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    Looking for coop ideas for crippled hen

    So, i have a crippled hen, margaret hatcher, that i took in because she was not thriving in her previous flock. Former keepers were unable to provide flat roosting bars or platforms for her, and i am a sucker. She only had the option of a round pegged ladder or a floor and i was told that she...
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    What breed are these babies? (Ducks)

    I just hatched out eggs from Ancona, Blue Swedish and saxony ducks i had shipped to me last month. Only 1 of the labeled eggs (out of 21 eggs, only 3-4 were labeled with what i presume was breed- saxony ‘S’, blue Swedish ‘BSM’ or Ancona ‘A’) hatched, the others were either infertile or stopped...
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    Any idea what these ladies are? Bought or given to me as unknown breeds.

    I have a handful of hens that i would love to ID breed if possible. One was given to me as a crippled hen from a friend of a friend and 3 purchased from the local flea/farmer’s market as laying or nearly so hens. They are all between 6-8 months old or so. I’ll break it up into different posts...
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    What’s the best bedding/substrate to use for an outdoor pen and very messy ducks?

    I finally was able to move my 7 female ducklings outside and introduced them to my (previously) lone pekin probably drake. I knew ducks were messy but these guys are ridiculous. They have turned their 6’x6’ pen into a giant mudhole. The coop has stayed fairly clean since i use straw in there and...
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    Duck incubation questions: lockdown, humidity and what happens if they hatch and I’m not there?

    here’s the scenario: on the evening of June 12th I put 21 duck eggs in the incubator after sitting at room temp for a little over a day. Shipped to me from about 2 states away. I am using Brinsea ovation EX that holds 21 eggs. Eggs are currently in goose-egg trays and on their sides. Removed a...
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    Need a new coop design…chicken math killed my prefab coop!!

    So for valentines day this year (yep, as in like a few short months ago…chicken math is real, yall), my wonderfully indulgent BF bought me a chicken coop. I think it said something like “ok for 2-4 chickens” (ie challenge accepted, haha and i bought one on sale for another “4-6” chickens). Once...
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    Layer feed??!! Mixed age flock.

    So my young flock is of mixed ages. They range in age from 5 weeks to 2+ months and a couple of layers/older hens. Will be integrating the 5 week olds very shortly. so far i have the 2+ month olds and layers in the same space. They are getting along fine. I currently have a large bin for grower...
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    Is two roos one too many for 13 hens??

    I will preface this with technically i am not supposed to have roosters where I am. So if i need to get rid of them both so be it, but given the circumstances, i’d like to explore ways to keep both. Here’s the make up of the flock: 1 creamlegbar cockrel raised with 2 BYM (i think) pullets and 2...
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    Introducing pullets into established but young flock

    I will be kicking my pullets out of the brooder soon. They are 4 weeks old today, so will be 5-6 weeks old when they are out out for good. They are pretty much fully feathered and have been flying out of the brooder every time i lift the lid for over a week now. I am curious what people think...
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    Unsexed backyard mixed breed sexing

    I have 2 barnyard mixed breed layers and 3 cream legbars left of the eggs i hatched about 8-10 weeks ago. The barnyard mixes are about 1.5-2 weeks older than the legbars. I thought based on initial hatching pattern that the 3 legbars were all pullets, but now, I am more convinced that one is a...
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    First time duck hatcher needs advice

    Hi, I am expecting duck hatching eggs (saxony, Ancona and blue Swedish) soon. I had a chick cozy incubator which i planned to use because of the capacity (i will have 21 eggs) and i thought it was better to incubate them upright due to the fact that they are being shipped) however, it is...
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    Integrating a single duck that thinks its a chicken into a younger duck flock

    ok, so this may be long please bear with me. I will try to keep things relevant but it’ll be specific as i would be willing to be there are few in my position. Due to a series of unfortunate events (house fire with loss of brooder occupants, and then death of a shipped duckling which was...
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    Sexing cream legbars- they all look alike to me

    HI, Thanks in advance for help. This is my first experience with legbars and autosexing chicks, I have about 10 barnyard mix pullets/chicks and know that is a waiting game so i thought i’d give it a go with an autosexing breed. I’m not that patient lol. I bought 7 hatching eggs from a local farm...
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