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    Getting Rid of Mosquito larvae in duck pond

    Hi I've got a small ornamental pond that I fill up for my ducks (probably 5 feet long, couple of feet deep). There is no aeration....I usually just empty and refill cause you know - ducks! However this year.....mosquito larvae seem to breed super fast...I was wondering what I could use to...
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    Really Wet Duck...is this normal?

    Hi We have a small flock (10) of ducks. One duck is a male crested...something. He is white with some grey and quite a large bird. He is doing fine but I've noticed that when he plays in the water (swims in pond, rains, etc) he gets soaked! The other ducks seem more water repellent. He isn't...
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    Help Broody Duck Trembling can't hold up neck

    Hi everyone Looking for some help! I've a 2 year old broody Welsh Harlequin duck (Honker) who has been sitting on eggs for 3 weeks. She had a close encounter with an Eagle (very small cut) 2 weeks ago. Put polysporin on...has been fine. A good cranky broody duck. Suddnely, 2 days ago she...
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    Drake "bothering" my chickens, what to do

    Hi everyone My Kakhi campbell drake, 1 yr old is "bothering" my chickens...the hens in particular by trying to mount them. He had lost his make 6 months ago and finally found two new ladies for him. He loves them...but he keeps going after our hens. We have 1 drake, 2 duck ladies, 1 roo and 4...
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    coughing drake

    Hi everyone My khaki campbell drake seems to be developing abit of a coughing sound. Any ideas about what it might be and what to do about it? He is mature and the only duck with this noise (the two ladies are fine) plus I have 1 roo and 4 chicken hens. thanks
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    Agressive Drake attacking chickens

    Hi everyone I have 1 roo 4 hens and 1 drake 2 female ducks. The drake, a kahki campbell named Boris, was without a mate of 5 months. he is a mature male. he was getting abit bossy with the hens, the odd nip, so I managed to find him 2 mature khaki ladies. we've had them for a couple of weeks...
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    No feathers and black and blue hen

    Hi everyone I've also posted over in the ducks section as I'm not sure if this was caused by my drake....but here is the problem. I've a 2 yr old buff orp frizzle hen. She's hatched out a chick in January, always been in good health. After hatch, started to moult. Well, she always looks...
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    Bully Drake - Lonely or Bad?

    Hi everyone I have a sm mixed flock, 1 roo (docile) 4 hens, 1 young hen. A year ago introduced 2 ducklings Boris and Doris. Integrated just fine. Unfortunately lost Doris in December to a coon while free ranging. Boris and Doris are Kakhi Campbells. Haven't been able to find a lady friend...
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    New Momma, chicks and the cold...

    Hi everyone Just had a new momma (buff orp) hatch at least one chick...I think more on the way. Think we might get another 2 -3 chicks. I thought she was just "playing" at being broody as she is fairly young and never went broody before. I'm in Canada (west coast) and its getting down below...
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    When are pellets OK?

    Hi everyone I've got 3 1/2 week old kaki campbell ducks. I started them on chick starter and after 3 weeks went looking for something with a lesser protein content...cause I had read here that that was one way to avoid angel wing. Well...at my local feed store they had a "grower/finisher" at...
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    ripping holes in wire? what is it?

    Hi We've had something breaking into to our chicken run...ripping the chicken wire open...holes of 4 inches to 12 inches, and often 3 1/2 feet above the ground! It seems to happen at night (we've been locking up the girls in their coop at night) but that was after whatever it was got our 3...
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    Mama Hen ignoring chicks

    Hi I have a new mama hen that has hatched 4 chicks a week ago. She is a first time mama...I think she is an astrolop (sp?) chicken. The chicks all hatched in our coop with the other hens (6 hens, 3 teenagers, and one rooster) and she was attentive...at first. Now...she leaves them. Justs...
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    When can chicks go outside with mom?

    Hi I have 3 chicks with their mom staying in a portion of our hen house...separated by a board from the other 6 hens and 1 rooster. Space is limited...the chicks are 8 days old. When can I let the mom and chicks out with the others? She seems to be doing a good job of mothering but the...
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    Raising Ducks and Chickens together

    Hi We currently have 1 rooster, 6 hens and now, the addition of 3 kakhi campbell ducks who are 7 weeks old (approx) - and I have some questions about how to have them "best" all get along. The chickens have their own coop which opens into the large run. The ducks have their own separate house...
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