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    Hatching day cat incident

    Tonight marks the start of hatching day for my ducklings. This morning when I left for work there were two pipped eggs and when I came back one had a little hole in it. Well, when I was making some lunch when I heard a racket coming from the room where I keep my incubator and found one of the...
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    What breed are you?!

    Last year around this time I picked up a pair of ducklings from TSC.. I thought I knew what they were but I'm so lost with them. The female I thought originally a Welsh harlequin but now I think just a poorly bred runner? Or even a welsh/runner mix? The baby photo and ~6-month photo are below...
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    Sebastopol geese have very pink feet

    I noticed the other day that my Sebastopol geese have very pink feet. There hasn't been much snow but it has been cold (Under 16 degrees Fahrenheit every night.) They get locked into a house with ventilation - but the house doesn't stay super warm. Is pink feet normal in sebbies? I'm worried...
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    What colors are my Sebastopol geese?

    I got geese in June - two white ones and three colored ones. They get bigger and prettier every day, and now I'm wondering what color they are. I'm also wondering if I were to breed them what would they throw? Also if anyone who knows a little bit about color sexing could guess their genders...
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    Tips on raising friendly geese

    I will be picking up two 4-week-old sebastopol geese tomorrow :wee It's been a dream of mine for almost a year. I am slightly worried about raising them to be friendly geese - meaning I and the people I live with can go in the garden and hang out with them without being worried about being...
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    Runner duck losing her voice and kind of coughing?!

    Today, I noticed that my young female runner duck's quack was kind of off. I thought at first she strained her vocal cords or something, but I'm not to sure now! Her friend moved pens full time a few days ago and she quacks a few times a day for him, but she has lots of other friends she is able...
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    How to intergrade young drake with year-old jumbo pekin

    I recently picked up a runner duck pair from TSC. One is a drake and the other is a hen. I already have a drake and having another doesn't bother me. The only thing that I see myself having an issue with is the fact that I keep my drake away from the hens. I do this for multiple reasons, the...
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    New duckling drooling - something wrong or eating/drinking too fast?

    I just picked two ducklings and two chicks up this afternoon from TSC. It was only supposed to be two chicks as friends for my roommates chick - long story - but they wouldn't let me leave with two birds; limit of four I guess. Anyway, wasn't expecting to get ducklings till May. I did get them...
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    Duck egg-bound with shell-less egg

    My khaki tends to have problems laying floppy eggs even though they always have calcium, but today at 5 AM she had let herself out of the coop and stood at my window screaming and woke me up. She was acting fine, aside from very loud quacking at my window. She ate and has been drinking like...
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    Feather Pecking and How to Stop it

    Recently, my Pekin hen has lost her feathers on a big patch of her chest and her tail feathers have gone mostly missing. She's been coming in for baths, and I have not seen a drop of blood anywhere on her or in the coop; I clean daily. She's almost a year old (Will be in April!) and is bunking...
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    Hard Lump on Duck's Neck

    I left for a week-long livestock show, leaving my ducks in the care of someone I trusted - although I now am rethinking that decision. I got home late tonight and went to check the ducks. It was very obvious that they had not been taken care of very well. Their nostrils were completely filled...
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    Liquid-filled bump on duck's bill?

    My duck has a bump on her bill. I noticed it two days ago, and hoped it would figure itself out, but it has not. When I touch it, she squirms and it feels like it is filled with liquid. She is acting like she normally does: running around, eating, drinking, still swimming, ect. She feels the...
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    Hi There!

    Hello there! We live in Colorado, and recently got chickens. We are new so it has been a bit of trial and error, but I think we have done pretty well. Only lost three out of twenty-six at this time! We have a bunch of different breeds and ages, with our oldest being (around) 6 weeks and our...
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