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    Hatchery ducklings from farm store mysteriously dying...

    I'll start out by saying I've raised baby ****s for years... both ones that I've bought and ones that I've hatched from my own flock... so I'm not new to ducks :-) I am however new to this problem! I bought 4 Khaki Campbell ducklings at the farm store last weekend (a new breed to me). They...
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    $20 shipped TOMORROW! 6+ mixed and and purebred duck hatching eggs (Cayuga, Ancona & more)

    6+ extras DUCK hatching eggs. These can be mixed breed or purebred, as my ducks are all running together right now. Fertility is excellent. My pen includes: Drakes: 1 Cayuga, 2 Crested Ancona (very large crests!) Ducks (girls): 2 Cayuga (1 is crested), 2 Ancona, 3 Pekins, 3 Magpie, 1...
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    Are my emu eggs any good? I can't tell... HELP!

    Okay, my emu eggs are due to hatch next week. Problem is... I can't tell if they are any good! I've read all these different methods and my eggs just aren't consistent with that.. I started with 8 eggs, one got cracked and I sealed it but it started to smell so I took it out. When I tapped...
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    What incubators will work for Emu eggs? And where can I get an automatic turner?

    What incubators will work for Emu eggs? And where can I get an automatic turner? I'm going to get some eggs this weekend... not sure how to do it best without spending a fortune. Also, do you guys incubate them upright or on their side?
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    Pipped then died?

    Today is day 21 for my 2nd hatch attempt this year... 4 silkies, and 6 turken-crossed (hopefully the silkie is the daddy, I switched the hen to this roo 2 weeks +before collecting the eggs to hatch). Well the 1st Turken was pipped around 8pm yesterday and 3 more Turkens pipped before 10pm when...
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    Snake in my nesting box!

    I've been out of town all weekend... and of course my boyfriend didn't help collect eggs so I had a ton to get last night. My girls have a 10-nest box but usually all use just 2 boxes a day to lay in (which rotates around). Well, they'd laid in the top right 2 boxes and 1 on the bottom...
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    Yikes! Wild bird with mites?

    I found a baby barn swallow in my horse barn... but couldn't find the nest to put it back. It's got feathers, so I'm going to try to hand feed it... but the thing has MITES! I have baby chicks in the house now, and handle my chickens in the coop daily. How can I get rid of the mites off this...
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    Chicks not hatching... developed but yolk not absorbed?

    So, I've had a couple of chicks and a couple of ducks from the came hatch that were alive up to and past hatching time... but NEVER absorbed their yolk. I even tried to help one of the chicks out but there was too much blood in the membrane (so I left him, he lived 3 days after my trying to...
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    What is this handsome guy? *more pictures added page 2* Help solve the mystery!

    **EDIT** More pictures on the top of page 2! Long story short, while picking up an item I purchased from craigslist I ended up coming home with a free, big, very handsome rooster from the same lady. :-) He's around 1.5 years old and a "mix" is what I was told. He normally holds his tail...
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    Male or Female? Ancona Duck

    This "guy" is offered for sale locally... I'd love to add "him" to my flock but my question is boy or girl? They say it's an Ancona duck and 2-3 months old. Thanks in advance!
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    Newly hatched chick unable to walk- help!

    Newbie to the boards, lerker for awhile now, hi :-D I'm looking to find some help with a newly hatched chick. After several unsucessful tries, she is my first (and only) hatch :-) However, I posted in a smaller forum worrying about her not walking yet and I've been told she should have by...
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