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    Mixed flock???

    How difficult is it to have a mixed flock? We have ducks. Want chickens. And my husband wants turkens.
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    identification band/tagging methods

    Ok... We're getting close to letting all our ducks roam together. We have 8 hatched in December who I want to put some kind of identification on first. I'm thinking of just tagging them all to make things easy. Maybe purple for the girls and green for the boys to make it easy to tell from a...
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    Covered duck run ground?

    Me and my husband are building a new duck house and run and a portion of the new run will be covered where we can easily apply and remove seasonal walls... I'm curious what do you use on the ground in your runs in a covered area where rain won't keep things growing? Sand? Fine grit sized...
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    Introducing ducklings

    At what age do you introduce ducklings to the rest of your flock? We have 8 ducklings.. The oldest is almost 9 weeks and the youngest is about 7 weeks old.
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    Duck run roof material!?!

    What have you found to be the best yet inexpensive roofing material for weatherproofing the duck run? Also how have you found to be the best way to secure it? If you have pics, please share to help envision what you describe. Thank you.
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    Ducklings with Duck hepatitis? Vet-free treatment?!

    One of our younger ducklings died suddenly last night. I'm pretty sure It was due to duck hepatitis. I'm now worried about the other 8 ducklings it was brooding with. Is there anything I can do to help them get thru and survive? Vetrx in their water? Apple cider vinegar? I don't want to just do...
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    Pekin or Aylesbury? Cross? Beak coloring

    The family we got our ducks from got them at tractor supply as day old ducklings. They were sold as pekins but I'm learning is possible they're crossed with aylesbury... I was reading the pink bill is definitive of aylesbury and orange/yellow is Pekin and if they're crossed either could pop up...
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    Duckling won't dry off

    So our last one to hatch 10 out of 13 to survive hatching. We had one who was a pretty bloody hatch, got almost all the way out of its shell before it died, then we noticed even if it made it out it wouldn't have survived because certain parts had formed outside of it's body. This last one to...
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    Soft egg?!?

    This is the first my duck has laid a second egg within 24, also the first she's laid an egg outside, also the first soft egg we've experienced. It's like it has no shell. Feels like a water balloon... I realize it would just shrivel if put in the incubator. That would be silly. But is it...
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    DIY brooder... Look ok??

    We have Pekin eggs possibly a couple crossed with Mallard and/or khaki set to hatch starting today. We've never incubated and hatched eggs ourselves so what do you think?! Does this look like an ok set up? Is there anything else we might need? Yes we have a bulb for the lamp and a dish for...
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    How long do eggs last?

    Is there a chart or a reference of some sort that lists how long duck eggs last on the counter, in fridge, once washed, etc.? Also do they last different amounts of time if they're from different types of birds (chickens or ducks)?
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    DIY Duck treats/suet cakes

    I stopped at Walmart this morning to grab the goats a bag of feed and thought it would be fun to get the ducks a different bag of scratch grains and make them some treats. So I want to mix the scratch grains and some extra mealworms together, and maybe some chia since we've got a bunch right...
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    Winterizing the barn and run

    So I’m curious what you all do to make your barns or coops warmer for your birds and your runs a little less frosty?!? Last week we had a heat lamp bulb burst and it’s got us on a hunt for the safest lamps to use around ducks/water. There’s gotta be one out there where the bulb won’t burst if it...
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    Day 2 incubation-candling!?!

    I'll have a pic soon. My husband took the pics for me while I held the egg and light. The pics are on his phone so I need him to send them to me... This egg was laid yesterday morning. This morning there was a small yellow orb inside. Later on it was about 3 times the size and looked like it...
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    How do you tell if an egg is fertile?!

    Our pekin hen just laid get first two eggs yesterday and today. There are three Drake's who have been all over her up until recently when we divided the run and coop. We are incubating those two eggs but really need more girls so plan to try and hatch as many as we can for a bit.. Is there a...
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    Hatching eggs?!?

    Our one hen finally laid an egg. (We have 3 Drake's) The hen is separated with one Drake. They can all see each other and socialize but not get to each other. There a good chance this egg is fertilized (if being her first egg ever laid is possible to be fertilized) is it possible to hatch this...
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    Duck records binder

    I'm starting record keeping binders for our goats ducks and in law's pigs... Anyone know of some free record templates somewhere I could print to use? Also what all should I be logging for the ducks? Thanks
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    DuckTails

    What does it mean when my pekin hen flaps/pumps her tail up and down while laying down?! I feel like I should know this but I just can't think of it and Google isn't helping me any
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    Black/brown funk on khaki Drake's beak

    What do you think this is? My khaki Drake has this black/brown kinda slimy textured area on his beak. His beaks layers are peeling. Not sure why exactly. Or what the slimyish stuff is. It won't just wipe away and not knowing what it is I don't want to scratch at it or scrape it. Does anyone have...
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    Duck 'orientation'?!

    So I know when you have a flock of all girls the girls can act out sex with each other.... When there are too many boys do they do that too??? Our flock is in desperate need of more girls. We currently have 1 girl Pekin and 3 boys (1 Pekin, 1 Mallard, 1 Khaki). Our Pekin Drake chases the khaki...
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