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    orphaned gosling

    So, my husband and I found a gosling yesterday. The parents were no where to be found. We sat in our car for a long time and saw no geese. So my question is what kind of gosling is this? I realize that if it is a Canadian gosling I will have to let him/her go when he gets big. But I am not sure...
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    I have got myself into some trouble....

    So in March I got 6 chickens and 2 ducks and I built them a coop and run a few weeks ago. It is built to hold about 10 chickens max. Well, I went to TSC on the last days of chick days (bad idea!) and got 16 bantams. I couldn't pass them up at less than a third of the normal price. A week later...
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    injured ducklings- input please!

    today is a devastating day for me, but also a hard learning experience. We had 6 chicks and 2 ducklings, all 5 weeks old, and today was the second day they were in the run, and the dogs got into the pen. We lost 4 chicks, 2 chicks survived with no injuries, but the 2 ducks are in really bad...
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    got 16 more chicks...

    Well we went to TSC today to get some chicken wire and other things, and I walked over to check out the last few chicks they had. The manager was standing there and asked if I would take the last 10 bantams for $10. I was hesitant, and really didn't want that many bantams, but at that price, I...
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    duckling's wing is bleeding!!!

    I have 6 chicks and 2 ducklings together. I got the 3 week old ducklings out for a bath, dryer them off, and put them back in the coop. I went back out an hour later to let them out for playtime and I noticed one of the ducklings sitting in the corner with dried blood on his wing. I can't see...
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    Chicks officially went outside in their brand-new coop!!

    This is our first set of chicks, and we got the coop done yesterday, so they moved outside to the "big kid" house today! I am so happy. I love them, but so glad to get them out of the house finally. The run isn't done yet, but that's okay because they are only three weeks old (yes, they have a...
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    What breed of chicken is this?

    We got our 6 pullets from TSC. They are red pullets. They all look pretty much the same. Can anyone tell me what breed they might be?
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    just wanted to share....

    We have 6 2 and a half week old chicks and have been working with them so they are friendly and used to the dogs. Well we had a breakthrough today!!:D they will now jump on our hand when we put it in the brooder. Anyone else have any good news about their chicks they want to share?
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    help! duckling wont stop panting?!?

    I have two week-old ducklings. One is doing just fine. The other won't stop panting. I checked the brooder and the bedding is dry, they have had fresh water and food all day, and the temperature is fine. I took him out and have him sitting with me hoping that he was just too hot and no change...
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    Can I put my layers with my meat birds?

    So, right now I am raising 6 RIRs for eggs and have 2 ducklings in the brooder also. I am about to start building their coop. I am going to get about 25 Cornish X for meat birds once the RIRs go outside in a few weeks. Would it be alright if I put the CX with the RIRs? I assume its okay, but...
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    Hey everyone!

    I am so glad I found this site! My husband and I are pretty new to raising chickens and ducks. We did manage to raise a few last year until they were 2 months old and then we moved so we gave them to some family members who already had chickens. Now that we are in our home that we hope to be at...
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