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    Flock Tested Positive for Avian Influenza

    Just a few days ago, I noticed some of my geese were acting sluggish and that they all suddenly had gotten eye infections. I separated them to a pen of their own and treated their eyes and dosed vitamins. I began having a few ducks and chickens die off, then all of my chickens dying off. I will...
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    Guide To Hatching Goslings (African Grey's)

    :jumpyGoose Hatching Guide:jumpy SOP African Grey Dewlap's This was my first time hatching geese, I had advice and instructions from the professional breeder who the parents are from, but I am by no means an expert Using Nurture Right 360 Incubator & Little Giant Still Air for Hatching 30 DAY...
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    Profit On Poultry

    I've read quite a few threads here on making a profit on poultry but wanted a more specific one, so here I am creating my own thread. I have 1 acre of pasture in CA with 12 free-range ducks, 6 call ducks, 2 SOP dewlap African grey geese, and maybe 4 silver duck wings. Im trying to figure out...
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    HELP! Day Old Duckling Walking With Feet Behind Him

    I've hatched out around a dozen Cayuga ducks today and yesterday and one has bent toes, so I put little cardboard squares and taped his feet to it. The issue is, he also walks with his feet behind him and he can't walk. His legs are straight out behind him, almost like splayed legs bit vertical...
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    Pond Building?

    So I have a 4'x4'x37" pool I plan on using for some smaller ornamental duck species but if it is possible I'd like to build a pond. I could do a full on drain with the plumbing and all but I have lots going on and don't know if I want to take that on as another project. I heard about someone...
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    Wild Duck Enclosure plants/design

    Hi! Im looking into getting some wild duck species in the future, white faced whistling specifically but other species as well, and I was wondering about the construction of a pen for them. For one, how big it should be, two, what materials to use and how to properly protect it from predators...
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    Wild Geese laws

    Anyone know what fish & game permit you have to have to keep not domestic geese like Nenes & canadian geese in California? If not, anyone know a forum to redirect me to? Or do you not need the permit if they were acquired from a legal breeder/properly marked as long as you don't sell them...
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    Exotic Geese

    Im not sure if exotic/ornamental/wild geese posts are allowed on here but the ornamental forum isn't very active :idunno Feel free to take this down if it's against rules but if anyone knows about keeping wild geese please visit this link, I have no idea where to find anything. Thank you ...
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    Wild Geese

    Looking for wild breed geese that can tolerate up to 105 farenheit in the summer. CA seller is preferable, but shipping is doable. Canadian, Nene, Barrhead, Barnacle, Snow, Emporor, Blue Winged, etc. I have another posting on my account that goes more in to detail Here. If you dont have anything...
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    Ornamental/ Wild Goose questions

    Hello, I've been raising birds (ducks, chickens, geese) for about 8 years now and waterfowl are my favorite. I have a domestic flock currently but I've become increasingly interested with ornamental birds. I've looked into some wild or 'ornamental' breeds and am wondering what kind of wild breed...
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    Have to be away from duckling for a bit

    So here is my current situation, I have a single baby mallard (hatched from my Cayuga, a wild mallard layed her egg there, long story) and she is very bonded to me, she goes with me everywhere in a bag with a towel in it, and I can pretty much never leave her alone, but, I have to leave for...
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    Separating ducklings from mother?

    Hi so I own show call ducks, along with other breeds, and one of my hens is hatching 3 eggs right now, 1 already hatched and other two on their way. She kicked out her other eggs for my Cayuga who layed their eggs with her and 1 of them already hatched and flopped over on its back out of the...
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    HELP! DUCK GASPING FOR AIR!

    I have a 2yr. Old white layer duck that is gasping for air and making little squeak sounds when she does! I felt her neck and didn’t feel anything but I’m not sure if she got feed stuck somewhere. She’ll take water if you syrenge it down but that’s it. She’s pale and her beak is light. Any help...
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    Size of call duck pens

    So I was wondering how large would how large would breeding pens for no more than a trio of call ducks be? I am hoping to build breeding pens but just wanted to know what kind of measurements they’d have to have, or how large.. Thanks! (They will be raised pens)
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    Call duck breeders

    Does anyone know of good show quality call duck breeders that are preferably near CA atleast? :idunnoOr if not have good shipping. I am looking for some call ducks to show or to produce good showing offspring, if anyone could help that would be great!:D
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    Member Introduction

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have showed poultry since I was 5, I am still quite young but have been showing and raising birds for a while. I raise mostly ducks now. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have about 14 chickens, and maybe 40 ducks...
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    Squeaky Call duck drake voice

    So, I noticed that about maybe a couple days ago my call duck drake who is 7 months old now has more of a squeaky raspy voice and you can barely hear his call, it’s more of a whisper. I am not sure what happened, he is free range and lives with large ducks and other call ducks if that helps. He...
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