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    WTB Female Duck- Help fox got the friend- Minnesota Metro Area

    I am looking for a female Pekin or limilar breed that would make a good friend. The fox got one of our Pekin ducklings that are now approx 7 weeks old. The other duckling looks lost and the chickens are not being nice now that it is alone. I live in the southeast metro area but I would...
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    Editing BST Suject line

    I put a WTB for a female Pekin Duck and have not gotten any replies. I wanted to change it to Female Duck and then in my message part explain I would like a Pekin but would take a female of any breed that would make a good companion for my duck. Thanks. If I can't edit it I will just close it...
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    WTB: Female Pekin Duck, Twin City Metro Area, MN

    I am looking for a female Pekin duck under a year old. I have a duckling that is approx. two months old and need a playmate/companion. I would consider any breed that would make a good companion to my current duck. PM with details and availabity and pricing. I can pick up if not to far. I...
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    Roosts and Nest Boxes Heights

    It works. I rearranged my coop on Tuesday. I raised my roosts and lowered my nest boxes. Went out on Wednesday morning and NO Chicken Poo in the nest boxes! I have my roosts a little higher than recommended on the site but they all made it up there Tuesday night. Thanks BYC for the info...
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    Roosters are PIGS!

    I now have a flock of 21 hens (of which 3 are bantams) and two bantam roosters. This past summer I had 5 RR roosters put into an order as packing peanuts and DS would not let me cull so we raised them. Well I knew I was going through a little more food than I had last winter but I had the same...
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    Baby Ducks meet the Chickens

    I took the two ducklings,now about 7 weeks old for a walk out to the coop today (got a week ago and they are Pekins and they are almost the same size as my standard chickens but just starting to get feathers). We stopped at a puddly by the driveway and then we walked in a line to the coop. I...
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    I just got home with the two new babies. I finally have ducks!

    Not a great picture but here they are. Prettiest Frog had ordered Roen eggs and her order got mixed up with another order and she was sent Pekin eggs which was evident when they hatched I guess. She only wanted Roens and I saw her post on the Auction thread and we traded feed for birds (her...
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    Where can you get Hog Trough wire cover

    Over 25 years ago when I was a kid we moved to a hobby farm (15 acres). My dad grew up on a farm. We had hog troughs (the round feeding pans that they now make in rubber) and they had a wire Teepee cover. The birds could stick their heads through but not get in there and make a mess. Since...
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    Lost my favorite hen "Red"

    Even though I didn't get to name her, my two boys insisted on "Red" (the EE being held by my older son). She has always been a winter molter. She looked ratty like all molting birds for a week but this last week her new feathers were getting past the pin feather stage and she was starting to...
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    Leg Bands

    What do you use, where do you get them and what size.
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    Molting in Winter - Can we change it?

    I have one hen an EE from McMurray that is now four years old. She was hatched at the end of May (Memorial Day) along with our White Rock but she molts in the winter. I feel so back because we are in a very cold climate and even with the insulated coop and a heat lamp the water freezes but no...
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    Which are Friendly/Pet Duck Breeds

    I have had chickens for the past 5 years. I grew up on a hobby farm and we had a variety of exotic birds and ducks along with common chickens and ducks. I have finally talked my husband into one or two ducks. We have plenty of room for a couple of ducks. I was thinking of Pekins but I am...
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    Brown eggs in France vs Grocery store eggs

    My nephew (recent college grad - 1 week ago) was in his final sememster in college. He had eggs everyday and they were brown eggs. Now he is back home and everytime he has had eggs here he gets sick. I kept a straight face and said the color of the egg probably has little to do with it. I...
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    Mille Fleur d'uccle 10 weeks roos or hens

    The dark one is definately a roo. The two lighter ones I was hoping were hens but their combs are starting to turn red like the roos and either it is my imagination or the combs are growing.
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    Generic Chicken Thread (not always purebred) - What is in your flock

    No purebreds here just my backyard flock. I have a hatchery flock of mixed breeds that I love and I wanted to start a thread with other people who may admire the pure breeds but needed a place to share their flock stories without getting into hatchery versus purebed. I am no expert and have...
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    What do you use for a winter dust bath in your coop

    This is my fifth winter here in a northern climate. It gets well below freezing for 3-4 months with a few 32 degree or above days sprinkled in and the ground is solid as a rock. When it gets to the the freezing stage I leave the birds inside to prevent any comb frost bite. I have not put in...
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    We cooked the 9lb 16 week old meat bird.

    I had posted a thread about the Meat bird we kept back from the 200 we butchered in August. I had questions about cooking. She dressed out at 9 lbs. and I roasted her just like a turkey and she was perfect. Not tough or dry. I did "age" her in the fridge for two days not on purpose but...
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    Vaccinations

    I have ordered my hens from McMurray and Ideal with a couple of drop offs that have been added in the past few years. I hatched out 3 Mille Fleur on 8/21. Do they need to be vaccinated and if so is it to late? I would hate to lose them to Mareks or something as adults. The oldest in my flock...
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    16 week CornishX - How to Cook?

    DH thought it would be interesting to let one of our CornishX meaties live beyond the 8-10 weeks and see how big it got. I butchered her today (16weeks) and she dressed out at 9lbs. She spent 75% of her life free range and has been eating layer pellets. Their feeder is always full but she...
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    Funny Sign Typos - Have you seen Any?

    Cheep Beer. I laughed all the way home. I had so many pictures running through my head. What was the name of the beer. Did it actually cheep when you opened it? Maybe I spend to much time with my girls but I got a laugh. The sign was up for two weeks now it is gone. I Changed the topic...
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