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    Chickens dying from cold

    Help! This is my first winter with chickens and I thought I was prepared! They are in a coop at night and I’ve made sure there is no major drafts. I make sure they have access to clean and unfrozen water, food, and plenty of straw. I’ve read you shouldn’t use heat lamps because it will interfere...
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    Would a raccoon take 5 eggs and leave no evidence?

    I went to collect eggs this evening and they were gone. I know there was at least 5 because I checked earlier in the day. There is no sign of broken or eaten eggs, they're just gone. Could a raccoon do that? Also, one of my hens was not in the coop when I went to close them in for the night...
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    Chickens have black spots on combs and face area

    I have 14 chickens and they started getting black spots on their combs and face area about a month ago. I noticed it with a couple and soon they all had it. At first I thought it might be dirt so I made sure they had access to a clean dust bath. The ones with the most spots have slightly droopy...
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    What killed my pekin?

    I just lost my first duck . She was an adult female. We live in the country so I always have my eye out for predators. I'm at a loss of what could have gotten her because it was the middle of the day. She had a massive chunk out of her neck, the meat was gone and I could see her insides but she...
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    Wobbly, lethargic duck

    My 5 week old pekin started having problems walking yesterday. He is normally my dominant duck but is very lethargic. The only way I could get him to eat or drink yesterday was to put the food and water right up to his beak. He's eating and drinking pretty good today as long as it's right in...
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    Kid friendly weeder geese

    We are looking to get some weeder geese for our farm. I was wondering which breed of weeder geese would be best with kids? The geese would be in area that my kids play all the time and I know some geese can be mean. My kids love our chickens and I know the geese would also be treated as pets so...
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    Ducks for algae control?

    We have about an acre sized pond that is overgrown with weeds and gets a lot of algae when it's hot. I was wondering if there was a certain breed of duck that would help in "cleaning" up the pond? I would prefer kid friendly ducks, they would be treated as pets
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