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    Breed guesses for my rooster?

    Back in April, I bought a straight run of day old chicks from my local feed store. They were chicks hatched out by a local 4H group for a project. I got 4 groups of three chicks in each group: 3 Black Australorps, 3 Delawares, 3 Golden Sex-links, and 3 that were supposed to be Blue Asians. I...
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    Which roo should I keep (OR which is worse: Father/daughter breeding or half-brother/half-sister bre

    I have two beautiful roosters, a father (EE) and his son (EE/PR). They are both lovely roos, great temperaments, neither are aggressive towards me, the hens or my children or even complete strangers that come over. I am downsizing my roos and am not sure which one to keep. I'm NOT a breeder, I...
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    "Wobbly" hen???

    I have a hen that I found sitting in my yard a few days (almost a week) ago when I went out to feed the chickens. She had been pecked on top of her head enough to bleed and make me think she had a concussion, she has trouble standing up, but not paralyzed in legs or wings. After a week in...
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    Eggs haven't hatched yet

    I have a bantam who went broody, so I put a few eggs under her. We candled them about a week or so into her sitting, and they seemed alive. Sunday was day 21 and now on Tuesday still no chicks. She's still sitting, and won't let anyone near without a good pecking. Should I worry? Take the eggs...
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    May need to sell duck eggs...

    So, after much discomfort, I've discovered I can't eat my duck eggs. My husband will eat them, and the kids too, but they are piling up faster than they're eating them. How much should I sell them for? Fresh chicken eggs in my area go for $2.50-$3.00 unless you're at a farmers market. Should I...
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    Problem with my drake

    I have 5 Indian Runners, 4 ducks, 1 drake. My drake is chasing some of my bantam chicken girls around and this morning I caught him mounting one and trying to mate with her. I need to separate the ducks, but since they are currently free range, I'm wondering how much space do they need? I'm...
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    Question about duck eggs

    I have Indian Runners and had read somewhere that the eggs don't have as long a shelf life for eating as chicken eggs. After spending at least an hour searching this entire site, I can't seem to find anything on storing duck eggs and for how long they last. I store my chicken eggs on the counter...
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    HELP!! Power went out!!

    My power went out for a few hours today, from about 10am till 2pm. I have 15 duck eggs in an incubator, am I going to lose them, or will they be ok? I left the bator closed while the power was out, hoping to contain as much warmth as possible, but the temp still dropped to around 60-70 in there.
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    Looking to get some geese

    My hubby and I are looking to get some geese for two reasons: we heard they might help protect our ducks and chickens against hawks, and also he's thinking about maybe raising a few for meat. I've done some research, but I'd like more personal opinion on which breeds might be best for us. We...
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    Incubating duck eggs

    Just put 15 eggs in the incubator today from my Indian Runner girls. Can't wait to see how many will hatch! I know chicken eggs need to be turned about 3 times a day at first, but is it the same with duck eggs?
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    Chickens and snow

    Anyone else have chickens that refuse to come out of the coop when it's snowing? I live in central NC and today is only the second day it's snowed this winter (at least in my area), and my chickens will stay in the coop or at the very least in the barn. I have an old horse barn (3 stalls and a...
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    Natural Hatching

    I have a little bantam girl sitting on a clutch of 14 eggs (she hid the nest from me, and by the time I found it, she'd already had 12 eggs...), and I lost track of when she started sitting. I want to say it was the last week or so in January. I'm guessing it's been around 21-27 days. How long...
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    ACV added to water

    So I read on here that I can add apple cider vinegar to my chickens water to prevent paste butt. I couldn't find the thread to see how much to put in a 2.5 gallon bell waterer and if it's ok for my ducks. Sorry if this is a repeat question.
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    Hawk just took one of my ducks

    I just chased a hawk off the carcass of one of my ducks, but she was already dead by the time I got outside. I've now lost three chickens and one duck since Sept. to a hawk. All my birds are free range, we don't have a pen for them that we can cover, they go in a coop at night. Any ideas what I...
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    New to BYC

    Hi y'all, just joined BYC and wanted to introduce myself. I'm living in NC, have 4 kids, 2 cats, 9 chickens, 4 ducks and 1 hubby. :) Our ducks are Indian Runners, 3 ducks 1 drake. Chickens are mixed bunch: 6 MG/Bs (2 roosters, 4 hens), 1 production red hen, 1 barred rock hen and 1 red sex-link...
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