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  1. carolynm

    Waterer for Goose Pen

    My geese come in at night so they don't fall prey to predators. Their pen is a soggy disgusting mess due to them stepping/tipping/playing in their water pan. What would you suggest for an inside waterer? I did use a 2 gallon bucket but believe it or not a goose almost drowned in it; I walked...
  2. carolynm

    Welsh Harlequin Crossed with Campbell Ducks

    I understand that Welsh Harlequins were originally a color mutation of campbell ducks. I have dark and Khaki campbells and am interested in getting some Welsh Harlequins. If they breed together what would the offspring look like? Are there some set color patterns depending on what drake breeds...
  3. carolynm

    Raising Winter Layers-Inherited Trait?

    My flock of khakis, runners and white hybrid have disappointed me this winter. All birds are between 6 months old and 2 years old. I didn't get any eggs from Mid-Aug-to the beginning of January. I now have one laying which I believe is the white hybrid (eggs are huge-each one weighing in over...
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    Laying after fall molt

    My campbell ducks started molt in August-I think they are about done-they look beautiful in their new attire but alas my egg basket is bare. How long does the molt usually last? Will they need light to bring them back into laying status now that the days are shorter?
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    Essential Oil or Natural disinfectant for eggs and incubtaor

    I'm just wondering if anyone uses an essential oil disinfectant for their incubator and/or hatching eggs? Or at least a natural disinfectant? Seems so many want organic chicks it hardly seems right to be using chemicals to clean their hatching environment.
  6. carolynm

    Constructing people door for the coop...

    My coop door is going to end up a little shorter than off the shelf doors so I need to construct one. Does anyone have links to doors they have built? I've built various doors before but just looking for ideas for the coop door-don't know if I should go with plywood, planks, tongue and groove or...
  7. carolynm

    Doors From Coop to Yard

    I'm building an 8x10 coop for my ducks/chickens. It is attached to my greenhouse and sheep barn (one wall is the side of the barn and one end is a door to the greenhouse which will also be attached to the barn). It has a people door from greenhouse to chicken coop and I was planning on a people...
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    Cost to Raise Ducks either to point of Lay or for Butcher

    I was wondering if anyone here has kept tabs of their costs to raise ducks to maturity from ducklings-either to butcher age or laying? For laying ducks I'm thinking it makes more sense to buy an adult bird for about 20-25 than raise it from a ducklings? Anyone care to share what they've...
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    Golden 300 Hybrid and White Layers

    Has anyone hatched ducklings out of these? If so what were the offspring like? Were they good layers? I'm considering getting some but I'd really like something from which I could raise decent ducklings. I have some Anconas but for some reason they have quit laying ....
  10. carolynm

    Ducks Hardly Laying

    I have a 4 ancona ducks-3 hens one drake, all just turned 2 years old. My hens have hardly laid this year. I've got maybe 2 dozen eggs since January? The drake is not agressive (I don't ever see him mating though I know he does as I have hatched eggs from these ducks). They are getting a...
  11. carolynm

    Not Chicks but ducklings

    I posted under duck forum but received no responses so am coming here to see if anyone can help me. I received an order of day old Campbells and a separate order of Ancona ducklings about 3 weeks ago. When I received the campbells 1/2 were dead. I accredited that to shipping distress as I...
  12. carolynm

    Ducklings wheezy

    I have a few ducklings from different sources all about 3 weeks ago. They are having a really rough go of it-seems each day i"m losing one. Symptons: Breathing very hard, dirty , bald spots. I've never really noticed-when do ducklings preen? These guys don't seem to have any inkling about...
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    Keeping 15+ ducklings clean...

    I ordered 6 ancona ducks and then a week later a shipment of 15 Campbells I had ordered a while back shipped.. I'm finding it impossible to keep them clean, not that they are approx 3 weeks old. I lost two ducklings today and I feel terrible as I think it was because they got covered in filth...
  14. carolynm

    Swedish Flower Hen Hatching Eggs

    I have a small flock that is just getting into real laying gear. Some days I get 4 eggs others 2 eggs. I'm taking orders for small quantities of hatching eggs. The eggs are $3.00 an egg, so 6 will be $30.00 shipped priority mail, 8. for $35.00 shipped priority. I will ship extras if I have...
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    Ducks -winter feeding and fatties vs skinnies

    Ok I believe I have a problem. I lost my favorite drake today- I think the cold got to him because he was thin. My other drake is disgustingly fat. Last week I lost my youngest duck. I believe I have some really heavy ducks that are over eating and leaving not enough for the smaller less...
  16. carolynm

    How to Frame/Hang these windows

    I'm building a coop/sheep barn/greenhouse. I have these windows I was given and would like to use them but just not sure how to frame them. I'd like to use them as hinged either top hinged or side hinged (preferably side hinged so I can open them right up). I need to know what kind of rough...
  17. carolynm

    Ducklings not hatching-could really use some help-Graphic picture

    I posted approximately two months ago about ducklings failing to hatch: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/896614/ducklings-died-before-hatching#post_13645270. Sadly I'm experiencing the same thing another time. I have Ancona ducks eggs at 28 days. I've been watching closely-and haven't seen...
  18. carolynm

    Ducklings Died before Hatching

    I could use some help. I had 4 Ancona Duck eggs in my Brinsea set to hatch Sunday. One egg was wiggling like all get out at lock down. A day into lock down it stopped moving-I figured maybe resting-don't interfere. Well I waited and waited, two days after hatch date-I candled the eggs no...
  19. carolynm

    Swedish Flower Hen Chicks-Denver, CO

    I have 7 Swedish Flower Hen chicks available, most are 5 weeks old, one is about 10 weeks old $12.00 each or take all 7 for $80.00. I'm located in Bailey but can meet up in Littleton, Co if you'd prefer.
  20. carolynm

    Ancona Duck Hatching Eggs

    My ancona ducks are laying well and the test batch is in the incubator. I just candled the incubating eggs and we have 100% fertility! I will have Ancona duck hatching eggs available for shipping starting March 17th. My drakes are blue and chocolate, and i have brown and black hens, so there is...
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