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    I thought she was eggbound?

    Last month I decided to add some light to the coop to increase egg production. We were getting 2-3 eggs from over a dozen layers... In a few weeks it increased to 8-9 a day. Good deal right?! Well then I had two hens go broody and another appeared to be eggbound. She is almost 3, comet-sex link...
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    mosquitos and egg production?

    I have 7 hens (a mishmosh of silkie/mixes and golden comets) of varying ages (5 months up to 2.5). We get 1 or 2 eggs a week :( I have tried everything mentioned here (I did spend quite a bit of time reading here), but I just cannot figure out what the problem is. I know we have a mosquito...
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    Help! Sick chic~closed eyes, sluggish and not eating

    Our littlest chick (about 5 weeks old) is sick. I noticed that her eyes were shut today and I brought her inside to put her in the inculator. She is very sluggish (not even peeping) and she seems to be breathing heavily with her mouth open. I fed her scrambled egg mixed with electrolytes and...
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    Babies!!!

    Our one year old pekin and her 11 babies!!
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    Broody pekin?

    My one year old+ pekin may be going broody but I'm not 100% sure. We have hens going broody all over the place lately, so I am experienced with the hens but not the duck. I haven't been collecting her eggs so she has quite a few in there and every day she spends more and more time in the box...
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    Momma and her new baby!!

    Tiny went broody almost a month ago... she had a pretty good size clutch of eggs and on the eve of day 21, a raccoon dug into the very back corner of the coop and scooped out 2 brand new hatchlings and a bunch of her eggs :(. I was sure no more would hatch, maybe the eggs got cold or whatever...
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    When will my broody get up??

    Momma banty hen is on day 17 of sitting. There are about 6 eggs that have been in her nest since day one, but there are also a few late commers that the other hens gave to her before I was able to section her area off (about a week after she started sitting). She is in a very difficult to...
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    Broody hen~LOTS of questions!

    Hi all :) I've had a broody hen sneak up on me! We've had chickens for several years now and this is our 1st broody (since I was a kid living on a farm anyway, and I don't remember much from back then). She is a 1 year old japanese bantam. She has been sitting for 14 days now. She set up 'shop'...
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    NPIP certification?

    Hi all Not sure if this is the right subforum to ask, but... I'm wondering what is involved with becoming NPIP certified? Thank you!!
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    She lost her drake :(

    We had a pair of pekins and the drake was taken this morning by a bobcat (scaled the 6 ft chain link fence and carried him right out of their daypen!). I feel aweful She is calling for him and seems so sad. I feel responsible... the pen has no top, but I thought 6 ft was high enough! I'll be...
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    Looking for 1-2 pekin ducks *edited-found*

    We had 3 pekins (5 months old now) and lost 2 to a bobcat. Our girl is lonely and just laid her 1st egg the day her drake was taken We are in SW Florida, Charlotte county. We can travel up to Tampa or down to Ft. Myers. *edited-found* please delete
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    What IS this banty?

    I got this bantam out of the 'assorted bantam' bin at TSC. 'She' (I hope) is almost 4 weeks old. Any ideas about 'her' breed or gender? She was yellow, feathers coning in white/buff. Clean legs, grey-ish legs. Pea comb?? Thank you!!
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    A picture of my new duckies

    ...almost 2 weeks old now!
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    What breeds are these babies?

    Assorted bantams: Thanks!!
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    What color will my silkie be?

    Thank you in advance!
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    1 week old bantam shaking head

    She is eating and drinking and moving about the brooder well. She keeps shaking her head though, what could be the problem? Not an emergency, I know. Wasn't sure which section to post in. Thank you
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    Duckling is panting?

    We have 3 pekins in the brooder now. They are about a week old. They have pine shavings for bedding, and chick starter for food. The lamp is a 60 watt bulb hung a ways above. They aren't huddled together anymore than usual, temp is warm but not hot. One of them is panting heavily. What could be...
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    Bantam chick care

    I'm used to standard breeds... we got assorted 6 bantams a week ago and I was wondering how different brooding will be. They are so tiny! I've had to clean pasties a few times (never had that with the standards). How long before I can stop checking for pastybutt? Also, will bantams grow more...
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    Alfalfa hay for bedding?

    Is alfalfa hay alright to use for chick's and duck's bedding? They are a few days old. I usually use pine shavings, but have a ton of the hay for the big girls' coop and was wondering since I ran out of the pine...? Thanks!
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    Eating fertilized eggs after sitting in coop?

    We went out of town for a week and our chicken keepers only reported a few eggs I though my girls missed me! Well, when I got home I found 19 eggs under the floor of the coop! (they have never laid there before, and haven't since). I scooped them all up and put them in the fridge. We do have a...
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