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    She or He?

    Hi experts! This beautiful duck flew into our yard Friday night. It belonged to our neighbor who said to keep it. He said he swapped her with the intent to breed her, but didn't have a drake. After consulting my trusty Google, I am wondering if she is more likely a he due to the beautiful...
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    What the back did I buy?

    Long post warning: my neighbors duck free into or yard Friday night. (His new puppy is learning to be a farm dog :) He told us to keep 'her and identified her as a Muscovy. She hung out with our chickens but was starting to be picked on so we decided to build a pen. Knowing that ducks like...
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    Identify this disease please?

    HI all - We've had chickens for years and I've never encountered this problem. Ordered a dozen chicks from My Pet Chicken. All were very healthy and no deaths, but this little Buff Orpington demonstrated this strange behavior from the beginning. When she was a few days old, it was all day...
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    Is Tappy Toes a male or female!?

    Please weigh in! 8 weeks, the comb is significantly more pronounced than the sibling, Willy Nilly. Am i seeing saddle feathers on this little guy? S/he is a Sicilian Buttercup. Please excuse our make shift dog-kennel-coop. (Transitioning them to free range with the older girls)
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    At last.... !!! :)

    It never gets old! We're pretty sure the blue one is from Tina, our Easter Egger, the brown one is from Black and Yellow, our bantam black mottled cochin (she was once black and yellow. ..), and the white one is currently a mystery Layer. .. could be several ladies.
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    MEEEAN Chicken - integrating "bigs" with "littles"

    Hi all - New problem for all of your expertise if you could take a minute and weigh in - We have a small flock of 7 that are 10 weeks old, and a newer flock of 14 that are 6 weeks old. The older chicks were moved into our big hen house. The younger chicks were in a brooding box. They were...
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    Turning into the Crazy Chicken Lady...

    Hi all! My chicken obsession began with a classroom project 28 years ago. I was assigned to a classroom for kids who were on the verge of expulsion. When the regular ed teacher couldn't handle them, they were permanently assigned to me for one (or more!) periods of their day. I had combination...
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    Bantam Chick found on her Back...??? Now running around?

    Millie S. is a Mille Fleur Bantam chick that was part of an order from a hatchery There were 11 standards and 4 bantams. All of the bantams were showing signs of weakness when they first arrived, but Millie S. was stronger than the others. Although we gave them all TLC, the three other Banties...
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