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    Mud and Odor control: stall mats or mobile pen?

    My ducks free range during the day, but are locked up in a small pen at night. Their pen is 7'x12' in my horse barn. The pen flooring is limestone dust covered by sand. There is no good way to keep the pen clean. It is always a filthy stinky mess. I have the water contained so that is no...
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    Jumbo vs Standard Coturnix?

    It seems that everything I've read makes Jumbo Coturnix seem better than Standard. Is there any drawbacks to the Jumbos? Any reason one would suggest starting with Standard instead?
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    What age do turkeys go broody?

    Will a bourbon red hen go broody in her first laying season?
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    How long can Turkey age in fridge?

    The way our work schedules are the only day we could process before Christmas would be 7 days prior. Is it okay for the turkey (heritage breed) to rest in the refrigerator for 7 days, or is that too long? What container should it be stored in? Airtight bag? In water?
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    Duck feed: 15% or 20% ?

    I have 15% protein for the chickens and 20% for the turkeys. Which is more appropriate for the ducks? They have their own pen, so either choice is just as easy for me. They are adult Pekins and Blue Swedish. They free range all day and are in the pen at night.
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    Can a pullet have long tail feathers like this?

    This is supposedly an Easter Egger pullet, but I noticed that the tail feathers are getting really long and curved... None of our hens have tail feathers like that, and I am now concerned that "she" may be a cockerel. However, our rooster does not seem to have any problem with it, no picking...
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    Gender guesses? Polish & Easter Egger

    My first group of chicks in the brooder. Hoping for pullets... Any guesses? 4 week old Silver Laced Polish: 4 week old blue Easter Egger: 4 week old Easter Egger: (and what color is this?)
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    Coop training adult ducks?

    How long should I keep adult ducks in their new coop initially to train them to come in every night? Two of them are Pekins that we have had for a couple months, but they have been 24/7 free range until now. We just got 5 more Blue Swedish. They are all in the coop together, getting along...
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    When can keets live outside?

    At what age can Guinea Keets live outside? The coop is in a 3 sided shedrow barn, and has wind break baseboards on the mesh walls. The weather here is currently 70s-80s during the day, and lows in the 50s at night.
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    Breed that will free range and stay around?

    Without knowing much about ducks, we had the opportunity to get a few and ended up with a pair of Pekin and a female Muscovy. There is a creek near the barn, and the Pekins took to it and haven't left once. They seem very happy to just hang out in the barnyard/creek area. However, the Muscovy...
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