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    egg laying

    I have 32 hens, free range, on layer food. All I have been getting is 18 eggs a day. I do have light in one coop. Light comes on about 2 hours before sun up. 11 of them are the second year hens. All the EE,s have stoped for sure. I am thinking about keeping light on all the time maybe. Help if...
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    First year with ducks I have 6 mallards, Egg Storage

    I have been getting about 3 to 4 eggs a day for abou 2 months. There are 8 doz. in the fridge right now. Question is how long will they keep in there??? I have only got rid of 2 doz. Nobody want them around here. I bring up duck eggs and they don't want to hear anymore. I even tell them that...
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    Have chicken hen setting on duck eggs

    So what will happen when they hatch?? Will she take care of them??
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    Duck egg question

    I have 4 hen mallards. This morning I got 4 duck eggs out of the pen like any other day. OK Here it is what the heck is going on tonight when we got out there to put them away. There was a broken egg by the pond and there was a soft scheel on next to the schelter we put them in. I thought that...
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    Feeding chickens corn

    I got some corn the other day and gave some to the chickens. This will not hurt the laying will it? It is kernel corn. I need every egg I can get right now so I don't want to horse the laying up. Thank you for help
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    Can I put chicks with the other chickens ?????

    I have some chicks that are about a month behind the older ones. Can I put them in with the others?? They are in a area that is right next to the older ones and have been there for about a month or two. I am woried that they may get into layer food from the other ones. I just what to move there...
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    Ducks layed the first 2 eggs today!!!!!!!

    Okay, I need to no if they are like chickens in laying everyday like mine do?? If nothow many do they lay?? Should I be leaving the eggs in there so they can get a bunch to set on?? Do they need nests like chikens do ?? Anything you can tell me will help. Frist time with ducks here. Thank you so...
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    New Pullets start laying today

    I was thinking I better get the nests ready, but looking on here I understood that Americanas don"t start laying until 20 to 24 weeks. Well to my suprise they started at between 16 and 17 weeks. Have production blacks too and got one from them too. By the way I told a gal Friday night that got...
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    When do the hens start laying?????????

    This is my second year and I got some new chicks this year. They are 16 to 18 weeks old now. Most are americanas. I did see the roo mating with one today. Should be going soon if not already. Am I thinking right???? Thanks for any info you can share with me.
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    Ducks breeding

    I was out by the pen today and a couple of ducks were breeding. Does this mean that I will see eggs soon. They are about 4 months old mallards. This is the first time for ducks for me. Thanks for any help.
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    skunk in weeds

    Went out tonight and there he or she was in the grass next to the ducks. Will they go after them and I do have about 60 chickens out there too??????????
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    Starting to fly

    When out to put malard duck away and over the fence he went. He got just a little over treetops, and around the yard, and landed about 20 feet from the fence. It was like LOOK WHAT I CAN DO. Cool or what?? It is a new coop and run for them that we got done and just put them in there. My question...
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    What is going on with my RIR hen

    I went out to let the chickens out this moring. They free range. I noticed that the back end was all white and the I guess vent had what looked like her guts coming out. She is not moving around to good. Should I put her down or is there something I can do??? Thanks for any help. Oh and is this...
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    How old should ducks be to cull males????

    I have 12 mallards and want to cull males as so as I can. That is too many ducks for us here. I think I only have 5 to do. Thanks for any help. First time with ducks.
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    How old to butcher

    Picked up 12 ducklings, my luck I got 12 drakes. They are mallards. How old do they have to be to butcher???
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    First time getting ducks ???????????????????????????????

    The girlfriend went into town 3 weeks ago, and guess what she brought home a dozen mallard ducklings. Well the problem now is that they are starting to pick at each other. 2 of them have bald spots already. How do I get them to stop. By the way they are in a 2.5"x 5" padio box now. Do I need...
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    Can ducks hurt there legs

    Can ducks hurt there leys on plactic like chickens do????? I have a plastic kind of plate that I turned over and set the water on it. They have been walking on it to get a drink. Thanks for any help.
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    When do you take the chicks out??????

    It is day 22 today and five chicks hatched today. Last one about two hours ago. I set 10 eggs and 7 hatched so far. They are batting the 3 eggs around like a football. Thanks for any help
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    Day 21 and got 2

    Went in there a couple hours ago and the first one just was comming out. Cracked all around. Cool thing about it is a gal came over to see the setup I had here because she was getting her first chicks here in the next 2 weeks or so. Needed pointers on how to get started. While she was here out...
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    Photo's of poop

    A while back someone put a web suite on here that had photo's of chicken poop to tell what is going on with the flock. I seen differance in the last couple days. Allot bigger than normal. Thanks if anyone remembers how to get to it.
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