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    Saxony or Rouen?

    I am getting duckling (and chicks and turkeys) early May. I had originally picked Anconas and Rouens as the breeds I wanted but now I'm not so sure....I am still getting Anconas because I'm a sucker for anything remotely endangered and want to help them, but now I can't decide if I should get...
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    Incubating shipped BCM and Welsummer eggs

    I will be setting my first eggs tomorrow, Black Copper Marans and Welsummers. I have read many different threads about how to incubate shipped vs non and Marans vs "regular" eggs and now I'm all kinds of confused! I thought I had it all figured out and knew exactly what I was going to do; put...
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    Turkeys with Chickens?

    I ordered my first turkeys. They are broad breasted whites for meat. I was planning on letting them just run around lose once they were big enough but then I started thinking, I have kids as young as 4 and I don't want 15 (minimum order because of shipping to Alaska) 30 lb turkeys chasing me and...
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    Mix Breed Ducks

    I ordered my first ducklings! I am getting Ancona's and Rouens and I'm curious, if they breed will their offspring be infertile? I've tried looking and all I can come up with are threads on Muscovies. I know mixing a Muscovy with another breed leads to infertility and no eggs but is that true...
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    What Will I Get?

    I hope I have the right forum! Couldn't really find what I'm looking for anywhere else. We are getting ready to incubate some eggs in a couple of months and I'm curious if anyone has the breeds/mix I will be hatching? I have Black Sex Link hens and a roo and Buff Orpington hens. I know, breeding...
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    New to the Duck World!

    Well, almost! I ordered my first ducklings today! 10 Ancona's and 6 Rouen's, along with 15 Easter Egger pullets and 15 turkeys! I think I've gone crazy! We have 7 Buff Orpington hens and 6 Black Sex Link hens and 1 rooster. What I'm interested in finding out is, can my ducks and chickens live...
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    Tips for our first hatch

    I am a stay at home mommy of 7 that decided to homeschool a couple of years ago. I didn't grow up with ANY animals! My hubby was raised with every kind you could think of. Because of his stories, the kids convinced me to try out chickens (we were buying 5 dozen eggs a week). Now we have 14, 13...
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    My Chickens Are Pigs!

    I'm new to raising chickens, this is my first winter with them. I have 13 pullets and 1 cockerel that are about 8 1/2 months old right now and am getting 12-13 eggs a day, today we got 15! I absolutely love all of them! The issue I have with them is how much feed we're going through! I go...
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