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    Pinless Peepers or Blinders for Ducks???

    Can pinless peepers be used on ducks? Or might anyone have a suggestion how to make blinders for ducks?
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    Are Squash Leaves OK to Feed?

    I know that summer and winter squash leaves are not toxic to humans,(can actually be peeled and cooked) but just wondering if it is OK to feed them to chickens? My fall squash patch is HUGE and I need to prune off some of the leaves. I'd hate to just throw them out or compost if my chickens...
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    Jumping Chickens - Potential Escape

    I now have a small coop and run in my large suburban back yard. It is situated next to our privacy fence. My chickens have plenty of room to roam, but recently decided to jump on top. I've clipped their wings, but they still can make it up there. I'm afraid they are going to walk along the...
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    Shaded Coop - No Eggs?

    I have a flock that I got as chicks back in March. I thought they should be laying by now but still nothing yet. My coop and run is located next to our tall privacy fence and is shaded most of the day. Could that be preventing my birds from laying, even though its Summer time?
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    Ameraucana/Easter Eggers chickens Laying?

    Hi I'm in NJ and am using a full-spectrum light in my coop. I have an assortment of year-old 35 chickens, NONE of which are prolific egg layers. Half of them are Ameraucanas. However I'm getting about a dozen eggs a day. Of this, only my Ameraucanas are not laying. I was wondering if this...
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    GGGRRRR! All of the sudden they're not laying!

    I have 30+ birds and normally get 12 - 18 eggs a day. For the last week have only been getting 4 - 6. We have been experiencing a heatwave/humidity here in NJ for the last month, but now the weather is much better. However they still aren't laying well. The only thing I can think of is that...
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    Millie Fluer D'uccle Crosses - Silkie and Frizzle?????

    Has anyone crossed a Mille with a Silkie or Frizzle bantam? I'm very curious to know what it could look like! Thanx!
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    How Dark Are Your Yolks?

    My girls are fed a pelleted diet with a little scratch mixed in. I give them leftovers from the house and also free range them for a few hours a day. When they started laying I was a bit dissapointed with yolk color. I thought they would be a much darker orange-y color. How dark are your...
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    When can they go outside?

    I have 2 ducklings that are about a month old. They are growing SO BIG, but they are all still just fuzz - no feathers. It has been consistantly warm here in the 80's and 90's so I'm wondering if I could put them in the pen yet...? Thanx!
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    Feeding Wheat to Laying Hens

    I have learned that wheat will enhance the color of yolks. I have a source for buying wheat to add to my flock's diet, but have no idea how much I should feed. Can anyone advise? I have 45 birds. Thank you!
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    Have 1 Rooster, Want 2 More.....

    I have a mature Easter Egger rooster and an opportunity to get 2 young Salmon Faverolle and Mille bantam roosters. The Easter Egger is 10 months old, mildly agressive with me. The new roosters are about 4 months and were raised in separate pens. I have 20 mature hens, and 17...
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    Record Heat Index in NJ

    It has been up to 104 this week where I live in NJ which never happens. I have made sure that my birds have food and water, but they are not doing well. What do other folks do to help their birds handle extreme heat?
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    Egg Cartons .20 Cents A Piece

    I was looking online for egg cartons and every place I found I thought the prices were kinda high. At my local feed store I get them 20 cents each for a paper pulp 1 dozen size. I'm curious to know how much other folks pay for cartons, and were do you get them? If you order online, please...
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    Oh No! What's Wrong?! Egg Production Down 50% !!!!

    I was free ranging my flock but unfortunately lost 4 chickens and my 2 ducks to a fox. I was so aggravated that my boyfriend insisted he build a run for the coop. Well, let me say what he designed is SO AWESOME and plenty big enough for my flock of 20, plus room to add more birds. So now I...
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    HORRIBLE Experience with My Pet Chicken

    I've had quite a miserable time with my order from MPC. I was wondering if anyone else has had issues lately with their orders as well.
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    Vaccination Question

    I noticed that Ideal Poultry does not reccomend vaccinating shipments of small flocks. Anyone know why that is? Can chicks die from vaccines? If so, does it happen often?
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    Polish Chick Question

    I received a shipment of chicks that contained both Polish and non-crested breeds. All of the Polish are not as active, and kind of slow (maybe not too bright?) They are eating and drinking well, no pasty butt or anything. Just wondering is this something normal for the breed? The other...
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    Do You Sell Your Eggs By the Roadside????

    I plan on selling my extra eggs by the roadside, but looking for ideas on how to best do so. I was planning on doing the honor method, and wondering if anyone here does so and what was their experience? How did you collect the money? How did you keep the money safe? Also, I figured I would...
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    How Do I Build This Run???

    I have an 8' x 8' toolshed that I turned into a coop and I need to add a run to it, but have no idea how to begin! This is what I envision: The run will be about 7 feet tall to accomodate a full-size screen door. I'd like my girls to have PLENTY of room to roam, so ideally the the dimensions...
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    Question on coloring of Marans chicks

    Are all strains of Marans, French Copper, Cuckoo, Silver, etc. the same color dark color as chicks?
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