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  1. North Slope Farmer

    Broody, Egg Bound or Something Else?

    One of my black sex link hens has been staying in her nest box for the last few days. She's not laying at all and I noticed that most of the feathers on her underside are missing. There seems to be some redness in the stomach area as well. I've tried the warm water immersion treatment with...
  2. North Slope Farmer

    Ducklings -- How Much Protection Needed?

    After a longer time than I expected, at last my Cayuga hatched out five babies this past Friday. She's a very protective mom of very cute (of course) babies. I kept them apart from the other five ducks and one goose until today, when I decided to let them all free range together (everyone is...
  3. North Slope Farmer

    Duck Eggs Soon to Hatch (I Hope)

    My Cayuga has been sitting on 10 eggs for the past 4 weeks. (There were originally 12, but one disappeared and the other got broken.) I was beginning to think that all her efforts were in vain. However, after reading about candling, I tried it today and it seems that 6 out of the 10 seem viable...
  4. North Slope Farmer

    Maniacal Rooster

    My Ameraucana rooster is absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately, his looks are not matched by his disposition. He is very aggressive -- stalking and attacking members of the human species (but not my cats and dog interestingly). I have tried catching and subduing him (read this advice on the...
  5. North Slope Farmer

    Who's the culprit?

    My 6 Ameraucanas have been happily free-ranging for a year, going into their electrified pen and coop at night. Paradise was lost yesterday when one of my hens was killed during the day. Here's how I unhappily found her: She was behind some bushes, with the feathers and skin stripped off her...
  6. North Slope Farmer

    Hello from Hoosick Falls

    Glad to join you all so that I can learn more about my year old new hobby and passion. Have five Ameraucanas, down from six yesterday. Will post on your predator index to try and figure out who the nefarious killer was. Also have two horses and one consequent broken shoulder (but am healing...
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