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  1. greekbioguy

    mandarins and wood ducks mating all day(but too early in the year)

    the last week there is a lot of activity in my duck aviary, all my duck pairs are arguing with each other and they are mating in the ponds so i guess breeding season has started but it seems too early in the year (usually they start end of February). i do not know if i should put out their nest...
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    rat,predator-proof chicken house,using building materials and effort

    some ideas. the chicken run the coop .is built with bricks and has a tile roof. the white glass is Plexiglas so cant break in case a dog tries to break it (can take it off in the summer and there is chicken wire behind it) the tiles are cemented everywhere 1 cm x 2 cm rabbit wire...
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    sand and coop cleaning

    i use small particle river sand in my aviaries (sea sand has salt and would kill all aviary plants). i have a layer of 10 cm of sand at the bottom of my aviaries. i use a leaf 'fork' (what u use to gather leafs of your yard in autumn) and a custom made square bucket with a sieth on the bottom...
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    how long do you keep your flock before you replace them

    i know that hens are productive for 4 years but what about roosters can you keep them for 6-7 years before replacement?
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    babie chicks in a month or two or mature 1 year old birds now??

    was searching the net today and i came acros an exotic animal farm in greece i called them and they say the have 1 year old gold brahmas .the guy said they are imported from holland and they come with all their papers and id. show quality birds . i could send him the money tomorow and have my...
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    dogs as guards

    i have no predator problems since i have two dogs that have acsess all around my aviaries , but dogs can be a double edge knife because they are poultry predators themselfs. my aviaries are built in such a way that my 60 kgr greek shepard dog cant get inside them (although she did try her best...
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    grains and additives for chicken

    hallo everybody i do not buy ready made feed for any of my birds . i do not trust comersialy prepared feeds i feed my ducks and pheasants grain mixes and additives. i made my own feeding charts using exell on my pc acording to the age of my birds the time of the year and their needs .i gathered...
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    my pheasants , their aviary and last years babies

  9. greekbioguy

    my ducks

    my mandarins and wood ducks ,their aviary and last years babies and my 2 dogs daphne and chloe (my 24/7 security against any predator larger than a mouse)
  10. greekbioguy

    advice needed .

    hallo everybody .happy new year and best wishes ! it is geting cold in greece its around 0 celcius at night my mandarins and wood ducks seem to enjoy the cold. i am curently finishing my chicken house am geting 4 brahma chicks (i rooster 3 hens)in around two months, i have a 3,5x 2,5 m well...
  11. greekbioguy

    hallo everybody

    hallo ,my name is stavros,i am new to this site. i live in greece and have been raising poultry as pets for 15 years now. i curently share my house and yard with 2 dogs, 4 cats ,4 ringneck pheasants ,3 pairs of mandarin ducks, 2 pairs of north american wood ducks and 4 koi fish. i used to own...
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