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    New run chicken automatic feeder

    Anyone else try the new run chicken automatic feeder? I got it to better rat proof my run at night. I love the run chicken door, so I figured this would be good, and it is…it closes and opens well, the timer is reliable. The problem is that the feed gets stuck and won’t fall down after a while...
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    Silver Phoenix? Dutch Bantam?

    What breed is this? I got this hen from a friend. She was the lone survivor in a raccoon attack that killed the rest of the flock. She’s small - from my research I think she’s a Silver Dutch Bantam or a Silver Phoenix. How can I tell? Or does she look like something else? Hasn’t laid any eggs...
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    Hen not laying for nearly a year?

    I have an Easter Egger hen, about 1.5 years old…and she does NOT lay eggs. Hasn’t laid an egg for over 9 months. I got her as a chick and she started laying normally at 18ish weeks, but that only lasted like 2 months then she stopped and hasn’t laid an egg since. Anyone know why? The entire...
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    Nerve damage/fractured leg?

    Anyone have any experience healing a duck (or chicken) with injured/broken leg? One of my ducks - of course my favorite one - somehow managed to get her foot caught 3ft up on a fence and she was found hanging there. No idea how it happened. She was non-weight bearing the first day - all she...
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    HELP! So many egg bound issues!?

    What am I doing wrong!? I have a mixed flock that’s all nearing laying age at the same time. Everyone is between 18-26 weeks. Three weeks ago, I had an egg bound duck on the first egg we ever got. Nursed her through it, she laid 2 eggs, and now she’s laying on her own this week, no issues...
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    Feed Advice for Mixed Flock - Layena? Flock Raiser?

    I have chickens and ducks, similar, but not exact same ages - all coexisting. Need some help with nutrition! Most chickens are about 22+ weeks now, no eggs yet, which I find a bit odd? I have one younger one who is 17 weeks. The ducks are also ~22 weeks, but I have a younger pair who are 16...
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    Swollen Vent (Duck)

    I’m new to this, and would like some input. My most friendly duck seems to have a swollen vent area. She’s usually the first to come for treats and this morning she didn’t. She looks uncomfortable. Sort of hunched over, moving slower. She will eat, but only if I come to hand feed her special...
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    Cooper’s Hawk

    Hi! Wondering if anyone has experience with Cooper’s Hawks? They are smaller, but I know they are very stealthy hunters. How likely they take a chicken or duck? Who has had that happen? I’ve got mostly larger breeds - Orpingtons, Australorps, Barred Rock, and then some Easter Eggers. Also have...
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    Chocolate Runner Duck Sexing/Color

    Hi! Anyone with runner duck knowledge know if female chocolates ever have green wing feathers? I’ve got a pair of chocolates - 2 months old. Supposed to be sexed female. I swore they were quacking like females, but they are skittish and quieter in general and their sounds often get drowned out...
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    Feather loss? 3 months?

    This might be a dumb question, but I have a mix of young chickens between 2.5-3.5 months old. Also have ducks around the same age. Everyone is on flock raiser by purina. Out in a large run everyday, often get veggie and fruit scraps. I am seeing feathers all over my coop and run. I know ducks...
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    Klambach - Feed for Ducklings and Mixed Flock?

    What do you all with mixed flock feed? I have runner ducklings right now…6 weeks old. I can get Purina Flock Raiser easily here which is 20% protein. I fed this to my ducklings from hatch (+ brewers yeast) but still had niacin issues (everyone is ok now). Then I was told to lower the protein...
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    Barred Rock - male or female?

    I got a barred rock (supposedly pullet), but I am worried that it's a roo, in which case I will not be able to keep him. I am new to chickens, so...what do I know? I have a mixed flock and this is the only Barred Rock I have, so I have none of the same breed to compare it to. It is feathering...
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    3 Week Runner Duckling - Shaky Legs!

    Hi! I have a few Runner Ducklings, about 3 weeks old now. They have seemed healthy and happy, and mostly still do, but I am a little worried about one - she is happy, eats, talks, etc, but she seems to have a wider stance and shaky legs occasionally. She can get around, but she sits way more...
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