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  1. Erinmir

    HELP! Came home to cold duck eggs!!

    Hi all, Worried and not sure what to do/expect. Our pekin duck hen decided she wanted to go broody and hatch a clutch of eggs. This is our first time letting nature do its thing to hatch any eggs and we've been very proud of her for being a very attendant and consistently focused brooder. (We...
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    Lost the hens... :(

    So, we had our first confirmed predator loss this morning. Hubby found my Mille Fleur d'Uccle bantam roo in the middle of the yard looking bedraggled and stunned at about 6:00 this morning. Upon bringing him inside to inspect him for wounds he looked more than a bit bedraggled but ok. It was...
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    Stress Poops?

    Ok so I haven't noticed this with any other breed of chook we've raised but I'm trying my hand at Mille Fleur D'Uccles. My 4 chicks are about 2 weeks old and I have noticed that when they are stressed, in new situations (going outside for the first time, wrapping a curly toe so it straightens...
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    The babies have shipped...the wait is on!

    Jeez... it has only been a year since we got our first gals and I forgot how nerve wracking it is to wait for babies that are coming in the mail! Sooooo antsy hoping they get here in the morning safe and sound! We got 2 Welsummers and 6 Mille Fleur D'Uccles from Meyer Hatchery (the order...
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    Niacin Supplement Question

    So we have two Pekin ducklings we are brooding with 4 Easter Egger chicks. All are eating chick crumbles formulated for chickens. My understanding is that the ducklings need more niacin - no problem, we can supplement in water as people have suggested. I am curious though if this would hurt the...
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    Breed?

    So, I totally caved at TSC today - hubby has been wanting some ducks for awhile and today just happened to be chick shipment day so they had TONS of little cheepers to pick from. I let him pick two ducks from the "assorted ducklings" and he let me pick out 4 new easter egger chicks. Anyhow - the...
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    Would this work??

    One of our two polish chicks is having her top knot pecked at and has a bald spot now. We looked at TSC when we stopped by there today to pick up some other needs and they didn't have anything to help. I have found some things online that would work made specially for chickens but in most cases...
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    Budget dried Mealworms!

    So, DH and I were at WalMart picking up a few sundries and I declared that we needed to go over to the bird food section so I could pick up some sunflower seeds for the flock. Now that they are at 4 weeks, they are very curious about things and I think they may be picking at the uneven...
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    Is my SF M or F?

    Ok, so here is Petunia (at least that's what we're calling "her" for now). Petunia is the only Salmon Faverolle we ordered from Meyer Hatchery when we got our little flock. We did order "her" as a pullet but as we all know there's only 90% accuracy on chick sexing. As she is feathering in, a lot...
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    Feather Pecking?

    So, one of our WCBPs, Tilly, has had her head feathers coming in somewhat unevenly. When she started transitioning from her chickie fluff to her big girl feathers, she had a little spot that looked somewhat bald. I have the hunch that the others have been pecking at the pink spot they can see on...
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    The Chick-Brigade at 4 Weeks

    So, here are the Brigade's latest pictures! The EE's: Ivy: Ivy again: Fern: (we are surprised she is still all white, we figured she'd get some colors as she got her feathers!) Kiwi: The Buckeyes: Tulip: (she looks like she needs a V-8, LOL!) Saffron: (finally a decent picture of...
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    Our flock at 3 Weeks (Pic HEAVY)

    So the girls are growing up fast, and as far as we can tell at 3 weeks, they all still seem to be girls. Here are the updates! The Buckeyes: Tulip Saffron The Easter Eggers: Fern Ivy Ivy's feathers, she's so pretty! Kiwi Salmon Faverolle: Petunia (she wouldn't hold still, this...
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    Toys?

    So... I was playing with the chicks this morning and was thinking that it has to get boring when all there is to do is eat, drink, poop, and sleep. They were really wound up this morning and chasing each other around in silly little races. I got to thinking and was wondering if anyone gives...
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    They are here!!!!!!!!!! ((Now with pics!))

    Woo Hoo! I'm a mama to 8 adorable chickies! Got the notice from Meyer that they shipped yesterday and spent a night sleeping fitfully in excitement. At 7 this morning, we got the call from the PO and went down to pick up our babies. All arrived healthy and peeping like mad! Our mail-lady was...
  15. Erinmir

    Electrolytes?

    Hi all, Getting excited, we have about 6 weeks until our chicks arrive. We wanted to wait until after our week long camping trip in June to avoid mom-in-law having to babysit the cats, ferrets, snakes, AND chicks. Didn't want to come home to something crazy having happened. Anyhow, I was...
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    A-Frames/Tractors in the Winter??

    Ok, I know this is two posts in quick succession, but they are such different topics, I thought I'd go with two posts. Those of you with A frame tractors - how do they do in the winters? We live in South Western PA and don't often have bitter cold winters but we often have temps around the...
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    Free Ranging With Supervision??

    Hi all, Hubby and I are planning a chicken-tractor style coop/run for our .6 acre yard. We are looking to keep mainly egg-laying hens in a flock of 6-8 small/medium chickens. We are looking into building the catawba coops sytle of A frame tractor, but elongating it to be 10' instead of just 8'...
  18. Erinmir

    Hello from PA

    Hi all! New potential chicken-owner in the coop! Hubby and I have been looking into getting a small backyard flock for our half acre yard. We're looking forward to fresh eggs and the silly antics of the chickies. Looking for any and all beginner advice that you all are willing to give!
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    Looking for Beginner Advice

    Ok so I've done my reading, books, magazines, online, and I'm thinking that chickens are a pretty good idea. Hubby and I bought our house last June and we have a little over half an acre in a small town where chickens are legal. We've done some research into coops and breeds and we want to...
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