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    How do ducklings stay dry?

    I’ve looked for what seems like hours for the answer to this; How in the world do ducklings raised by their mother stay warm and dry, especially in water. I know on land the ducklings can huddle under her like chicks and a hen would. But ducks take their 1-2 day old ducklings straight into...
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    Pigeon lice???

    I noticed some small long light brown bugs on one of my pigeons a while ago and I pulled them off and now there's dozens of them on all 18 of my birds! I'm wondering how to treat this lol they don't seem to be harming them at all I think they're eating the powder they produce and not the...
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    Pigeons not going in loft

    :bow:bowI guess all but one of my pigeons don't know that sitting out in a torrential downpour is not good. Any ideas? They do go in in the evening to sleep, but also when I'm training them they usually just fly home and land on the telephone poles or the roof, and not back in. I'm attempting to...
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    What call duck color?

    I was wondering what color these guys would be called, they're not show quality, but that's ok lol
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    Can pigeons switch lofts?

    Ive had my pigeons for about 2 weeks now and they've been in one loft, and I started letting them out a couple days ago and they do well. I just completed a new, better loft, and I was wondering if they'd be able to switch over to that one, about 50ft away from the other. Thanks!
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    What breed/variety are these guys

    Hi, I have absolutely no idea what breed this chicken is haha, and also I'm wondering what color of oegb this is, and if this sebright is a hen or a rooster. Thanks!
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    Embden gosling feather colors?

    So I have two goslings that I got from someone who claimed they were all embdens, they also said they had some buffs hatching later in the season. They're starting to get their feathers, and one is all white with white down, while the other has white down on the belly, buff colored down on top...
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    Bantam chick breeds?

    I'm pretty sure I can identify a buff brahma, silver sebright, two blue Belgian d'uccles, two old English games but different colors, but the others I'm stumped. The partridge looking one has doesn't have a single comb but it does have clean legs. The rest except the brahma do have single combs...
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    Mute swan breeding pair

    We bought a 4 year old breeding pair of mute swans, unknowing how big of a deal it is in the state of MN, so we are looking to sell them as soon as we can, preferably to wisconsin or another state where they aren't as regulated. We plan get a pair of trumpeter swans instead, and will trade them...
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    Overwintering ducks

    Could ducks (and geese) survive or even thrive on a lake in winter if a small section is kept open with an aerator? Sort of as you do with swans, although the ducks will have access to a duck house. There is also a thick layer of cattails surrounding the lake, 5-20 feet at any given spot. They...
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    Raising geese to live on a lake?

    I was wondering what methodology one would use for raising a few geese to live on a lake, but not swim/fly away and never be seen again. I have this non public lake by my house (although it connects to a larger, public lake with this canal that has a bridge of a regional park trail going over...
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    Will beaks grow back?

    So we have a group of chicks, about 8 weeks old now, and 4 of them are cockerels. They have been picking on each other and inflicted small injuries to each other's beaks by their nostrils, which have been fine and heal quickly, but a hen got in the chick pen the other day and completely...
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    What did this to my duck? Warning: Graphic image

    It happened either at night or very early morning. I didn't see that he wasn't in the coop so I closed it and found him like this the next morning. There was a pile of feathers and a couple pieces of flesh here too. You can see how flooded our yard is from the rain.
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    What does this sound mean?

    My silkie makes this sound when her chicks go over to my neighbors' yard and she can't see them.
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    Free roaming non-domestic/flying ducks?

    Predators aside, is it possible to let ducks like calls, woods, mandarins, widgeons, teals, etc have ability to roam? I'm guessing the wings would need to be clipped? We don't have any nearby ponds or anything, just on our property. I have mallards with some heavier ducks and they stick around...
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    Abnormal toes

    The outer toe on each foot of my 25 week old Brahma is not normal. I was wondering why this is and if it's fixable. Thanks.
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    Ducks swam away

    Ok so this might sound a little strange, but 3 of our pekin ducks literally swam away. We took them to a lake to sarm around (since the only body of water they have swam/stood in is a shallow kiddie pool) with the leader on a harness and leash. A foolish move... The two started swimming...
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    Keets with chicks?

    Is it possible to have a broody hen raise guinea keets and chicks together, or are there complications? Thanks
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    Hen & chick questions

    Ok, so first of all, can you let a hen free range with her chicks? I have ducks and other chickens too, will they hurt the chicks if allowed to roam? Also, when it rains, will the hen protect the chicks or will they just sit out in the rain and die of hypothermia? We don't have any coons, foxes...
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    Chick ID

    What breed? About 5 weeks old.
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