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  1. Tom NJ

    Three Ducks

    I have three ducks that I have really enjoyed and don't particularly want to part with them. One Cayuga and two Black Indian Runners - all drakes. They are around a year old. I am in Burlington, NJ. Email me if you are interested. wtworrell @ gmail . com
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    Brown Leghorn Hens

    I have four one year old Brown Leghorn hens I am looking to sell. I am in Burlington, NJ.
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    Ducks making strang noise

    Recently, when I go down to the stream to visit my ducks, they make a strange call. They will rear up on their tail end, so they are straight up, at the same time they will make a sharp chirp/quack while arching their neck and head down until their bill touches the water, at which time they make...
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    Nest Underwater

    So, last week, when the hurricane came through, my mallards nest was underwater for about three hours. She stood over it the whole time, as the water was just enough to cover the eggs. She had been setting for about two weeks at this point. She is still setting now. My question is: did the eggs...
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    My Skitish Leghorns

    So, I had gotten five brown leghorn hens back in March. Today, while they are fine looking, healthy girls, they run from me once I get within 10' of them. At this point they are completely free range. I open the coop in the morning and they are out in the woods and down by the stream until an...
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    What does this mean

    Since my drake got killed last week, the two girls have been acting quite a bit different. The Cayuga is now incredibly vocal. If she catches a glimpse of me in the window she quacks several times real loud; she also does this every time I come outside, if anyone else goes out, if someone pulls...
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    Flappers got hit by a car

    So, I had two hens and a drake - Penny, Tickles and Flappers. Tickles and Flappers are mallards and Penni is a Cayuga. A couple of weeks ago Tickles flew away for a few hours, but returned. Yesterday at lunch time, Flappers took off and left the girls behind. He didn't come home to go to bed...
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    Ms. Tickles Flew Away

    We have a Cayuga and two mallards. They have a small house they sleep in and they wander around the house and yard going back and forth to the stream during the day. This morning when I let them out, Ms. Tickles, the mallard hen, flew toward the stream like she does every morning, but she never...
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    I think I broke his leg

    I have seven week old brown leghorns. They are outside in the coop and run. Due to there size, they were finding ways to get out of the run and were hiding under the coop, which is raised about a foot off the ground - the coop is actually part of a bigger shed. So, in an attempt to shoo them out...
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    Black Spots in Egg Whites

    We have a flock of RRs. They are a year old. We hard boiled some eggs to make egg salad and noticed that many of the eggs had black spots in the whites. It almost looked like mildew. However, we have never noticed anything in the whites when frying them. Anyone know what this is and how to...
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    First Night Outside

    I feel sad for my ducks. They have been living pretty nice down in the basement. Every evening they would sit on the door mat, waiting to come in for the evening. But, tonight they didn't get to come in. I had an old rabbit hutch, which I had cut the legs off of so it would sit on the ground...
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    Ducklings found the stream

    So, I have been taking my ducks out on nice days and leaving them outside. Usually they don't wander too far from the front of the house. Today, however, while I was at the neighbors house in front of mine, the ducks came looking for me. Between our houses is a small stream about ten feet wide...
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    My Ducks are Dirty

    Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I look at the photos on here and everyone has the really nice looking ducks that I wouldn't mind holding. However, my ducks, which are now a month old, are dirty and I don't like handling them. I try to keep up with their brooder, but it seems the more I...
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    Duck Feathers

    My ducks are about a month old. I noticed on the Cayuga and one of the Mallards, that the down on their wings has really thinned out and I can see their skin. Is this normal? Are they molting so their feathers can come in? Or, is something wrong? Thanks.
  15. Tom NJ

    Taking Ducklings Outdoors

    My birds are just under two weeks old. It is currently 50* and sunny out. Is it okay to take them out in the yard for a bit, or is it too cold?
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    Single Comb Brown Leghorns

    Are these chickens naturally skittish? I had gotten chicks a week and a half ago and they are very flighty whenever I am around them. It doesn't matter how long I hang around. They will all move to the furthest end of the brooder and if I make any sudden moves, you'd have thought I fired a gun -...
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    Handling Ducklings

    So, I got a pair of Cayuga ducklings today. I had ordered them from McMurray's. The hen is quite vibrant, but the drake is a bit subdued. I hope he makes it. He does appear to be better than when they first arrived. Anyway, I had picked up the hen and held her gently on my chest. She...
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    Ostracized Hen

    So, tonight I went out to put the flock to bed when I found one of my hens sitting outside the coop with the rest of the flock hanging out inside. Usually when I come around the pen the hens all run into the coop and they are all in by dusk. This is a flock I inherited and they are not very...
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    Greetings from New Jersey

    Hi everyone. I'm Tom from New Jersey. I got my chickens this past August. It is a mixed flock I inherited. A R.R. rooster, with two barred rock hens and two other hens of which type I know not.
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