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    Seed mixes for growing your own chicken feed

    My husbands recent 4 month hiatus from work due to a mystery Illness that landed him in hospital and the subsequent down turn In our finances has got me thinking about growing my own chicken Feed crop. Does anyone form Ontario. Canada know a supplier Of seed mix specifically formulated for...
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    Found egg in Duck house 2 days after hatching, baby duck alive!

    Went to duck house to check and see if all hatchlings were with mother duck and Found an egg with baby duck hatching out. Can I return the egg or duckling to Mother duck tonight or should I raise the youngster my self ? C
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    Mother Duck now has 9 ducklings

    I have been keeping an eye on my oldest and broodiest duck Since spring when she started setting a rather large clutch of eggs. She is a Buff Opington and her mate is a Cayuga( a last minute Replacement for my Buff Drake who was stolen from the duck house) Only last night there were just eggs...
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    Strange egg has me worried

    Collected eggs this morning and one of the eggs seemed really light and the outside of shell was rough like that "non slip" stuff people paint on the their steps. I cracked the egg and found it didn't contain either a yolk or a white. The yolk was found in the air sac and the membrane of the egg...
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    Day old on back feet shaking---what should I do?

    Went in to the nursery this morning to find one of my Buff ducklings on her back and her feet shaking uncontrollably. I put her upright but she just flops over on her head. What if anything should I be doing? She is in the brooder with day old chicks. Can anyone identify what this ailment might...
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    My Drake has gone missing. Worried about the Duck.

    --Went to open up my Duckhouse this morning and found the Drake was not there. The duck is now going around quacking frantically. I guess what I need to know is will she fly off to find a new mate, or will she just pine herself to death. This is a very sad day for me as my pair has been together...
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    Sexing Dominique chicks, expert opinion needed.

    My two Dominique chicks are now 6 weeks old and doing fine but I am not sure if they are boys or girls. Opinions would be appreciated. Sorry I dont know how to upload pictures to the post but if you can access my uploads you can see the babies.
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    Valbazen

    Another question about wormer....I know you put Valbazen in the waterer for chickens but does anyone know if it is okay for ducks. My ducks drink from the same waterer.
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    Worming ducks.

    I am planning on worming my chickens ( putting wormer in waterer) I wondered since my ducks also drink from the same waterer what wormer would be safe to use for both? I have a breeding pair of Buff Orpingtons.
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    Worming chickens.

    Hi...My chickens need worming...I have Noromectin any Canadian members no if I can use this on chickens and if so can I put it in their water. Putting drops on them is not an option. This is an Ivermectin injectible ratio is 10mg of Ivermectin per ml and is for cattle and swine. If I cant use...
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    Chick runs and falls over on side ...runs backwards and falls on side

    Hi I am the proud parent of three Dominique chicks, they all appeared healthy after hatching out in our garage about 1 week ago. But now the smallest chick is displaying some strange behavior. She appears to be sleeping and when disturbed runs off as it possessed with one wing down or leaning to...
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    My buff orpington is setting eggs, not sure if they are still good

    Hi my Buff Orpington duck is setting her eggs, not sure when she started setting them. I checked them this morning and non appear to be cracked,but they the shell has lighter and darker areas. Is this normal?
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    My buff orpington is setting eggs, not sure if they are still good

    Hi my buff orpington has been setting eggs for some while, not sure though when she started setting. What are the signs the eggs are about to hatch? I checked them this morning and they dont seem bad but the shells seem to have some light patches on them, is the okay?
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    my duck has prolapse oviduct...Can anything be done

    Hi..my duck has a proplasped oviduct. This is the second bout of it I have noticed. This is much worse than the first attack( if that is the right word). Can anything be done. She wont go in the duck house with the other ducks. I assume it is because they are pecking at it. Can she be saved...
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