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    Feed for chicks

    I feed my olive egger chicks pelleted feed, they are barely a week old. At what ages can I begin to introduce them to scratch, cracked corn, etc?
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    KC are supposed to be bad parents...?

    Well, my hens were secretly laying eggs in an old henhouse and I was surprised to see them taking turns going in there throughout the day. They've laid a LOT of eggs. Good grief!
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    Duck coop on the ground or raised?

    I am going to build a simple coop for my ducks, but I don't know if I should place it one foot high above ground level, or on ground level (I've seen both). I have five KC hens that don't like climbing anything, but a pile of straw on the ground in the winter seems better than a raised floor.
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    Are any of these KC ducks drakes?

    These Khaki Campbell ducks were hatched by a breeder and mailed to me. I originally ordered 1 drake and 3 hens, and received 5 newly-hatched ducklings (1 extra for insurance) on March 16th. All of them look like hens to me. The hatchery says to wait until they are 6 weeks minimum before deciding...
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    Good breeds for layers and roasters?

    I want to get a large goose breed, one that would make for a good layer and also would be a good meat for smoking. Does anyone have any recommendations? I was thinking about Toulouse.
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    Hello from NorCal

    I am new to ducks and I just recently got five Khaki Campbells. I think they are two drakes and three hens but I might have only one drake. I got them mostly for the eggs, but I also want to learn to smoke duck meats. Next year I hope to add the same number of Anconas, and within a couple of...
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