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    How to ID Black Australorp vs. Black Minorca

    I received a shipment from MM this morning, and have a dilemma. I have ID'd all the chicks except the two in the title. I ordered 5 Black Australorps and 3 Black Minorcas. I would not care except that 2 of the Australorps are going to my sister's, and I don't want her to take the wrong ones...
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    Adult Guineas

    Moving - flock of 8 guineas. Used to dogs and cats. Sleep in the chicken coop each night. Local pickup only.
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    Free to Good Home - Flock of 8 Guineas

    We are moving, and are unable to keep them. I have raised them from babies, and they come back to the chicken coop every night. I also have 8 laying hens. They are a little older (3-5 years), but are still laying fairly well. I am in West Palm Beach, FL
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    Advice on Rebuilding My Flock

    As some of you may know, I lost all but one of my entire flock (9 birds) of Khaki Campbells and Welsh Harlequins to a neighbor's pitbull on Thanksgiving. I am considering my options while we put a new roof on the night pen; building fencing, etc. The lone surviving duck is still recuperating...
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    Holderread's is Discontinuing Breeding 3 Goose Breeds!

    I was hoping to get Pilgrim goslings from them in a couple of years, but they are selling off all of their breeding stock now! http://www.holderreadfarm.com/Fall_2009_adult_sales_list/Fall_2009_adult_sales_list_page.htm I am sorely tempted to buy a pair, but not sure how adult geese will fit...
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    Dog Attack on Duck - Not Eating

    On Thanksgiving night, a neighbor's pitbull broke into my duck pen and killed all of my ducks except one - post: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=271151 The lone survivor has been doing fairly well - she had one puncture wound that was not too deep, and several severe...
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    Lost Them All - **UPDATE pg 3

    but one is still hanging on. Last night 2 of the neighbor's pitbulls got out of their yard and broke into my duck pen, and killed all (but 1 so far) of my ducks. The pen was secured with hardware cloth on the bottom, top and all sides. Half of the roof (4 ft high) was solid, half hardware...
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    My Duck Disappeared

    We were outside working in the garden, and the ducks were swimming in the pond. I saw them get out, but did not pay much attention, as we were measuring some fencing. About 10 minutes later, they came up to the patio like they always do to preen, and I did an automatic head count. One of my...
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    My Duck Pond

    Well, I finally got tired of emptying the baby pool every day (or should I say my back got tired of it), and decided to make something more permanent and easier for me. I have been looking at all the great duckponics threads, but decided that was a bit too involved for me right now; I just...
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    Lost Another One

    We live in an area with LOTS of raccoons, foxes, hawks, etc. surrounded by woods. I lock my guineas up in the chicken coop every night, but last night one of the girls did not come home. I looked for her, but could not find her. About dusk, I heard a loud squawking, and went outside, but did...
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    Introducing New Ducklings

    So, I have 6 ducks that are about 12 weeks old. I ordered all females from Metzer, but low and behold, one turns out to be a drake! He's very cute, and we are keeping him. I called Metzer and asked whether they guarantee sexing, and they do, but instead of taking a refund for the drake, I...
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    Oops - I Got A Drake!! (Pics)

    I ordered 10 female ducklings from Metzer Farms in May, and paid extra for sexing. Well, this morning I noticed a DEFINITE curled feather on the tail of one of the Khaki Campbells. No difference in feather color so far. Do hatcheries usually guarantee sexing?
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    My First Hatch!!!

    Between 4 and 7 this morning - all without incident. I moved them to the brooder after they all dried. They all look like pearls to me. I have pearls, pearl pieds and a French pearl male, who I hope is the daddy! First hatch: 2nd hatch: 3 and 4 hatching: Moving to brooder: My...
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    Hen With Green Runny Poop

    I have a four-year old RIR hen that has been pooping light green. It has not been bad, and she is eating/drinking/walking fine. However, I noticed today that the feathers around her butt are messed up with runny poop. The only thing that has changed recently is that I had one older hen die...
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    GOO ON EGG

    This morning I was turning my goose eggs (this is the last day of turning - day 26), and I noticed several small spots of amber sticky stuff on the large end of the egg. It has no smell all all. Can an egg be rotten at this late stage and not smell bad?
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    Temperature spike in my incubator

    I am trying to hatch goose eggs for the first time (my first time hatching any eggs). They were put in the incubator last Saturday (6 days). Sometime between midnight last night and 6 am this morning, the temperature in my LG spiked to 104 degrees. I am not sure how long it was this high, but...
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