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    pip at the top of duck egg?

    Hi guys, quick question. Hatch day is tomorrow for 5 miniature appleyard eggs 2 are externally piped, another 2 internally (may give them safety holes if no external pip is seen by tomorrow) the 5th is yet to pip internally. I candled all yesterday and they looked fine, however one of the...
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    size of wire for run

    Hi , I was going to buy some pre-made aviary panels - which are just 2x1 strips covered with 19g wire mesh. These are 6' x 3' and would be the cheapest option to get a quick run set up. However I am concerned the 19g wire mesh won't be cat/fox proof (We only really have those to worry about...
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    Roof or no roof on the run?

    Hi there, I am in the process of planning our duck run and I was just wondering if I should be putting a roof on the actual run itself? Either way I shall be putting some form of roof on to stop predators (OK, the neighbours cats and the odd fox) getting in but should I be sheltering them from...
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    different eggs = different breeds?

    Hi, quick question. We acquired some duck eggs from two different breeders. They were sold as the same breed (miniature silver appleyards) however the eggs from one seller are slightly different in appearance than the others. One batch of eggs are pure white while the others are blue tinted...
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    thoughts on this brand of feed?

    Hi there, with a little bit of luck we shall we welcoming our first too ducklings into the world next weekend. I have a tub of this feed but I want to make sure it is what I should be feeding to them...
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    hello!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yup, brand new here (2) How many chickens do you have right now? None but we do have 4 fertile duck eggs (3) What breeds do you have? Miniature appleyards (4) What are your favourite aspects of raising backyard chickens...
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    6 Miniature Appleyard eggs - advice welcome

    Hi all, We have been wanting to welcome some ducks into our family for quite a while now, but last week we took the plunge and managed to find some miniature apple yard hatching eggs. Which is the breed I decided we would get a few years back, the plan was to get them last year but due to us...
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