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    Can you cut chickens claws?

    Hi All, I have a chicken who has stopped moving round much. On checking her claws are really long, is it possible to cut them? None of my other birds (same age) have this issue. thanks for any advice.
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    Chicken lost all tail feathers

    One of my 2 chickens has lost all her tail feathers quite suddenly, the other is fine. I live in Western Australia so we are just into autumn and I know my ducks get new feathers this time of year, is this the same or should I worry?
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    Duck diarrhoea

    Hi, I have 8 ducks of mixed breeds, all seem to have really bad diarrhoea for a week or so now. Haven’t changed their food, they are on chicken layer mix as I have chickens also. Any ideas? Thanks
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    Broken leg?

    One of my female Muscovies has started to limp badly all of a sudden. She is very low to the ground and can only take a few steps at a time. Is this something you would treat or just wait to see if it heals?
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    Flying duck!

    Hi all, I have 3 Muscovy females, on advice we clipped their wings when they came to us just over a year ago. Recently after moulting one of them has started flying. Not long distances, but she can fly in and out of the coop where I keep them overnight. They free range during the day. Should I...
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    Duck feather question

    hi can anyone tell me if I should be worried about this loss of feathers on my Muscovy? I have 2 others who don’t have this issue, but they have all been moulting recently.
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    Still no ducklings!

    Hi all, I posted in early January that I had 2 khaki Campbell’s sitting on eggs, well they still are! That’s been too long now hasn’t it? Could they be sitting on unfertilised eggs? If so what should you do? Is there a way to check the eggs? They do come out for an hour or so a day for me to do...
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    Duckling questions

    Hi all, I have 2 khaki Campbell’s who are sitting on eggs, by my calculations I should be seeing ducklings next week it’s the first time I’ve experienced this so hope I can get some advice. I have 1 other khaki, obviously the drake, 3 Muscovy and 5 chickens. They all share a large run with...
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    Broody duck

    One of my Khaki Campbell’s has started sitting on her eggs, she hasn’t moved for 2 days now. This will be the first time we’ve had ducklings, is there anything I need to do for her/them now and when they arrive? Thank you
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    Fertile eggs?

    so this may be a stupid question but here goes... if a duck only lays 1 egg per day and it’s fertile when does she start sitting. Does she wait till there’s a bunch or sit straight away? I’ve seen breeding and there’s some eggs hidden/half buried but she’s not sitting on them, should I leave...
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    How do I know if ducks are broody?

    Hi there, So I’ve seen some “action” between 2 of my ducks and today there’s a nest type depression in the earth with 2 eggs in. Usually eggs are random around the coops and run. How do I know if to leave the eggs? I’d love some ducklings!!
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    Free ranging birds

    Hi all, I love to let my chickens and ducks free range around our land but is there any way to deter them from certain areas, besides fencing! I'm a bit over bird poo on my decking and steps!! Thank you
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    Can I put a drake in with chickens?

    Hi, I have 6 female ducks who share a large coop with 8 chickens. Can I bring in a drake? The chickens free range during the day.
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    Can anyone tell me the sex of these ducks?

    Hi All, I'm new to this site and to keeping ducks! I have 2 sets of 3 ducks and I'd like to know their sex if anyone can help. When we got the white ones, I believe they are muscovy crosses, the seller didn't know the sex. The Khaki Cambells I was assured were female. We have just started to...
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