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I am currently having a bit of trouble with ducks in my chicken coop. The girls have a house that they are locked into at night but they have an open top area off the front but sometimes they free roam also. The problem I am having is with the whistling ducks we get around here...
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I have my first broody hen in my flock of 5. Mumma is currently sitting on 11 eggs and has been for about a week. I am currently renovating the coop so she has picked the worst time and the worst spot. She has settled in a nesting box that she has scratched the hay out of so her and...
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So im wondering if anyone can help me here. I have just hatched 2 baby chicks (waiting on a third) this is my third batch I have cooked and hatched but this time for some stupid reason I completely forgot to take out the top shelf of my Jonoel 12 incubator so the chicks have hatched...
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I have this hen that has started walking funny like in this photo! She seems to have not very good balance either. It started off as one leg but I feel it's now 2 legs. These guys free range for 12hrs a day so on a 5 and half acer farm so I don't see them very often so I'm not sure...
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So I have recently been renovating my chicken coop. I got half way through doing the back part of the coop then I had a sickness in the family so I put it on hold for a couple days. When I have returned today these little guys are all over the sand. Does anybody happen to know what...
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We have recently moved into a new home which means the chickens are also moving into a new coop! The coop does need a bit of work so I am wondering if you guys have any tip, advice or recommendations. The coop is made up of two parts - the back part is a shed that is fully...
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We have recently had a flooding here in parts of Queensland and I have noticed that the mosquito's are running rampant atm including in the chicken coop. When I went over to lock them up the other night you could see them just everywhere in the nesting boxes. My little rooster ended...
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So I have a bit of a breeding colour question!! I have 2x RIR hens & a 1x Barbu d'Uccle rooster. My girls are the standard "red/brown colour" and my rooster affectionately known as "Nugget" is a beautiful black colour with splashes of green and sometimes what looks like purple. I...
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I am wondering if anyone has had any experience with Triple C Antibiotics for Ornamental birds. I have been given this from my local co-op for a sick 2 month old chick that I have. They told me to go off "Ornamental birds" and add it to water but I am having a hard time working out...
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I've had a chicken just hatch and I am interested to know what this stuff is inside his/her egg shell. I haven't seen it before in previous hatches. Can anyone please tell me what it is and if it's good, bad or nothing to worry about. This chick seems to be fine so really just out of...
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I am wondering if you guys could give me some suggestions on a heat source for my brooder, I have 6 - 4 week old chicks, a 3 day old chick & eggs due to hatch in the comming weeks. Is a reptile red heat lamp acceptable or a normal red bulb or am I looking at something like a normal...
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I have a single chick that was born yesterday, I've transferred him to the brooder but he is pretty lonely. I have a separate brooder with chicks born the 21st of Sept. Is it possible I can take a smaller chick from that batch and pair them up? I don't want him to be lonely and his...
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I pleeeeeease need some advice on different stages of egg incubation. I have 1 egg that is due to hatch next Saturday and then I have a couple eggs that are due to hatch maybe a week later. Will it be a disaster for my later eggs when I have to change the temp and humidity for my one...
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I have just successfully hatched my first batch of babies chicks (6 out of 7) and I am wondering if anyone has any advice on feeding them chopped up scambled eggs? Word around town is that it's really good for them. I'm also looking for some advice on Baby chick grit if I am to feed...