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    Eggs under broody hen

    One of my ducks disappeared for three days, and I found her setting on a hidden nest in the yard. They are free range, only locked up at night (she's lucky a raccoon didn't find her). I haven't had ANY eggs in the duck house, so both girls apparently decided to lay in the hidden nest. There...
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    How much can a chicken's crop hold?

    For a heavy breed, like my Sussex mix? Just a matter of curiosity.
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    Should oystershell calcium flakes be served under water?

    I frequently get an egg that has no shell from (I'm sure) the same duck. Do you think it would make it more appetizing or easier to eat if it were lying under an inch or so of water? It wouldn't hurt it as long as it didn't get scummy (and maybe not even then). I read somewhere that you can...
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    Heard some peeping under my bedroom window...

    Ducklings. Seven ducklings, recently hatched. They look like Mallards. Do any other ducklings look like Mallards when young? There is no water around here. None of the nearby neighbors have ducks. No mom in sight. I chased them into a clump of tall clover, and caught them and put them...
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    How long does hatching last?

    One duckling hatched this morning, none since. How long does it usually take for all of the eggs to hatch that are going to? When should I remove the non-hatchers?
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    2 eggs pushed out of nest

    My Ancona has been setting for "a while". I didn't catch it in the beginning, so I don't know how many days have passed, but must be at least 3 wks. This is my first-ever hatch. Yesterday and today, MomDuck pushed an egg out of the nest. I picked them up and candled them. Both looked the...
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    Ducklings and other ducks

    I have an Ancona duck setting on eggs, has been for 2 weeks. NOW I have a question. I bought my ducks as hatchlings, with no other ducks around. I kept them away from the chickens for obvious reasons. These will be my first homegrown babies. I have 3 hens and 1 drake who free-range on a...
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    Easy-drain wading pool / duck pond.

    Easy-Drain Duck Pool Those rigid plastic wading pools for kids make handy duck ponds, but they take some time to empty with a bucket, and if you try to lift them to dump the last of the water out, they tend to crack. I finally figured out a way to install a simple drain using the standpipe...
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    Every spring the forum changes....

    Spring is when most of the people need poultry questions answered, and practically every new year this board has been changed to be practically unrecognizable. Suddenly I don't belong here anymore, and have to sign up again with a new name -- who am I TODAY??? Do you know how many names I've...
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    Well, it's Bantam.....

    Yesterday morning I let my six hens out of the coop. Late yesterday afteroon, I found seven. Number Seven is a beautiful little hen in full plumage, a bright, rich russet head and body, with a black tail. Short and cobby, with an upright tail, white legs, regular comb. Leghorn? Sorry, no...
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