouble getting her to hatch one set of eggs rather than switching nest boxes every couple hours. So, here's my question...
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    Angora rabbit colony?

    I've heard mixed reviews on rabbit colonies in general, especially angora colonies. What do you guys think? I've talked to a couple people who keep their angoras in a community (bucks in cages though) and they seem to have no issues with fur staining, decrease in quality, etc. what are your...
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    Alpine goats in NC?

    Almost a year ago I rescued four half sisters, boer x alpine girls. Raising them has been really difficult as they were not socialized with as kids, but we have finally figured them out. We were thinking about using them for dairy, but haven't been able to find an alpine buck owner willing to...
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    Broody hen Hatch a long!

    Since most of the broody hen threads I've found so far are either ended, or extremely long already, I figured I'd start a new one for anyone else who wanted a slower moving broody hen hatch a long. Well, moving on, one of my favorite hens (from my starter flock) went broody a few days ago. She a...
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    Dark egg breeds, not laying very dark eggs?

    We ordered cuckoo marans and welsummers last year, hoping for the dark, dark eggs that we keep seeing everywhere. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about, those beautiful, dark, dark, chocolatey looking eggs? Well, admittedly their eggs are darker than normal eggs, but not as dark as we...
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    Can broody hens and chicks be in with the main flock?

    Since I'm hoping to get some broody hens this year, to hatch, or even just raise some chicks, the main question I have (since practically everything else seems pretty straight forwards) is, can broody hens and their chicks be in with the main flock? Most of my info has been taken from "The...
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    Best Broody Breeds?

    Well, last year I had one hen go broody, and it didn't really turn out well. Heart breaking lay, after three chicks hatched, she cracked her remaining eggs open and killed the rest of the babies. Later, two of her other chicks died, so all in all, I only got one successful chicken from the...
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    Predictors identification?

    Well, at the beginning of this month, I put roughly 40 chickens in my chicken coop. There were a mix of bantams, and standards, two standard roosters and about five bantam roosters. For a couple weeks having all the roosters turned out wonderfully, no predators whatsoever. And then, my chickens...
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    Baby Chicks

    Hi there. We just got 11 bantam chicks, one of our hens went broody, and everything has been fine... Until, just yesterday. The chicks have started to squish each other. We are down to 9 already. Is this normal? They definitely have enough space, I just moved them to a larger brooder. This...
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    Double Single Comb

    Hey there, I was looking at my baby chicks today (From McMurray Hatchery), and I saw that my baby Buttercup hen has a double single comb. If that doesn't make sense here's the picture. Is this dangerous? Does she need too see a vet? Is she sick? I'm seriously worried.
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    Free rare chick

    Hi, I ordered my chicks from McMurray Hatchery and they gave me a free rare chick. Could you help me Identify it? Please post if you have guess. I would really love to know the breed because I love the temperment and coloring so far.
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