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    HELP!!! My duck eggs are not hatching

    I am trying to hatch out mallard eggs. They are fertile and they make it to the hatch date but, usually die in the egg before hatching. When I crack open the egg I find a fully formed duckling that has not absorbed the yolk of the egg even 2 weeks after hatch date). I keep the incubator at...
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    What is the best bait for raccoons in a live trap?

    Neighbor has a HUGE raccoon problem in her coop. She is using a large live trap. (I have recommended a dukes trap) What is the best bait to use? She has tried raw pork chop, wet cat food, dry cat food, live rats, eggs, cooked bacon, and honey. Any other suggestions. Still NO luck!!!! she...
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    duck egg/prolapse 911

    A friend of mine has a duck that we believe to be egg bound. We can't get our eyes on the egg and everytime the duck strains she appears to prolapse. We can feel the egg but, can't see it... It has felt like it was mostly out of the vent but, it was still "stuck" in the tissue of the...
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    Banty hatched duck eggs...now what (cross post)

    My 1 year old seabright bantam hatched out 2 fertile duck eggs. She is quite content sitting on the duckings and even calls them back to her if they get out from under her. She is the top ranking hen of our flock of 10 but, she is still in general population. I am concerned about her...
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    Banty hatched duck eggs....now what?

    My 1 year old seabright bantam hatched out 2 fertile duck eggs. She is quite content sitting on the duckings and even calls them back to her if they get out from under her. She is the top ranking hen of our flock of 10 but, she is still in general population. I am concerned about her...
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    hen won't leave nest box

    Hi, I have a year old silkie hen who won't leave the nest box unless I force her. She is not aggressive when I collect eggs and will eat if I force her out but, she insists on sitting in the nest box 24 hours a day. i have not seen her leave unless i force her out, not even when the flock gets...
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    A crowing hen???!!!

    I have a seabright bantam, almost a year old, she began crowing yesterday. I observed her crowing 6 times yesterday. I caged her to ensure that she was indeed a hen (egg laying) and low and behold she left me an egg this morning. She was crowing today too. It is definately a crow...head...
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    What the heck are up with these eggs?

    For the past few days one of my hens (a seabright banty is my smallest) has been laying TINY eggs (about penny to nickle size). These eggs are never in the nest box, always just randomly around the run. I boiled them up out of curiosity and they have a yolk section but, it is white like the...
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    Why would my bantam quit laying

    My Bantam hen is almost a year old. She has laid 5 eggs in her entire life...I am wondering what would make a hen stop laying after 5 eggs...she is not molting, I know that it is winter but, my Turken hen (I think!) is laying almost daily. Should I expect more eggs someday? She is a Seabright...
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    Hello from Washington state

    Backyard flock consisting of 1 Seabright Bantam (hen, Pretty cute), 2 Turkens (pullets,one red one black, Turkey and Goose respectively), 2 Silkies (straight run,1 black, 1 white Mumble and Bubble), 3 Polish (straight run, 1 black laced, 1 copper laced, 1 buff laced, Puff, Scratchy, and Duck), 1...
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    Who is laying.....

    Hi, I am new here but, I have a question about my backyard flock that I was hoping someone here may be able to answer. First, I know it is winter and many chickens don't lay much if any in the winter. Now, my flock consists of 1 seabright bantam hen (rarely lays), 2 turken pullets(one 5 months...
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