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    Shiny new coop, ground cover suggestion?

    Hi! I haven’t posted in a while, I’ve had chickens for about 17 years and was down to just my two old ladies and then the chicken distribution fairy decided it was my turn… so now I’m taking my chicken love next level so I can really spend time with them and raise more babies. My husband &...
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    Grown rooster ID

    So this guy came to my house looking for a better life than he had at the neighbors (literally refused to leave). I’m not a fan of Roos but he is very docile. Can anyone tell me WHAT breed he is?? I have googled until my eyes crossed and just can’t seem to find more than pics… no names. I wanna...
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    Need Advice from the experienced hatchers!

    Hello! Looking for advice/opinions… (a little backstory,) I have had chickens for about 15 years now… I have bought and raised plenty of chicks…My hens have never been broody, which was fine and I have kept few roosters over the years. I have never kept roosters because the ones I’ve had have...
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    PLEASE HELP!! Pics of Duck eggs. Hatch is close.

    Please see pictures. First two are egg 6 and last one is egg 1. I am pretty much desperate at this point. I tried posting to the incubating forum but I'm not getting any replies and I really could use some help. My Pekin is setting 4 eggs. This is her first time and these are all the viable...
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    PLEASE HELP!! Still alive? Does this look normal?

    I really need help from the more experienced. My Pekin Ethel Has been brooding away. Up until yesterday everything seemed to be going fine. She has 4 eggs. I call them 1, 3, 4 & 6. 3&4 seemed to be slightly behind in development of 1 & 6. I have not been sure of their hatch date because she is a...
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    Pekin Eggs Air Pocket- days 20-26??

    i have 4 viable Pekin eggs that my very broody girl Ethel is taking care of herself. My problem has been I am not 100% sure when she truly started incubating and 1 & 6 eggs seem like they are closer to hatch (much solidness inside eggs, getting harder to see in them) than 3, & 4 is slightly...
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    VEINS!!! I SEE VEINS!!!! Now what!??

    OMGOSH!!! I am so excited! My pekin duck Ethel, has been sitting so dedicated to her eggs. I have been reading and reading here & all over trying to even figure out if Eddie (her husband) got the job done and these eggs were even viable. This morning, it was much cloudier so I wanted to look one...
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    Do I have Ducklings!??

    Ok. I have been on a roller coaster for LITERALLY 6 WEEKS NOW!!! My Pekin Ethel is broody. She has been steadily sitting I would say since 4/28. She will barely leave her nest. She started this nest about 4/13 & had up to 22 eggs at one point! But I removed the ones I knew to be no good...
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    Really need good info on ducks hatching.

    I'm in a pickle with my Pekin. She has 17 eggs in her nest. She is crazy broody. Literally only gets off the best once a day MAYBE for 5 mins. She has been doing this consistently for two weeks. She started a nest around April 13. End of April she started taking this seriously and I don't think...
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    Please Tell me These ARE NOT ROOS!!!!!

    I just found this specific forum I posted elsewhere but if anyone else can help me I would appreciate it. I am NOT happy with our feed store where I have always bought chicks. I have bought only from "pullet" bins and this will make the third time I have ended up with a rooster. We just had to...
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    Questions about a broody Pekin

    Well, I THOUGHT Pekins weren't broody types but Ethel started a nest around April 13 & there are currently about 20 eggs in it. For the first couple of weeks she would sit on them but would galavant some with Eddie (her husband) during the day. For the last 4-5 days she refuses to get off her...
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    PLEASE tell me this is NOT a Roo!!!

    I am NOT happy with our feed store where I have always bought chicks. I have bought only from "pullet" bins and this will make the third time I have ended up with a rooster. We just had to put our last roo down because he could no longer walk & he was the spawn of Satan!! I don't want anymore...
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    Pekin Duck Sitting on Her Eggs!?

    I'm in need of some veteran egg hatchers advice. None of my chickens will sit on their eggs but my duck just started so I have questions... So, my Ethel is a Pekin & is about a year old now. Her "husband" is a Pekin also. But only about 5 months old. She has never been interested in her eggs...
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    Pekin Sitting On Eggs?!?!

    So, my Ethel is a Pekin & is about a year old now. Her "husband" is a Pekin also. But only about 5 months old. She has never been interested in her eggs until the last couple of weeks. She has made a nest & laid several eggs. She even covers them when she gets off. My questions are: 1) How many...
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    Duck Introductions--- pleae advise

    So I posted a few days ago that I lost my sweet Fred (Pekin) to a coyote after his pen door somehow came open and they got out at night. My family was heartbroken and so was Ethel (also Pekin) they were bought as week old ducklings and hand raised. He was more like a dog, she not as outgoing to...
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    This is DUCK related but I need EMERGENCY ADVICE

    I'm sorry if this is more for chickens in this thread but I posted under ducks and was afraid no one would see it soon enough... I need help from a veteran duck owner... Hello- we had a tragedy strike us overnight. Somehow my ducks pen door came open at some point over night and we lost our...
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    EMERGENCY ADVICE NEEDED-- Duck lost her Drake

    Hello- we had a tragedy strike us overnight. Somehow my ducks pen door came open at some point over night and we lost our sweet drake (Fred) to a coyote. Fred was a like a little dog. We only have the two. Fred & Ethel. I'm a so worried about Ethel grieving/stressing herself looking for him. I...
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    Henny attacked-- any additional advice appreciated!!!

    One of my older hens was attacked by one of our dogs when he slipped out of the kennel past my son... I was there. He grabbed her about twice carrying her through the back yard the last time. He dropped her and she ran and hid. When we found her- she had about a 4 -5 inch laceration, no...
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    Is her wing broke??

    Hi, just wondered if anyone can tell me their opinion on my little red's wing (which I am assuming is a production red(???)) I just bought her yesterday & she is a VERY tiny chick. Has more wind feathers than one of her "sister's" I brought home with her but is so small! Anyway, her left wing is...
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    What would you call my girl?

    This is Flopsy (she cut her comb when she was young and now it just flops to one side!) when I bought her 8 years ago I was told she was RIR!!! I don't think so...anyone have any idea what she is? She is a huge girl, at least 8 pounds. Very sweet. She reminds me of a buff orpingtons because of...
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