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    Injured duckling?!?!

    My duck hatched 5 eggs sunday morning. One of the ducklings look a little smaller than the others and has trouble walking. Before it could walk about a foot and then would take a break and keep on going but now it can't even walk at all, it can sort of swim though. I checked it out and one of...
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    HOW TO MOVE A BROODY DUCK TO THE BROODY COOP?

    My broody duck has been sitting on fertile eggs for about 2 weeks and I want to move her into the broody coop. I've heard that a lot of times the duck looses interest in her eggs after being moved. Should i move her before or after the eggs hatch? And how?
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    MALLARD DUCKLINGS QUESTION

    My broody duck is sitting on 5 fertile eggs and they're going to hatch in a week or two. I was wondering how the mother takes care of the Ducklings after they're born and if the drake plays any role in the ducklings lives, for instance; protecting the nest or something. I'm not sure if I should...
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    BACKYARD GOATS?

    I'm looking into getting one or two goats. Are they expensive to care for? Is it hard to care for them? Any advice on what breed or how to care for them? thanks in advance!
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    BEST BREED OF GOAT FOR A BACKYARD FARM

    I have been looking into getting goats. I'm going to get one or two goats but I don't know what breed. What are goats good for other than milk and goat cheese? What is a friendly, cute, breed of goat? Best breed of goat for a backyard farm?
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    HOW TO GET MY DUCKS TO LIKE ME?????

    I have heard that at first some ducks don't like their owners but then after a while they start to adapt to their owners and grow to love them and some ducks just love the owners since the owners got them, is this true? My ducks are about two months old and always run away from me, and...
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    HELP!!!

    I have 2 hens, 3 female ducks, and one drake. I have them all together in a coop. Are drakes suppost to eat different feed then the ducks and hens, what kind of feed should i buy for the drake and how do i keep the drake from eating the layer feed? Am i suppost to have a different coop for the...
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    HOW OLD ARE DUCKS WHEN THEY START TO LAY?

    I have a pekin duck, a mallard duck, and a fawn & white runner duck. How old will they be when they start to lay? I got them November 19th and November 26th, 2012
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    WHEN DO MALLARD'S USUALLY HATCH DUCKLINGS?

    I have a female and a male mallard duck and i'm wondering when their going to have some ducklings.
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    CLIPPING MY MALLARD DUCKS WINGS

    Does anybody know how to clip a ducks wings? My mallard took her first flight today and she flew all the way from one side of my backyard almost into my neighbors yard 50 feet away.
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    HOW OFTEN DO DUCKS LAY?

    I have two mallard ducks 10 weeks old, a pekin duck, 11 weeks old, and a white & fawn runner duck, also 11 weeks old. How often do each of these breeds lay? I heard that the runner ducks lay every day, is this true? Are duck laying patterns any different than my chickens laying patterns?
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    CLEANING THE DUCK HOUSE?

    My ducks are making a huge mess in the duck house! We're going to put a fence around and above our backyard pond and they would hang out in the pond during the day and then we would put them back in the duck house at night. Is this a good idea? Or will they make the whole pond really dirty and...
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    CHICKEN SWING

    I just got a chicken swing for my chickens. How do i get them to use it? Do they just need time to discover it?
  14. BackyardAnita

    SOUNDPROOFING THE COOP?

    I have ducklings and i'm building the coop. Just in case the ducks get too loud, am i able to soundproof the coop? Where can i get soundproof insulation?
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    CAN I TELL IF MY MALLARD DUCKLING IS A MALE OR FEMALE?

    I have two mallard ducklings and i was wondering if there's any way to tell what gender they both are. At what age do the males start to develop the green head?
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    AT WHAT AGE CAN DUCKS GO FROM THE BROODER TO THE OUTDOOR COOP?

    At what age can my ducks go from the brooder to the outdoor coop?
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    HELP DIRTY DUCKLING BROODER

    My duckling brooder has a horrrrible smell! How do i reduce the odor!?!?
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    DIRTY DUCKLING BROODER HELP!

    My duckling brooder is stinky! Is there any way i can make it smell better? Would a spray air refresher be bad for ducklings?
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    HAWK PROBLEM

    Will hawks attack in the summer? This is my first year with my chickens. I like to free-range my chickens but I have learned not to free-range in the winter. Every day now there is a hawk in my backyard waiting for the chickens to come out. Will i have to worry about hawks in the summer? How can...
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    HELP DUCK PROBLEM?

    I have four ducklings and i was wondering if they're going to be too noisy to keep. Will my neighbors be disturbed by the ducks quacking? Or will four ducks not make much noise?
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