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    Psa:it's hawk migration season in New England

    This was the scene over my backyard just a few minutes ago! There are 12 different birds circling over my property and my ducks are super nervous!
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    PSA- Snow cover and cold temps bring out the predators

    I'm in New England. We've had a seriously mild winter this year. However, we've gotten snow every day for the past 5 days and our temps are dropping fast. We've got about 10 inches of snow on the ground now. This morning when I went out to do my duck chores I noticed fox tracks in the snow...
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    How to properly support laying ducks in winter

    My smallest hen started laying right after Thanksgiving. She gave two eggs the first day, two eggs the second day and one egg a day every day since then. she lays the first egg between 6 and 6:30 every morning. (On the second egg days she laid those around 9am in the forage pen) She did not...
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    duck routines now that time has changed

    This is my first fall/winter with ducks. I'm curious how everyone shifts their routine now that the time has changed. It is dark when I get home from work now so my girls are losing their main forage time. Time changed Sunday. I started putting them out for forage and splashing time right...
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    Storing Oak Leaf Litter for use a as Bedding Supplement

    Our property is encircled by a mature mixed oak forest. I'd like to use the leaves as supplement bedding / boredom buster this winter. Would love to hear how experienced leaf litter users store their leaves for use later. Before we got ducks we used the leaves as mulch in raised beds or...
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    Soy-Free Poultry Feed

    Looking for recommendation on soy-free feeds. I get violently ill if I eat eggs from chickens or ducks that eat soy. Took me many different local producers to figure that one out. I thought I'd developed an egg allergy late in life. I'm currently feeding scratch & peck naturally free grower...
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    Estimating when Ducks will start Laying

    Hi, My cayuga hens are starting to escalate their mating behaviors. Three of the four have dents in their neck feathers.* Three out of four are head bobbing consistently for many minutes at a time. (They were just head bobbing during their last grooming session of the night before bed).*...
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    Confirmation fault? or sign of hop-on-top ?

    I suspect my hens are playing hop on top but I haven't observed them in person or through their monitoring cameras. I have seen signs of tussled feathers on their backs but i'm not sure if they're due to the extra grooming they're doing during their second molt. One hen in particular has a...
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    Cayuga Hen just launched herself 5 feet off the ground

    Hi, I just had quite the surprise. I opened the garage door to lead my Cayugas to their day pen. My largest Cayuga hen proudly showed me that she could launch herself 5 feet off the ground. She jumped straight up and flapped her wings a few times. She had several seconds of hang time...
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