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    Hens and swimming pool

    The only part or our yard that is fenced has our swimming pool in it. I had ducks before chickens and we cut a hole in the fence to the coop so they could come and go. When I got chickens I blocked off the duck door. My hens are 4 and I really think they'd enjoy getting out of the coop to...
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    RIR chicks

    We just brought home 8 RIR babies and are so excited. It's been a while (2 years) since I've had babies and I know these are older than a day old. I'm thinking maybe a week to two weeks. They have wing feathers and are getting tail feathers and you can see feathers getting ready to come on...
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    duck pen conversion to chicken coop

    I have an 8x16 chain link run with shade cloth on the top that I used to keep my ducks in for years. Inside the run is my daughter's old Lil' Tyke Princess Playhouse. The floor is sand and we never had issues with predators. The ducks laid their eggs all over and did end up with a nest in the...
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    how to tell if duck eggs are fertile

    I also posted in the duck area, but thought I'd try here as well. I have a Pekin duck that's been sitting for a while now...I think we should be closing in on 28 days. I'm not quite sure because I wan't expecting her to sit on eggs so it took me a while to figure out what was going on. Oops...
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    Pekin sitting on eggs

    Ok....yeah...this one caught me by surprise because these guys aren't supposed to go broody! She's been sitting for a while now...I think we should be closing in on 28 days. Is there a way I can see if they're developing? We had a predator get into their enclosure (coon I think) and lost...
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    egg question

    Hello! I have 5 ducks in an 8 x 16 enclosure, and all of the girls are laying eggs like mad. They've made one nest in their house and are everyone is using it. They've been laying eggs for about a week now and we're up to 15. Should I split the eggs into two groups or hope one duck goes...
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    question about packing peanuts

    Do you ever get pullets as packing peanuts? There were 10 chicks that came with the turkeys I'm raising and I'm wondering if any of them could be pullets. After hanging out with the crew for 3 weeks now I've decided that I'd really like to keep some chickens. Originally I was going to keep...
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    3/4 covered run and 3 week old babies

    My run is 3/4 covered with tarp, totally covered with shade cloth. We get the occassional shower while I'm at work. The crew HAD to move permanently outside this morning as they were too big and stinky on our back porch. Do you think they'll be ok if it rains? It's only one end...probably...
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    food and H2O at night?

    Is there a certain age when you don't worry as much as food/water at night with young 'uns? My guys (2 week old turkeys, chicks and ducks) will soon be going out in a covered run. I like to put them up at night but don't have coop so I'm using an old playhouse. I'm not going to keep any of...
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    brooding outside of the house

    First, as an update, we lost the little duckling with croup issues. He was always on the small side and was a bit stressed from shipping as well. Thank you, though, to all who answered my pleas for help! Now my next question. I'm in central Florida and temperatures outside are far better for...
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    does this sound like a bug bite?

    I have a 6 day old duckling that has a swollen neck...low down on the neck, on one side. It's soft and squishy and I wasn wondering if it could be a bug bite? It's not as active as it has been for the last few days since they arrived, but still drinking. They're out in the run (covered) so...
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    sick duckling

    Hello! I received a shipment of 30 ducklings on Friday; 2 were DOA, one died when I opened the box, and one died Friday night. The others all looked well and have been eating, drinking, etc. As I've posted elsewhere, the remaining ducklings and the turkey/chicken cousins (all 6 days old) have...
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    question about babies outside and temps

    Well, all of the shipments arrived and the ducklings and poults are good. We lost 4 ducklings during shipment, but the other 26 are doing well and it's been about 35 hours. The poults, along with their 10 packing peanuts (chickens!!!!!!!!!) are thriving. They've been here 48+ hours. I'm in...
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    ideas about staying out and temps

    The crew should be arriving Friday and I'll keep them inside a bit to make sure everybody is eating/drinking doing well. During the day it's getting up to 90 and at night it goes down to 70...maybe mid 70s. I have a secure place for them outside in the pen (enclosed and protected from rain)...
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    hi from central florida

    Well, my husband and I have had ducks off and on over the last 10 years (only 5/6 at a time), and he'd just decided that he wanted some chickens when my friend asked if I'd raise some ducklings for her. Since I was getting my pen ready for chickens, I figured why not do the ducks first! We're...
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