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  1. D'Angelo N Va.

    Are my girls too young?

    I have 20 ameraucana pullets born July 1. I want to move them to a different hen house w/ lots more room. I have a 2-3 yr old ameraucana rooster that I want to eventually breed with them. Are they too young to put them in the same house with him now? They are 4 1/2 months old.
  2. D'Angelo N Va.

    can different geese create mules???

    So, I was visiting a friend that had about 15 geese. She told me most of them are sterile. Not all geese can mate together or this will happen. She says she found out by mistake...what kinds can't cross or you'll have sterile geese. The last thing I want.
  3. D'Angelo N Va.

    how long before I get eggs once i add artificial light?

    Ok, I know some ppl. Don't agree with adding light to the chickens in winter to stimulate laying, but I have 47 chickens and I have had to buy eggs for 2 months now. My question is once the light is added to make about 14 hrs of light, how long before I should find eggs in the nest?? Approximately.
  4. D'Angelo N Va.

    Who read about the Butter Ball Raid in N.C?

    I got an e-mail about the Butter Ball raid in N.C and was furious. Did anyone read this?? I saw the video and it almost made me cry. How can ppl. Be so cruel to a helpless bird or anything??
  5. D'Angelo N Va.

    advice on skinning ducks..i hear its much easier...

    Has anyone found this to be true? And if so, how do I go about it??
  6. D'Angelo N Va.

    pekin owners, how do u like your ducks?

    I have 4 and I am wondering if its a breed I want to invest in.
  7. D'Angelo N Va.

    please tell me an easier way to pluck my duck

    I read somewhere to dry pluck a duck. Well that's all fine but when I dunked it in hit water to remove the remaining wing feathers it became tedious. It took me almost 2 hrs. UGHHH!!
  8. D'Angelo N Va.

    I want guineas, would clipping the wings keep them in the yard?

    I have a 5 fence around the yard and pond, would that be high enough to keep a few guineas in if their wings were clipped?
  9. D'Angelo N Va.

    Will my ducklings be under attack from the Muscovy mom???

    I have 5 mallards and 4 pekin ducks that hatched out 2 weeks before Easter..they have been kept in a pen with a small pool...my question now is I also have 2 muscovy ducks with lots of babies walking around the yard, will they attack the other ducks if I let them in the yard now vs. keeping them...
  10. D'Angelo N Va.

    what do I use for bedding to absorb the moisture? they stink...

    I have 10 little ducks born the week before Easter, they are in a 10x12 outdoor aviary, but they are really stinking up the yard...what can I use to control that...I have a 40 gallon tank in there for them to swim in and that keeps the ground wet when they get out and splash the water. I will...
  11. D'Angelo N Va.

    My Muscovy Drake is kicking the crap out of my rooster...

    Other day I have 2 roosters that stay outside of the hen house at all times because I just don't need them. They hang around get fed and follow me around the yard and pond..well my muscovy ducks are on the pond now. Well last week I was feeding up and collecting eggs and when I came out of the...
  12. D'Angelo N Va.

    I need a good way to clean out my brooder..bleach??

    I will be using my brooder with in the next few weeks. I was wondering if it would be ok to spray some bleach in there on the wire and let it sit and then spray water on it to clean it off. It is a Large wire cage that I use for my brooder. It is in the chicken house with lights and all in...
  13. D'Angelo N Va.

    everyone is giving me different answers about humidity

    I finally have 6 muscovy eggs in the incubator and I have it set at 99.5, but everyone is saying the humidity can be from 55-80%, that's a mighty large gap, what should it be? Mine is at 65%, and what should it go to once they go into lockdown at 26 days...Muscovies do take 28 days right...
  14. D'Angelo N Va.

    Finally!! My First Muscovy Duck Egg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I am soo happy. I had let my ducks out on the pond about a month ago and still no eggs...well I was really getting down in the dumps. A little while ago I decided to go into the garage to look because I had seen the female duck in the garage a few times just walking around..well I went in and...
  15. D'Angelo N Va.

    The goose will not let my Drake...............

    ok, I finally got my fence 3/4 done around my pond. Yesterday was such a nice day, I had to let the ducks out of the hen house. Well I did, but now the Gander (Super African) that lost his mate 2 yrs. ago will not let the Drake near the female ducks....he guards all three of the hens carefully...
  16. D'Angelo N Va.

    Not a good a.m....my hen died and my

    Hello, I went into to feed my chickens this a.m. before going to work and my speckled sussex hen was dead, fine yesterday and my peahen has her eyes swollen shut....what is going on..anyone know? I will greatly appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance.
  17. D'Angelo N Va.

    My Pean Hen of 6 yrs. this morning is not well...

    I have had my white Peahen for about 6/7 yrs. now and she has always been fine, healthy and very active...this a.m. I went out to feed her and her eyes are swollen shut...what happened? any adivce is greatly appreciated..Thanks in advance!
  18. D'Angelo N Va.

    Why are my Muscovies not keeping with the other's on here???

    I am in Va. and my Muscovy ducks are not laying yet... I have a friend that raises Muscovies and says her don't lay until about mid March and stop in late Oct..she is about 1 1/2 hr. from me...Yet, I see others on here are getting loads of Muscovy eggs right now and some of them have gone...
  19. D'Angelo N Va.

    How long do I have to wait until my eggs are not mixed??

    I just seperated my chickens again, I want to incubate lots of little Salmon Faverolles this year and my question is now that I have gotten the Salmon Fav. rooster in with the hens and only him, how long do I have to wait to get a pure stock, meaning they will not be affected by the Ameraucana...
  20. D'Angelo N Va.

    Anyone here ordered from Mt.Healthy Hatchery????

    I see they have a great specal with the 25 or more bonus chicks, that will be roosters. I am interested in getting those so therefore I can easily order more regular chicks..my question is, has anyone ordered from them? I seem to find little info. on them.
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