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    Can my duck raise her Guinea keets?

    I had a duck sit on a bunch of random eggs. Some duck eggs, some guinea eggs and some chicken eggs! Turns out that the guinea eggs all hatched (I was suspect on the fertility of the chicken & duck eggs anyway). Now the big question is, can the duck raise the keets, or will she try and drown...
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    Another fox victim? or hiding in a nest?

    Hi guys, I have had my peafowl for over a year now and this season (I'm in Australia) they have finally reached breeding age. As soon as the season started, my Peacock moved from the back of my house, to the front verandah (to admire himself strutting about in the big windows). My peahen...
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    Whole feet turned inwards... from the ankles

    Hi guys, I have had a bad hatch. Shipped eggs and by the looks of things, high humidity. Most chicks hatched with curled toes. After putting on chick booties for the past 2 days (taped feet) their toes have straightened out nicely! The problem is... I have one or 2 chicks that have one...
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    Co-parenting... will I get them to hatch! *Assisted hatch success & pictures!!!*

    I couldn't think of another way to word it.... but I feel like I have entered a co-parenting arrangement with my muscovy duck! My dearest muscovy duck 'trigger' sat on her second batch of eggs this season (first lot were unfertile) and unfortunately I had to attempt to relocate her nest due to...
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    My new bantam modern game!

    Hi everyone! I purchased myself some new bantam modern game on the weekend. Hopefully these guys will give me a chance to take home some ribbons in the future! Blue red wheaten bred cockerel. Poor guy looks a bit rough in the feather... due to a war we had only moments before the photo...
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    What colour is my Bantam Modern Game hen?

    I was wondering if anyone out there could please tell me what colour my Bantam Modern Game hen is? I'd like to enter her in a show I am taking some ducks to for a bit of fun. I just can't work out what colour she is to enter her in the correct class . I'm not familiar with game birds and she is...
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    Interpretation of breed standards

    Hi I'm looking to start showing my muscovy ducks. I have a couple that I think would go OK so I am entering in a few local shows around the place. I have a question with regards to interpretation of breed standards. Here is Australia our revised Poultry Standards have just been released. A...
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    At what age does a drake become sexually mature?

    I was wondering at what age will my muscovy drake become sexually mature? My muscovy duck has finally started laying and she has a young boyfriend who is about 4 and a half months old. I was wondering how old he will need to be before he will mate with her?
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    New keets... and NO IDEA!

    Hi guys! I've gone and created myself a wholllleeeee lotta work!! I've got myself 2 new turkeys, 3 new chickens, 6 new guinea fowl keets & 2 new geese in 2 days. Seemed like a good idea at the time! lol. Now after not being able to get the geese to go to bed I'm feeling pretty flat. I have...
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    What and who are my new additions!!!!

    Got some new additions to the family today 3 new (what I think are) pullets and 2 new turkeys! Tomorrow 2 geese are going to join us as well! Here are my new chickens... can someone help try and confirm if they are what I think they are? (or have been told that they are!!!) Chicken 1 -...
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    Is this a female Turkey? - NEW PICS & NEW TURKEYS!

    Hi Guys! Turkey novice here. I'm looking to start breeding them at some stage down the track.. Just wanted someone to confirm for me whether my current Turkey is a girl or a boy! I say girl.... but I could be wrong Turkey & best friend - Trigger the Muscovy Never seen any signs...
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    Outrageous 'dream' coop!

    I found a link today whilst browsing online... and it really blew me away! Here is a taste of what is inside the link! All I can say is WOW! I think that is the fanciest coop I have EVER seen! http://www.thefancyfarmgirl.com/heres-the-coop/ anyone else have pictures of totally over...
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    I found a 'free to good home' add today online and I'm so excited! - NEW PICS!

    As the title says... I found a free to good home add online today! 'To give away 2 geese 1 male 1 female great pets inbox if interested' It was on a facebook - things for sale page that is local to me. There were some geese advertised for sale the other week in my local newspaper and I was...
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    1 million chickens seized after feed runs out! SHOCKING!

    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-06/one-million-chickens-seized-over-welfare-concerns/3813352?section=vic This is a story from the news today in Australia. Breaks my heart! Thank goodness the chickens were rescued but I don't even want to imagine what suffering they would have went through...
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    Question re: egg changes during lockdown? *PICS*

    Hi all! I'm just one of the many first time hatchers that are incubating at the moment.. and I have a question. Well make that 2 questions! 1. My incubator floor (paper towel) has become wet since lockdown due to the water seeping out of my 'water wick' (cloth shoved into jar). Is this going...
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    Do I NEED to remove this duck egg? Odd colouring showing through shell...

    Hi everyone It's my first time incubating and I have duck and guinea fowl eggs set. I know I have a few good duck eggs developing so I am hoping to get at least one to hatch. I am on day 18. Lock down will be next Sunday (duck eggs.. longer hatch time) Tonight when turning the eggs I...
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    Snake skin in the run!

    Yesterday my hubby went out to collect the eggs and feed the chooks and noticed a MASSIVE snake skin had been shed in our run! (The lovely hubby thought I needed to see it.... so he brought it in the house and put it on the kitchen table!!!!) It was from a Tiger snake too. For those of you who...
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    Another new addition to the farm - and it was hubby's choice!

    Heading out within the next hour to go and look at the newest addition to our farm..... a miniature pony! All the information has been relayed to me by my hubby..... so I really have no idea about this pony! My current understanding is that it belonged to a young girl who has lost interest...
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    I have no choice now.... I have to fire the incubator up!

    A month or so ago I started to make a homemade incubator out of an old cooler. I've got all of the light globe and thermostat wiring done & working. All I really need to do now is put in my fan, fit the perspex viewing hole to my lid, set up some hardware cloth / mesh and give it a test whirl...
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    Dog with skin irritation - can I do anything else? *PICS*

    I have a huge staghound dog (greyhound X deerhound X who knows what) called Tiger. He is a hunting dog/pet Photo of Tiger as a pup 3 days ago I noticed he was a bit sore on his front foot... so I took a good look between his toes and saw one spot that looked a bit red. I applied neosporin...
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