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    Anyone near Dayton Ohio missing a Whooper Swan?

    Hanging out with Canada geese, no leg bands
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    What month are bobwhites supposed to start laying?

    I thought it was march or april? Imagine my surprise when I found two eggs in the pen today. Unseasonably warm weather in Ohio, but what is going on here? Haven't had any eggs from my call ducks yet but my bobs are laying ??
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    Two incubators-using one as a hatcher?

    I have two brinsea octo 20 adv. incubators and I'm considering staggering my hatches by using one to incubate and one to hatch. I'm thinking I will set one row of eggs at a time and then move them to the "hatcher" for lockdown. Benefits: eggs will be fresher, I'll have a constant rotation of...
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    White call ducks-color question

    I'm breeding for white calls. I have 5 male and 5 female breeders that are all white with no black on them. Just had some ducklings hatch and one of them has two black spots on his back. Does this mean that one of my breeders is throwing black, or is this something common on ducklings and will...
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    Call ducks pipping upside down

    I have call duck eggs on day 26 in the incubator. The first pip yesterday was at the small end of the egg. Another pip this morning, same thing. What causes this? Did I do something wrong or is this common with ducks? Brinsea incubator with rails and auto turn, lockdown on day 23 and layed on...
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    WHY do ducks start laying in the winter?

    Does anyone know why waterfowl start laying their eggs in January? My call ducks started laying last week and when I had geese they layed in January too. It's all I can do to get the eggs in before they freeze, and I can't imagine they are even viable at these temps. Wild ducks don't do this do...
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    Brinsea Incubators 20% off black friday

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    Show me your WINTER duck waterers!

    So how do YOU give your ducks water in the winter? I've been trying to figure out how to give my call ducks drinking water that is deep enough for them to wash their bills but still keep them from getting in it to swim and make a frozen mess all over the barn. This is the best I can come up...
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    How to set eggs in Brinsea?

    I'm setting eggs in my Brinsea octagon 20 this morning and I don't know why, but it got into my head that I'm doing it wrong (after 3 years of incubating). Looking at the picture below, let's say the top is north and the bottom is south. The bator automatically turns the eggs from north to...
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    Goose Cartoon

    My son (who took care of my geese while we were on vacation) sent this to me. Made me laugh!
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    Call duck eggs-how will I know?

    Stupid question here: When my call ducks start laying will I be able to tell their eggs from my bantam chicken eggs? I will be gathering the call duck eggs for incubation and eating the chicken eggs, and I'm worried I won't be able to tell and will eat my ducks by accident, lol! So those of...
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    Question about lockdown/hatching

    For some reason I haven't seen this question addressed or I just can't find it. I've been incubating for a few years now but I don't understand something: I put my eggs in lockdown with the air cells in the right position for the chick to hatch. But when they start hatching the chicks that...
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    NE Ohio- Two Sebastopol Goslings

    Two Sebastopol goslings hatched 3-2-15. Very healthy and extremely cute! $90 for both. These two goslings must go together-I will not separate them. They are too young right now, very social and the only two goslings I have at the moment. They are not sexed, and I will not ship, please don't...
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    Duck ID please

    can anyone tell me what type of ducks these are? They live in a retention pond at my in-laws in South Carolina. I said wood duck LOL (I know that's not what they are)
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    You know you have too many chickens in your life when...

    When you read this headline as "Cleveland Police to get Broody cams". I clicked on the link thinking "oooh, chickens!" Just slap me... http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/cleveland-police-to-get-body-cams
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    Quail Belgian Bearded D'Anver Bantams

    A story about a breed of chickens: 11 years ago (holy cow, has it been that long?!) I ordered chicks from a hatchery and they included a free "surprise" chick. It turned out to be a Belgian Bearded D'anver hen. This was the sweetest chicken I have ever met! Through the years I have had...
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    Is this a rat?

    I have something that has made tunnels under my chicken and goose pens. I'm sure it's eating the chicken and goose feed. I'm not losing any eggs or chicks. I filled the tunnels in and the next day it chewed through the frelonic mats to get back in. All I can think of is rats. Can't catch...
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    Why are hatcheries shipping on Saturday?

    I haven't ordered chicks for a few years, but before the hatcheries always shipped on Mondays and I got the chicks on Wednesday. I ordered from two different hatcheries this year, and the first one shipped on Saturday June 7th. When I got the text telling me they shipped, I said to my husband...
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    Michigan to criminalize small family farms with chickens, goats, honey bees and more

    Time for people to get together and stop this: http://www.offthegridnews.com/2014/05/02/michigan-bans-animals-on-small-farms/ "The Commission ruled April 28 that local governments have the right to ban livestock from any area zoned residential in the state." "Governments could ban goats...
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    Free Mute Swans in NE Ohio

    This is not my ad, I came across it on Craigslist. I have no interest in swans but I know that they can be very expensive so I thought I would pass it along to someone who might want to get some. The ad is from Ashtabula County Ohio craigslist...
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