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  1. fowltemptress

    Fair is fowl, fowl is fair.

    Memory is funny. There are so many things I don't remember at all unless I stumble across a picture or a letter, and then things I'd forgotten ages ago all come flooding back. My brain even does ridiculous things like saying, "Whelp, I can either remember I need to call Mom and wish her a happy...
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    Information on how to post videos to BYC

    Hi, I was wondering if there is some way to make it more obvious to folks that people can post videos directly through BYC without using youtube or somesuch? I'm not particularly computer savvy and would normally assume I'm just overlooking something obvious, but every time I see the question...
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    Pumpkin party with the flock

    I used to host pumpkin carving parties every year. I kinda miss them, so I decided to set out a pumpkin and let my geese out to graze new areas and inspect the pumpkin. The consensus is they much prefer the pumpkin grated with a cheese grater and mixed in with their regular feed, though they'd...
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    Duck foot injury - no blood?

    Hey y'all. First off, this isn't an emergency; my muscovy is up and eating, drinking, and walking fine, albeit with a slight limp. This is just an observation and something that may be interesting to look into. I walked out for my midday feeding and noticed one if the young girls next to the...
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    Okay, you crazy speckled sussex fans . . .

    I get it. I completely get it. Before this summer, I'd always been flummoxed by the popularity of the speckled sussex, at least as far as looks go. They always look so busy, with no rhyme or reason to the speckling going on in their feathers - it hurts my eyes. I don't know what wild hair I...
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    Family values amongst garage guineas

    I previously posted some pictures of my garage guineas in another thread, but in order not to hijack that thread I've decided to post a separate thread for more details, plus a sweet little story about this morning's goings-on. A while back I heard some cheeping in Gosland, my fenced in...
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    Never underestimate the determination of a broody hen

    I have three chickens that live in the pastures with my waterfowl. Klaus, my half-bantam rooster who was getting beat up by my standard sized boys before he was moved in with the ducks. Goldie, my only bantam hen, who was moved in with the ducks to protect her from getting squashed by the big...
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    Guinea hatched her own eggs

    Every year when my flock of guineas starts morphing into pairs of guineas, I brace myself for the onslaught. Nothing reminds you that your house is surrounded by predators quite like nesting guineas. Most of the year my guineas get cooped up at night, but finding and bringing in a guinea hen off...
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    Solved Double posted thread.

    One of my recently posted threads seems to have double posted, one correctly and one without pictures. Is there a way to delete the wonky one? I read to report it, but I'm hoping it's not linked somehow because I don't want both deleted. And how do I avoid doing this again? I'm awful with...
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    I tossed out good eggs (story time)

    Last year's brooding season was hectic. I wasn't on the ball about monitoring the eggs under my first two broody muscovies, so there was a lot of sneaking in of new eggs and staggered development. When the muscovies left the nest with their new ducklings, I candled the leftover eggs and found...
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    The magic of clipping a duck-sized hole

    This post has been muscovy approved. No birds were harmed in the making of this post. For the last couple years, my ducks and geese have been free to range where they will on the property. But with the geese attacking the dogs, and the dogs defending themselves (which has led to bloodshed, but...
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    Happy Valentines to all the poultry fanatics out there!

    . . . and a little extra love to my fellow muscovy fans ;)
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    Frostbite experiences

    I was hoping it would be possible to create a thread in which people could post about their experiences with frostbite in detail, explaining how their birds are kept, what measures they took to prevent/treat it, that sort of thing. I always learn a lot from detailed, first-hand accounts. I...
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    The little things I learned

    I hadn't butchered poultry in a long, long time before this year. I don't know about anyone else, but butchering birds was not like riding a bike (to be fair, I've also forgotten how to ride a bike, so I have a beef with that saying to begin with). I spent a lot of time reading about and...
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    The things goose people have to deal with . . .

    You ever desperately want to go inside because you're hungry and need to pee but your favorite goose has decided to fall asleep on you and you don't want to disturb him?
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    Who likes caruncles?

    I was just thinking about muscovy caruncles and wondering how many other people like them? My family thinks they're hideous, but ever since I was a little girl I've been enamored with the ducks with the "Zorro mask."
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    A short, pictoral account of Katya's morning.

    When a molting muscovy decides to she'd like to be a mother again by Thanksgiving and goes broody, who am I to argue?
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    How the turkey got its name

    I thought this was an interesting video, and I wanted to share. Why is a turkey called a turkey? I'd also like to know of anyone in these forums is from somewhere that calls a Turkey something else? In the comments of this video, someone mentioned that the word for turkey in Burmese literally...
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    Round worms and chicks

    I found a large round worm in someone's poop today and safeguard is on its way. My flock also has a few mama hens running around with their chicks, with ages ranging from 10 weeks old down to 1 week old. I haven't seen any posts on here talking about what to do with chicks in this situation...
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    The story of my bleeding goose

    To forestall any anxiety, he survived and made a full recovery. This is Tex: As you can see, he is almost unfathomably handsome. I'm sure my ducks would forsake my drakes if they thought they had a chance with Tex. It should be noted my staunch conviction that Tex is perfect in all ways in...
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