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    Khaki Campbells - 2 Hens, 1 Drake

    I have a total of five Khaki Campbell ducks (well known for their egg laying abilities), but I had only originally wanted two. The person I got the hatching eggs from sent me extra to ensure a good hatch and I figured we'd just keep them all, but now that it's the rainy season, I've realized...
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    Scaly Leg Mites Question

    Hi All, I've been reading up on the scaly leg mites and have determined that that is definitely what my hen has. Today, I completely cleaned out the coop and put new shavings in and liberally sprinkled in DE. My question is, I only have one hen that has any symptoms...so do I have to treat all...
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    Feeding Chicks and Grown Chickens

    Maybe this seems like a silly question, but now that I've got chicks following their Mama all around, I'm wondering how do I give them chick food and keep the other hens from getting it? If I put any out, all the other chickens just eat it and leave none for the babies.
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    Why EE Eggs Didn't Develop?

    I had a broody hen and wanted mostly Easter Eggers out of the hatch...She had a total of 19 eggs under her...they were all smaller eggs from young hens (born in Feb). All but one of the eight other eggs hatched. I opened up the EE eggs and not one of the had any development in them. I had...
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    HELP! Aagggh I opened an egg Mama had abandoned but it's still alive!!

    I thought it had died...it was the last of the eggs. I even candled it before I decided to open it...there was no movement. I still opened it very carefully on the air cell end and lo and behold, it started moving very tiny movements...Like it had possibly started suffocating. I noticed the...
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    My First Broody Hen's First Hatched Chick!! **More Chicks & Pics**

    I was shocked when she went broody, since she's one of my young ones, but it solved a dilemma that I had. My mom wants to start raising chickens again (after many, many years) but didn't have an incubator. My hen went broody and problem solved! She has 19 (yes, 19!) eggs under and I have had to...
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    My First Broody Hen Has Her First Hatched Chick!!

    I was shocked when she went broody, since she's one of my young ones, but it solved a dilemma that I had. My mom wants to start raising chickens again (after many, many years) but didn't have an incubator. My hen went broody and problem solved! She has 19 (yes, 19!) eggs under and I have had to...
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    How Much to Charge for Eggs in Eugene, Oregon Area?

    Hi All, I've got eggs coming out my ears! I need to start selling them, but want to make sure I'm not charging too much or too little. I'm wondering if anyone else live in my area and can give me an idea of how much they're charging. I've got chicken and duck eggs. Also, what about selling...
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    Just Noticed a Hen with a Gritty Crop

    Okay, I know I've seen this on here, but of course now that I'm looking for it I can't find it. I realized she is looking a little tattered and felt her crop and it feels about half full and kinda gritty. What do I do about this?
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    I Need to Clip My Mean Cockerel's Wings...Any Suggestions?

    So my rooster has become a frequent visitor of my back porch. He is continually getting over the fence and he's a pain in the butt. I'm not sure if we're gonna keep him, but we need him for awhile for the fertile eggs. (I've got someone who wants to hatch some eggs). We've been doing the...
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    Could This Be a Pink Easter Egger Egg?

    I've been steadily getting two brown eggs from my RIRs since just after Christmas. I just recently starting getting eggs from my Red Stars. I've got two Easter Eggers that are due to start laying any time as well. I got an egg today that is very light. Is it possible that one of my Easter Eggers...
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    Have You Ever Heard a Duck Make This Noise?

    Weird Duck Noises.mp3 One of our ducks is making this weird squeaky noise. Almost like a rubbery ducky. I've heard the sound before, but wasn't quite sure where it was coming from because every time I'd go over to look, the sound would stop. Well, today, I hung my camera (in voice recorder...
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    Who Needs a Completed Pond? *Pics

    So, we're in the process of digging our pond for our ducks...Until it's finished we've been using a kiddie pool, that's sitting right next to where the pond is going. One day I was refilling the kiddie pool and forgot to turn off the water. The pond in progress filled with nice muddy water. They...
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    Ducks like the Chicken Coop Better...Suggestions?

    So, I finally finished my duck house and now my ducks don't want anything to do with it. We had a predator attack several weeks back, so put the ducks in the coop til their house was built. It only took them two days to start going in the coop on their own. Totally surprised me, since they had...
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    Plants That Ducks WON'T Eat! (or chickens for that matter)

    I would love to plant some greenery, maybe even flowers around the pond we're putting in, but obviously wouldn't want the duckies to make a buffet out of them. Anyone have some suggestions on plants that will work for this? It's in a heavily shaded area too, so they couldn't be ones that need...
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    Teenage Duck Thinks He's All Grown-up & Question about Pairing Up

    Just had to share...One of my (14 week old today) Khaki Campbell males has decided that he's grown up now. I saw him trying to mate one of the females yesterday. It was quite comical to watch, since he wasn't exactly coordinated. But he sure kept trying. One thing I did notice is that he was...
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    Bedding for Duck House? Hay or Shavings?

    My duck house will be finished this weekend and I've been wondering what to use. I've read that ducks prefer hay, but I also know a lot of people use wood shavings. I'd love to know what you use and why.
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    Sudden Aggressiveness??

    Some of you may have read about my poor little teenaged hen that got attacked by an opossum...well, the one of the other two Aracaunas in the flock has suddenly started chasing the other. Could this be because the injured one is not out there? Could it just be that their balance has been upset...
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    13 Week EE Injured (17 wks now) ~Vet Update Not Good~ *Graphic Pics *

    Okay, here goes the story... Some of you may have seen my "What Predator Killed my Chicken" thread about a week ago...We determined it was an opossum. Since then, my neighbor scared it away one night and haven't lost any since then until last night. I was in bed reading (the chicken coop is...
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    Nest Box in a Duck House?

    I'm going to be building my duck house this weekend and I'm wondering what others have done for nest boxes...do you actually give them a box for laying? If so, do you raise it at all like you do with chickens? I've got Khaki Campbells about 5-8 weeks away from beginning to lay. I'd love to see...
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