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    Duck Eggs Soon

    We will be receiving our first Duck eggs on Friday and I have been trying to read up but am finding it hard to find information all in one place from start to finish. The biggest question I have at the moment is I keep seeing posts about spraying duck eggs, but is this in addition to the water...
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    Ducks and Sand

    We are currently getting ready to start building a new chicken coop for our chickens and are in research mode again, our hope is to get 2 or 3 ducks eventually and I want to make sure what we build is functional for both. We were considering adding a sand, DE, and PDF mix to the floor of the...
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    Where to find Welsh Harlequin Ducks in the PNW?

    We are looking for 2 or 3 Welsh Harlequin Ducks to join our flock, but we have had heartbreak with shipping in the past and would like to find somewhere within a few hours driving distance of the Tacoma area in Washington state. Does anyone know where to look in this area? Help appreciated.
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    Eagle detraction

    I realize the best way to keep chickens safe is by keeping them in a run, but we are limited to the size of the run we can have and so we have our chickens free range in our back yard in a suburban area. We have plenty of bushes and hiding spots throughout our yard, and have had no casualties...
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    2 Muscovy Drakes about 6 Months Old -- Free to good home. Not for Stewpot

    I have 2 sweet Muscovy Drake's in need of a loving home and female companionship. We live in a small town and apparently even though chicken and doves are allowed, Ducks are not. We were told we could keep them as indoor pets, but as they have gotten older it has been harder and harder to get...
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    Muscovy Drake needs home in WA State

    We bought 2 Muscovy Ducklings in June and with the luck of the draw we ended up with 2 males. They are a little over 16 Weeks and I am fairly certain they are both males because they both hiss and seem pretty big (although no females to compare). We would like to find a home for one of the...
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    8 Week Muscovy-- Gender ?

    I have 2 almost 8 Week Muscovy and I was wondering if anyone could take a guess as to whither these are male or female? They both appear to be around the same size and I cannot tell with their legs and feet since I have nothing to compare to. Would anyone mind trying to take a crack at it...
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    Muscovy-What is Wild Type

    In trying to figure out what my Ducklings may look like when they are older I came across posts saying that the ducklings with the spots and the line on face are wild type. However I am not quite sure is if that means they have a certain look or certain traits to pass down. Would like an...
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    Muscovy's and Chickens

    We are looking into probably getting 2 or 3 Muscovy's after hearing they are quiet and friendly, but after asking around we have been told that they are aggressive and may harass our 4 hens. We want a territorial bird to chase off cats that although not brave enough to attack the chickens...
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    Possible New Duck Owner With Questions

    Last summer we got 4 Chickens, we have 1 Barred Rock, 1 Light Brahma, and 2 Australorp hens. We built a coop that is approximately 4' x 7' and probably about 4ft tall. The front is the door and the roost and the back wall opens all the way and has the nesting box, and window, and their water...
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    Abandoned Chick... What age and breed?

    I got a message from someone 2 days ago saying that a friends son had found a baby chick abandoned in the high school parking lot. I of course agreed to adopt her and bought her a Cream Legbar nest mate that seemed close to the same age, but it is hard to find a single chick around here...
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    Help with Ventilation for coop

    We have 4, 7 Week Chickens getting ready to go out to their coop when it is finished. We inherited a small unfinished coop that we are building onto. I have not measured (My husband wont let me near his project), but I believe it is around 6 x 4 Ft. I am adding some pictures at the bottom...
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    Composting with Chickens

    Wasn't quite sure where to ask this, but this looks right. I am new to chickens and gardening. We have 4 almost 8 week old chickens, 2 Australorps, 1 Barred Rock, and 1 Light Brahma. I have also started my first garden which got a late start so may not produce much to eat, but is my...
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    Chicken Diapers

    I was wondering how many of you have tried chicken diapers. I was curious if they work and if it is hard to get chickens to wear them? Might be convenient for times when mother nature throws a tantrum or if one needs to be watched.
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    Ventilation

    We are getting ready to start our chicken coop for our 4 chickens. My husband has some basic plans set out, and was thinking about leaving a small gap between the roof and the coop for ventilation. Will this let too much air to come in? How far down would we put the roosts? We live in the...
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    Keeping Temperature steady in Heat of summer and mixing chicks

    There may be tons of posts answering these questions, but I am new here and still having trouble figuring out how to find my way around or search for what I need. I have 3 8 Day old chicks. 1 Barred Rock, and 2 Australorps. I live in WA state and generally it isn't very warm, but we are...
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    New Member Introduction

    My name is Jessica, I live in the small town of DuPont, WA which is between Tacoma and Olympia near Joint Base Lewis McChord. We are new to chickens, we just had our first chicks hatch on Monday, June 15th. We ordered our chicks from MPC and originally ordered 2 Rocks, 2 Australorps, and 2...
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    Is this worrisome?

    We just got our first 3 chicks today, we are very new to chickens, although we have owned several parrot's. 3 of the 6 we ordered sadly were dead on arrival and the other 3 seemed to be doing well most of the day. Now the biggest seems to be fluffed out. I checked her vent and it was clear...
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    Washington State LF Light Brahma Chick

    I am new to BYC, and new to chickens in general although I am a bird person and have had many feathered friends such as our current yellow sided green cheek Conure. Our first order of chickens were from Mypetchicken. They hatched this Monday the 15th and got here this morning at 10am. We...
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