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    HELP! Hen with bloated belly.

    Hi! I have an almost 2-year-old hen. I believe new Hampshire red. She has a very bloated belly and stands very erect. I suspected that she was egg bound, so I brought her in and soaked her in warm water with Epsom salts. She actually seemed to enjoy it, almost looking like she was falling...
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    How long do broad breasted female Turkeys live?

    I took her in as a rescue... She's already 2. Very mobile, zen bird.
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    Grey Call Ducks for sale in Northern Wv. 1 Hour from Pittsburgh

    Hello! I have a brood of 6-week old grey call ducks. 3 are up for sale, 2 sisters, and their brother. Mom (Whitney) is a snowy, and Dad (Chico) is a grey call. The babies are beautiful. I don't handle them, but I hand feed them so they aren't totally hand shy. They are very inquisitive and...
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    Oh boy... I just brought home a turkey...

    It's a REALLY long story... But the short version is that I am part of a farm co-op. I keep ducks, I also take in ducks that need new homes, and I sell the eggs at a local year-round farmer's market to support them. Last year at some point I had WAY too many drakes. 3 spare drakes were being...
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    Hello!

    I'm not new here, I've been on byc for over 10 years, but lost my old log in info. It's ok though, because now I am predominantly a duck farm with some chickens.
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    Getting one gosling with ducks?

    2 questions. 1 does anyone know of a hatchery where I could order a sexed female gosling, and a couple ducklings? And 2. is it ok to keep one goose with ducks? Thanks!
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    Hey duck people! Let's swap FB pages!

    Do you have a facebook page for your pet ducks or duck business? I would LOVE to check it out. I would love it if you would check mine out and tell me what you think. It's BRAND new since I will be acquiring MORE ducks (5 new ladies), and will start being a producer for a local Co-op. :) Here...
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    • breeds???? ducks facebook pages sharing supporting each other
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    Name that breed!

    Got 3 ducklings from tsc. I know the one is pekin, pretty sure 2nd is runner... and this one. Khaki? Appleyard?
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    Hi! I'm back! With 3 new babies.

    Hi! I lost my last 3 ducks last September. (New neighbor with a new dog... I think they try to let him run at night and didn't even think about it. And it's my fault too... I was letting them have run of the yard.) It really sucks, because my one runner I had for almost 10 years. :( Well, I...
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    Help! First time with EVERYTHING having to do with Turkeys.

    Hi All! I haven't been on BYC forums for a while, but I am back because now I have new questions! :) I went to buy a couple ducks from a fellow, and he gave me turkey eggs! He just happened to have the breed I've been eyeballing for a while now. Bourbon Red. He asked me "do you have an...
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    BIG BIRD questions, and advice sought. With photos. :)

    I had 2 cornish X chickens from TSC. I'm pretty sure I got them the last week of March. I know that you are supposed to butcher them 8-12 weeks or so... Well, I didn't I was kind of doing an experiment with them. My bro-in-law raises a batch of meaties every summer. They live in a small coop and...
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    e Male or femaie

    This is a meat bird. I got 2 of them at the same time from TSC. This one is different from any other meat birds I've ever seen. It has white legs instead of yellow, and has a taller leaner stance. I have a small breeding idea.goal in mind. I'd like to cross a meat if it's at all possible...
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    How can I catch a stray pigeon?

    There is a stray pigeon hanging around my sister's place. They have a small flock of meat chickens, and I think it is living off of what it can find. I'm sure it belongs to someone for 2 reasons, 1 it has an orange band on it's foot, and it's not totally afraid of me. It acts like chickens...
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    Inbreeding question.

    Ok, how bad is it to inbreed sibling to sibling, or roo to it's mom? I have had a much larger flock. Lost a BUNCH last year to a momma raccoon. Anyway, I was left with one Barred rock rooster, & 3 full sized hens. 1 hen is a BA, the other 2 are RIR. (The 2 RIR are possibly mother/daughter.)...
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    Need a quick answer on wounded meat bird...

    My sister and hubby raise meat birds. Last night something got to them. (they forgot to close them in their house.) One bird was dead with insides eaten out. There is another that has a serious wound. It appears to be suffering. Before we "off it" my sis wants to know if that meat can be eaten...
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    Wanna take a guess at what my new Bantams are?

    These babies are from TSC. We got a lone chick dumped on us from some people who impulse bought, then couldn't take care of them. They had others, but they all died off. They didn't even h ave a heat lamp! Ugh! So of course since we have the 1 chick, it just HAS to have buddies to grow up...
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    My babies are going to their new home today... Advice for momma?

    My Black call hatched out 7 babies last week. They have been living in a dog crate on my porch since then. They are too little to be roaming the yard with momma. My cats would surely try to take them out. Also it's been chilly and I wanted them to be protected from drafts. This is my first...
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    Seeking advice.

    Yesterday we were at the park by our house, in a section we've never been too before. There were 4 LARGE RIR roosters hanging out. These birds are fearless. My bf was walking both our dogs. One is a Rott/Lab, the other a doberman. The 1 rooster was 3 inches in front of our dogs and didn't back...
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    7 of my babies hatched! Runner X Call crosses. PICTURES!

    YAY!!!! Babies!!! The dad is a Chocolate Runner, and the mom is a black call duck. (Mom in the photo) These are all her eggs that she hid. Before deciding to let them hatch, I found homes for them. They are too adorable! VERY protective momma. She was sitting on 11 total. I...
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    Broody duck in August...

    My call duck has decided it's time to go broody... yet again. My drake is a young Chocolate runner. He is super nice, and has been seen breeding my call duck. The eggs she is sitting on are all hers so, obviously the mix would be call/runner. (Anyone have any pics of that mix?) My question...
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