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    Ducks and gardens

    Has anyone tried keeping ducks in a vegetable patch ?. I heard they ate caterpillars and other nasties, What do you need for ducks ? I mean, what sort of artificial pond, food and, of course, where do they sleep at night ? I ve got a.bunch of hens, but so far haven't dared ducks as I m a bit...
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    Dying chicks

    Has anyone ever had problems with chicks from a broody hen dying off? My half silkie, Tufty, had 5 chicks in spring. After about a week, they started dying, and I found one dead every morning until they all died. After about a month, poor Tufty got broody again and 7 chicks hatched out. One...
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