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    New Duck Mama

    I am raising my very first ducklings. I have seven 4 day old Blue Swedish in a 4tfX2ft brooder box. It's 1/2 of an 8 foot brooder. I have 4 chicks in the other side. How long will a 4x8 brooder work? Do I need food sitting right next to the waterer? Or can the food be set away from the water?
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    Need some ideas please!

    My daughter just bought a house that has an area she would like to turn into a coop. The carport has a lean to built off of one side. She wants turn that into small coop for 3-4 birds. The area is about 6ft x 3 ft, and about 6 feet tall. It was last used for storage. I just need some...
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    Western Nebraska- layers

    I have six layers to give away. 3 are red sex link-one year old. 3 are Austra white mixes hatched this year, just came into lay. Located in Western Nebraska.
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    New duck questions

    I'm getting 5 one year old ducks. (4 ducks 1 drake.) They will initially go under the deck in a 8 X10 dog kennel with two dog houses. How long will I need to keep them locked up before I can let them free range? Since the drake will have his own girls, will he bother my chickens?
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    Why are my eggs rotten?

    This has happened before, prior to my finding my Easter egger dead. Now I have ANOTHER Easter egger laying eggs that look like they have mold in them. I doubt it's mold. The egg had no obvious cracks in it prior to opening. It's been washed in warm water and stored in the refrigerator. This egg...
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    Turkey/Rooster fighting

    Do you all separate your birds, or let them fight it out? My Turkey hen is ok with the chook hens, but she and the roosters HATE each other! I have them penned separately and they fight through the fence. If I let them free range together it's non stop chasing and fighting. I've taken to...
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    Thoughts on my latest hatch

    So, I just finished a batch of shipped eggs, and have some things to think about. I ordered 24 eggs, shipped from Florida to Western Nebraska, and the USPS took 4 days. My initial candle showed 8 eggs with damaged air cells. Some very loose, some saddle/ lopsided. (All but 2 of these ended up...
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    Malpositioned pip, help ASAP please.

    I am on day 21 for my shipped eggs. I decided to hatch upright in cut down cartons after doing some reading. Tonight, I took the two dried chicks out due to crowding, and did a quick pick up and check of eggs that I could not see a pip on. I found two eggs with pips on the wrong end. At this...
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    Broody vs Incubator

    I posted this in the turkey forum with no success, so I'm postinghere as well: I set 20 turkey eggs in the incubator, and about a week later two hens went broody on a small clutch. I have 19 left in the bator, and the girls have 10. I'm thinking of switching the eggs, and giving them the...
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    Broody vs Incubator

    I set 20 bourbon eggs in the incubator, and about a week later two hens went broody on a small clutch. I have 19 left in the bator, and the girls have 10. I'm thinking of switching the eggs, and giving them the bator eggs because they are further along. I would then put their 10 in the bator...
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    Air Cell/ Humidity

    I'm on day 14 of my very first hatch in my brand new Brinsea Eco 20. I candled on day 8 and 14. The air cell has grown by 1/8 - 1/4 inch, some eggs more than others. It is not as big as pictured in Hatching 101 article. My humidity has been in the 30%-45% range. It briefly pops up to 50%...
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    Wazine Valbazen question

    I treated with wazine in September of this year. (Dogs confirmed with round worms- treated all the animals.) The hens are still thin, even this year's pullets. I was thinking of adding valbazen. Do I need to retreat with the wazine this soon, or is valbazen a go? My breeds include white...
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    Selling bourbon Tom

    How much should i ask for this young Tom? He is right at 20 weeks old. I have another 12 week old to sell also. What's a fair price?
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    Chicken raising a turkey poult

    My question is regarding my Polish hen raising the Bourbon Red poult she hatched. I understand that sometimes the young will want to associate with whatever species raised them. Is this always true? Is this turkey destined to be a chicken? Will he/she want to mate with the other turkeys when...
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    Incubation period of a . . . Wal- Mart bag?????

    Ok- so my Tom turkey is getting a little desperate. I'm watching him in the yard and he is strutting as usual, and then starts stomping around on a plastic bag lying on the ground. Then I realized that he is TREADING, and trying to "assume the position." After a bit, he realized that the bag...
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    Shipping eggs for EATNG

    Hi All! I have read LOTS of threads on how to pack eggs for hatching, and am comfortable with that. My question is: How many dozens can I ship in one box before the box gets too big/ expensive? I have a cousin in NYC who wants some of our Nebraska eggs. He has asked a few times now...
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    My first broody!

    I'm so excited! I have a trio of Bourbon Reds, and one has started setting. She has been on her nest now for 4 full days. She took over the chicken nest box, so I had to make another place for the chickens to lay. I'm worried about her raising poults in the community coop once they...
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    New to Fermenting- How much to start with?

    Hi! I have an established mixed flock of 9 hens and 1 roo, and 3 Bourbon Red turkeys. I also have brooders going with 25 cornish cx, 15 LF chicks, and 4 turkey poults. I have decided to take the plunge and start a bucket of fermented feed. Here are my questions: Do I need separate...
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    Grain withdrawal period for allergies

    I had an interesting question posed to me. A lady has children severely allergic to wheat and wants chickens that don't eat wheat, and very little soy, if any. Would it be better for her to raise them from chicks herself, or ok to switch feeds and discard eggs for a certain period of time...
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    Northern Colorado folks!

    Where is the cheapest place in the Fort Collins area for feed?
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