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    Beautiful Silky Rooster (hatched summer 24’) needs home in central NJ / Bucks County area

    I have a beautiful white Silky rooster (hatched in approximately June 2024) so very recently became mature. Looking for a good home where he will be loved (and never eaten). Needs a new home because of the awful unconstitutional dictatorial government rules in place (now that I got that out of...
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    Will winter duck nest (right now) hatch given these conditions

    My call duck female laid about 13 eggs and started sitting on nov 15 or so- her nest is in a box which is inside a medium chicken coop - once it got real cold a few days ago I put a small electric space heater in the coop to at least raise the ambient temp a little bit - seems to raise the temp...
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    Mallard Hen lays 2 eggs within about 45minutes

    My mallard female seemed a bit off and an East Indie Call male was trying to mates with her/ chasing her tonight, so I picked her up and brought her inside…then she lays an egg right in front of me. Normal hard shell egg. Then after about 45min, she lays another egg (in front of me) in my...
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    Sussex , NJ poultry fair question about ducks

    Does anyone know what species I could expect to find / be able to buy at tomorrow’s poultry fair at Sussex fairgrounds (north jersey) - I’m looking for ducks (mandarins, exotics) ..:but I’ve never been there and they didn’t reply with any details (and I don’t use facebook, so can’t see there)...
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    Duckling needed central NJ

    is anyone selling or willing to sell a duckling (1 day to 1 week old ) in the Princeton, nj, bucks county region? I only had one egg hatch, so have a single Call Duckling, and he needs a friend (it’s impossible to raise a single duckling without keeping it with you all day). I’d love it to be a...
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    Geese have shunned one goose…why?

    My friend has a few geese , Toulouse pair, (2) (1) sex/type unknown goose , 1 female emden and (1) female Egyptian goose… for some reason a few weeks ago, they have all chased the Egyptian goose away…she sits on the side of the enclosure….one of the Emden is laying a nest but since the only male...
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    Anyone in NJ or Bucks county want a Peking male?

    I rescued a beautiful Peking male - you can see my other posts- two had been dumped in a friends yard pond…the fox got one, then friend called me because of the “odd duck” in his yard….found other was starving and when I went there he basically walked over and let me pick him up. The problem is...
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    New duck pond almost ready

    I just installed the liner - there is a gravity drain reinstalled underneath since yard is on a hill. I also have the ability to reroute filter discharge to drain. I’m on a very tight budget, so filter from Amazon $125, pump $75, a bag of chlorine (only very very lightly chlorinated ) liner $0...
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    I’m looking for exotic ducklings NJ region

    I’m looking to buy a pair of mergansers or any other exotic really…I want to hand raise so they bond with me then add to my aviary (I have mandarins, call ducks, etc.). Note I have been hand raising ducklings for many years. They will be well cared for. I can pick up / meet in the NJ / eastern...
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    Can Peking ducks survive on their own???

    Question- can Peking ducks survive on their own in nature ? (PA region). I have seen Cayugas that were both released and escaped pets in locals lakes and they thrive, but they are much more adept at flying and foraging (and they live in the wild in NY regardless)… So my reason for about...
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    Hawk / raptor attacks call ducks in daytime

    I wish I had a picture of this - was outside in yard when ducks scattered…I looked up and a raptor / hawk or whatever it was flying down and literally bounced off the netting over my yard…it was trying to get my call ducks (and would have if it weren’t for the net) but I guess it didn’t realize...
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    Fox attacks ducks

    A few years ago a fox killed two of my Rouens (who would free range in my yard during the day and be locked in coop at night). So then a few days ago I’m pretty sure the fox killed another call duck - the yard is fenced and netted as a simple ‘aviary’, but the call ducks were in a coop outside...
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