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    Swan Geese/chinese

    Hi What do i feed these geese please they eat the grass in the garden and i have tried them with wheat an sweetcorn i buy granules for my ducks will they be ok for these geese superb trio Thanks
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    mums milk stopped

    i have mini goats and we have a 2 week old baby who's mum her milk has stopped so i got some powdered milk form the vet She is small lees than a foot high i am trying to feed her with a 250 ml bottle How much milk will she drink????? the vet said 3 times a day but if she only drinks a third...
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    Cross reeding

    I have Cameroon goats an Dutch and bulgarian. All mini or Pygmy goats I have a Cameroon pair an a spare Dutch girl. Will the Cameroon male breed with the Dutch and will the young be fertile
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    Beak is rotting

    I notice on my Yokohama hen she had what I thought was food dried on the side of her mouth When I picked her up to clean it off the inside of her beak has rotted away A terrible smell from the rot. All the inside of the beak has rotted to a powder Apart from that she is healthy and in...
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    Carolina and Mandarin

    Can you tell me when Carolina and Mandarin start laying My Cayugas have started and the Muscovies never stopped Its still cold here 3 degrees Are there any signs when they are ready ,they both have boxes to lay in Cheers
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    Humidity

    What sort of humidity should i aim for with Cayuga an Muscovy duck please
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    try to remedy a disaster season with Cali quails

    I have 2 bad seasons with my Californian quail The hatch no problem but they die after a few days the come our perfect run around like hell and then i find them one at a time dead they all eat an drink i hatch loads of other birds,partridges,pheasant,japs but my Cali's are doing my head in I...
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    Cali quail keep dying

    i have been hatching for quite a while but my cali quail are dying within a week ???? i hatch pheasants, partridges 2 types , chinese an jap quail all quite easy but my cali dont make it i have tried woodchips ,kitchen towel, now non slip flooring ,on there own and with other chickens or...
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    Rcom suro pump not working

    my pump has just stopped working on my Suro its the humidity pump i have tried another pump but nothing is happening any help please we have had a series of power cuts latley would this cause problem is the a reset button??
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    whats this

    i killed and cleaned 2 of my Muscovy ducks yesterday in the stomach contents there is a large hard piece of meat i assume its the gizzard due to corn etc inside it when i opened it up i cut out the yellow center and kept the meat but can i eat the meaty part it smells delicious
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    Cayuga duck hatching

    hi i have just put in 12 Cayuga eggs i use an RCom suro 20 which has been superb all season for chickens etc but i have not hatched these Cayuga before any tips on heat an humidity ???? is it the same as chickens and i was told its 42 days to hatch is that correct? many thanks
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    Bad results with Californian quail

    i am having bad results to hatch my Californian quail eggs they are is a Rcom Suro full auto i have the humidity at 40 and the temp at 38 the eggs are not hatching and whee i open them they seem to have died a few day before the hatch date but they eggs have a lot of liquid in them its very...
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    humidity for cali quail

    i am having bad results to hatch my Californian quail eggs they are is a Rcom Suro full auto i have the humidity at 40 and the temp at 38 the eggs are not hatching and whee i open them they seem to have died a few day before the hatch date but they eggs have a lot of liquid in them its very...
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    Muscovy stopped laying

    my ducks 4 hens and 1 drake stated laying 2months ago 2 hens built a nest and sat, one hatch 5 this week the other is still sitting. i have 2 other hens and but they stopped laying 2 weeks ago they are all first year birds i thought the season was over until i read they lay upto 40 weeks...
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    californian Quail

    I have kept these birds for a couple of years now the first year they laid ok last year all the chicks kept dying in the brooder so this year i am not sure weather to leave the 4 pairs all together as i do all through the winter or split them into 4 different aviaries what your advice please
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    first eggs in the incubator

    I have just put 10 eggs in the incubator for 28 days it says in my book do they rear much the same as chickens or do they need anything extra cheers
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    fertile eggs????

    I have had my Muscovy ducks for a while and now they are laying i eat most of the eggs at the moment but when i break them open i am not sure if they are fertile??? my chicken eggs always have a tail attached to the yolk sack but the ducks dont seem to have this Should they be the same as the...
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    Cayuga Ducks /Emerald ducks

    Hi do you know if Emerald ducks is another name for Cayuga duck please i have been offered some in Bulgaria but not sure if they are the same thanks
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    winter greens for Mucovy???

    What green food should i give my Muscovy ducks in winter ??/ i have tried them with chopped veg ,cucumbers but they dont seem keen?? its -20 C now so that getting cold just wanted to cheers them up they eat the same food as the chicken but any help please
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    Californian Quail bad hatch

    Last year i did not raise 1 Cali they all died after hatching ??? i hatched japs an chickens,pheasants but the quail just kept on dying I raised 15 the year before no problem the birds are 2 years old I tried on Paper then shaving but nothing worked , i also put them in brooder with the...
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