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    Pulling a fast one on broody duck?

    This is my first time with a broody duck..... and I have the bruises to prove it. I was wondering if I could "fake" her out like I do my broody hens? With my hens I slip chicks under them after a couple of weeks. I have never had a hen reject the new babies. Will this work on ducks to or is it a...
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    Straight Run, need help confirming breeds gender

    Hello everyone, needing a little help on IDing some chicks... the first pics are a barred rock roo, i think. The next ones light brow/red I believe I have a hen and a roo but not sure of breed. Then is a white chick? then I have a banty feathered legs think a cochin but not sure. The rest are EE...
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    AWESOME New Nest Box

    As I was wondering the aisles of Walmart the other day, I ended up in the storage aisle.... I came across this wonderful space saving storage box. It could stacked or be hung on a wall, it was perfect..... for a NESTBOX!!! They come in two sizes, have a removable lid and can be stacked or...
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    What age can I post pics of for you guys/gals to help me

    I bought a bunch of straight run chicks. They are now four weeks old. Some I know are roosters but what is a good age for me to post pics for help on age and breed?
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    Chick Fight

    I just moved my 17 two week old straight run chicks from their rubbermaid brooder into a larger wooden brooder. It was nice and sunny today so I let them sit in their rubbermaid outside till i straightened out their new brooder. When i moved them over into the new brooder a few of them started...
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    Moving long distance and storage? Questions/advice?

    I will be moving in the next year or so. My one big question is should I start buying things to furnish my new place now or wait till I move. I will be moving out of state and currently live with family. So if I see a great deal on furniture should I buy it and move with it or should I just wait...
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    First Homegrown Thanksgiving Turkey

    Wow...thats about all I can think of to say. I did not get him processed as soon as he should have been so ended up with a 34lb bird after cleaning and everything. That is the first WOW. Second WOW was how different the feel of the bird was... the skin and texture just felt different. once...
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    Any paper makers?

    I saw some cards online that had flower seeds in the paper so that you just plant the card and have pretty flowers come up.... ive made simple paper before but am wondering about adding the seeds. if anyone has done this or has tips please let me know. I want to send these as my Christmas Cards...
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    Link to pics of my two BBB

    This is the first year I have raised turkeys. They should have been processed weeks ago but I underestimated how cool their personalities would be and had to find someone to do it for me. I ended up with one tom and one hen Broad Breasted Bronze they are about 33 weeks in these pics...
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    UFO Video Gag too funny

    Someone posted this on my facebook...had to share
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    Wobbly Hen

    One of my RIR hens is very wobbly this morning. She went straight to the water and drank but I have not seen her eat. She is about 28-30 weeks old. I lost a hen a few weeks ago to what I thought was heat stroke but now I am not so sure. She is walking but tips to one side and if I try to catch...
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    BBB and roosting?

    I have two Broad Breasted Bronze. they are just over 8weeks and insist on roosting anywhere they can. They are in my old chicken coop since the hens got new digs and the roosts are 3-4ft off the ground. I don't mind that they roost but when the fly off and land they just seem to land so hard...
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    New Turkey mom!!

    Well sorta. I got my first 3 turkeys today. Two broad breasted bronze and a broad breasted white. I stuck them under my totally awesome broody hen who has been waiting patiently for 4 weeks to become a momma. She raised 6 pullets up for me last year and is the most awesome mom. She tucked them...
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    One hen refuses to go into pop door at night.

    My new coop has been finished for about 2 weeks now. I splurged and bought an auto door. Problem is I have one hen that won't go in at night. she will lay right in front of the door but won't go in. This is only at night, she comes out in the morning and goes in and out during the day. I am at a...
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    Will a broody raise turkey poults?

    Not sure if this is the right area. I have a hen that I think is getting ready to go broody. She is spending most of the day on the nest. This is the same broody that last year sat for over 2 months and stuck with it even though i tried to break her numerous times, before i finally put some...
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    He is small, white and runs funny

    This guy came with some girls that I got. He is small banty size. He walks and runs funny. When he walks its like he is high stepping and when he runs its like he hopping almost. Not sure if thats because of his spurs or what but it doesnt look like it. His cheeks also have kind of a yellow...
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    Privermectin pour on same as Ivomec pour on? And withdrawl ?s

    I went to the feed store yesterday to get Ivomec pour on to treat the new birds that someone dumped that have scaley leg mites and body mites/lice. They had ivomec pour on but it was 70bucks they also had this privermectin pour on that was only 30. I read the boxes and they treat the same things...
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    Help with Ivomec

    So someone just dropped of hens and put them in my coop while I was at work.( post over in managing your flock) 3 of them have scaley legs and body mites/lice. Which ivomec do i get the injectable or the pour on. If it is the injectable do I inject it or just put drops on them and where do I put...
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    GRRR so mad someone added their chickens to my flock

    SO sometime between 7:30 when I left for work and now someone added 6 chickens to my flock. I came home from work and went to check on everyone as usual. The ducks were out which was odd as I never let them out. the hens that are usually in that coop were out freeranging which is no big deal as...
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    So confused about eggs

    I am so confused about how to store and clean my eggs. Last year I put them in the fridge as I collected them. Then washed them the night before farmers market. Then I read that they should not be chilled before any possible contaminates were washed from the shell so I started leaving them on...
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