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    My Silkie is crooked

    Yesterday I adopted a young silkie hen from someone who didn't want her anymore. I brought her home and put her in with my other adult bantams. They have pretty much ignored her and a couple times they tried to show her where the food was. All she does is sit wherever I put her. I noticed she...
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    Do Silkies need other silkies??

    Hello all! I hope I'm posting in the right category here. My question is this: do silkie chickens need other silkies? The full story- I've had bantam chickens for years, love them to death, but I've somehow never ended up with a silkie. Recently in a freak accident a dog got into my yard...
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    ducks bonded to wrong breed?

    I have 4 ducks, a boy and a girl of each kind and I was planning on letting them have ducklings this coming spring, but unfortunately they have bonded to the wrong breed, the silver appleyard boy to the australian spotted girl and vice versa. any ideas on how to make them bond to the other breed...
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    Duck Lost & found, but now he is acting weird

    A couple of days ago one of my bantam ducks flew away. We wer'nt sure if he was taken by a hawk or if he just flew away (this is the ducks first snow, and they were kinda wigged out by it), so anyways we looked and looked for him but figured he was gone. a couple days later we found him (someone...
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    baby wood duck?

    I was sitting on the dock and I saw a tiny tiny baby duck running around on the lake all alone and cold and wet and scared, so I got him. he is in the bathroom in a box w the heater on. What should I do? What does he eat, drink, need? I have never rescued a baby duck before, I want him to be...
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    duck with skin rubbed raw?

    my ducks are about a month old and one of them has her pointy wing feather tube things coming in and they are rubbing parts of her skin raw. She bleeds sometimes and it looks painful. Should I wrap her in gauze with neosporin? Would that be helpful? What else should I do for her? Thanks!
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    how to convince mother that we need more chickens?

    My mom and I have discovered the wonderful world of ducks, and we love them dearly, but we also have some chickens. She now wants to keep more ducks and let our chickens live out their lives and not get more ever. I love the chickens and ducks equally, and I want to have both. How do I convince...
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    who can tell me about bantam ducks?

    I have an assortment of bantam ducks that are about 3 weeks old. I am looking for any other people who have bantam ducks and if you could tell me anything about their disposition, how often they lay eggs, hatching and mothering abilities etc. I know these ducks are not very common, so any info...
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    all due respect but. . .

    I would like to make a respectful request that those looking for or posting things regarding raising ducks for meat post these topics in the meat birds etc. section. If the meat bird section does not include ducks, maybe someone could make a request that it should. I don't want to offend anyone...
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    duck harness?

    I want one, where can I get one, what can I use for a duck harness if they dont make them especially for ducks? I want to take my duck on a trip to the lake!
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    What do you like on your omlets?

    I don't eat eggs due to the extreme cruelty done to laying hens in factory farms, but now that I have chickens that free range all day I have decided to try eggs. What do you like to eat on your omlets? Any special recipes out there? What is super nummy with eggs? Thanks!
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    who hisses?

    Is hissing at other ducks or critters a unisex duck thing or is it a male duck thing? If it is a male duck thing, this could really help me figure out genders!
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    egg with puncture marks??

    I went out to gether the eggs this morning and I found one that had two holes in it. It looked like the chicken had laid the egg and the pecked two holes into it. Is there any reason why she would be doing this? Is she needing more calcium in her diet? If so, what can I give her? The chickies...
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    How to make this easier for my ducks?

    I have 12 ducks, 9 of which are bantams and 3 of which are normal sized ducks. The bantams have not yet let me figure out their genders, but in my flock of big ducks I have 2 boys and one girl. Bad flock dynamics. I can't bear to part with any of them, and my lot is at its max in birds. I have...
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    Is it safe for my ducklings to nibble on my dahlias?

    My ducklings go wild for chard, lettuce and my dahlias! But I wanted to make sure it was safe for them. I've tried to research this but can't seem to find answers. Anyone know anything about this? Thank you.
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    flock dynamics?

    I have 3 normal size ducks (and 9 bantams) and the big ducks are the same age and have been raised together. I am jst coming to the conclusion that I have 2 boys and a girl. What will come of this when they get older? Will they get along or will I need to get more lady birds for the flock? Thanks!
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    what happens if I. . .

    I have 9 ducklings right now, and one of my black silky ducklings just died and I only had two. I have two white silkie ducklings and I was simply wondering of I would get a grey silky duckif I bred the white and the black when they were older. I know this is probably a silly question, but I...
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    help! Duckling got squashed and now his leg is crooked!

    I let my 9 one week old bantam ducklings outside to meet my 3 one month old regular sized ducks. 2 of my big duck were mean and one of them layed down on little baby guido! When I got my big duck off of him his little leg was all crooked. I think this is a result of being sat on, but I have so...
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    duckling dead I feel awful!

    Today I checked on my ten baby ducks before going to drivers ed and they were all fine and healthy looing, I got back 2 hours later and one of my ducklings was lying there upside down with his little feet all streched out, eyes wide open, dead. I dont know what happened to him (there were no...
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    Why is my duck acting so weird?

    I have 3 ducks, all of different breeds. My cayuga has been acting strangely: He hurt his foot a week ago, but it seems to be better (I have heard that prey animals will pretend not to be hurt, so is his foot still injured?) he doesn't want to run around as much as the other ducks, he is often...
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