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    Muscovy wanted in Bloomfield/Farmington NM area

    Hi all, Can anyone from this area recommend a place to get some Muscovy? I have a friend in that area who can't seem to find any, and here in Iowa we have more ducklings than you can shake a stick at! Thanks, Therese
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    Lost a hen =(

    Hi all, My most favorite hen, a chocloate and white Muscovy, was laying dead next to the duck 'pond' (a blue plastic kiddie pool) when I came out to feed yesterday morning. She seemed perfectly fine, there was no obvious trauma, but she was gone. Any ideas as to what might have happened to...
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    Muscovy question

    Hi all, I have had two clutches of Muscovy hatch so far this year, and I'm guessing that my drake was not very mature, as I only had one duckling from the one clutch, and four from the other. I now have a hen sitting on 14 eggs, and since it is much later in the season, and my drake is a lot...
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    splay legged chick help needed

    I have a little 'packing peanut' that I have no idea what he/she is, who is splay legged. I put that term in the search engine, and found the pictures with the band aide to make a splint, and did that. My little chick now is spending most of his time pitched forward on his face, his legs...
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    what kind of bird?

    DH has finally said that I can have a caged bird in the house, but I've never had a house bird before. Of course what I want is a blue and gold macaw--but even if I did have the funds (which I most definitely do not) I know that starting with a macaw would NOT be a good idea. I do want to...
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    buying a new computer--help!

    Compliments of hubby's technology budget at work I have $1000 of technology money to get myself a new computer. I know that I definitely want a laptop, but beyond that, I'm pretty clueless as far as technology goes. Suggestions would be MOST welcome! Anything specific I should avoid? For my...
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    stillborn kids today

    Hi all, Today started kidding season for us, with two of our does going into labor. The first doe had two healthy doe kids, and the second one had one doeling and one buckling, both stillborn. I was right there from her water breaking to birth, and neither one ever moved or even tried to...
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    Muscovy eggs?

    I have three Muscovy hens and one drake in my hen house with a bunch of chickens of a variety of breeds. I *believe* that all of my hens are colored egg layers (brown or blue) and recently I have been getting some odd shaped (more oblong than oval, if that makes sense, with a more pointed tip)...
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    Turkey lifespan

    Okay, I asked for help with breed ID, but because my dogs killed my laptop that had the software to download pics from my digital camera, I am stuck using hubby's computer and need to now find the software to put it on his. So pics are coming--hopefully soon! I do think that by looking at...
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    Tom or hen?

    Hi all, Me being me, I came home from the latest exotic animal sale yesterday with a turkey. I have no idea what breed of turkey (it's brown with irridescent greenish feathers around the edges of the wings) or even what gender. Any thoughts as to how to tell if I have a boy turkey or a girl...
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    Sick flock

    Hi all, Please help me figure out what is wrong with my flock and help if you can! I have been extremely unimpressed with the knowledge of my vet and am afraid I'm going to lose everyone. I got a dose of stuff to put in the water (it was $28 for one packet that lasted three days, so I had...
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    broody ex-battery hen

    Okay, what are the chances?? I have an ex-battery hen who is acting broody. She is always on the eggs when I go to gather, and doesn't want to move to let me collect them. Today when I reached under her, she pecked at me for stealing her eggs. What are the chances that she would actually...
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    Egg cholesterol question

    Okay, I don't remember who mentioned it, but someone on here said that fresh eggs don't have cholesterol at first--it takes about 4 days to develop. Is that true? If so, where can I find some documentation to back it up? I repeated this to a couple of friends, and they were like--no way...
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    Busted!!

    Okay, so I was on my way to haul round bales of hay, and it just so happens that the man I bought my Seramas from was only a few miles out of the way for this trip, so I was able to swing by and do both things at once. This haul ended up taking longer than I'd planned so I called DH and asked...
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    The Seramas are here, the Seramas are here!!

    Okay, I was supposed to get these chickens weeks ago, but life kept getting in the way. Turns out, it's a good thing I waited, as the seller was really, really desperate to lower his numbers before winter hits, and I walked away with 25 pullets/cockerels, and 12 fertile eggs! I have no idea...
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    Too late for chicks in Iowa?

    Okay, I have a feeling I know the answer to this question before I ask, but I'll let it rip anyway. I live in Iowa, which means we're going into winter here pretty quickly. Is it too late to order some chicks from a hatchery? Or if I do, will I end up with 15 house chickens? I got it into...
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    I Love Craigslist!!

    Okay, since I've become a teeny bit chicken obsessed (kind of like the Grand Canyon is a teeny little crevice) I put an ad on Craigslist that said I was looking for colored egg layers and would pay a fair price for healthy hens. A wonderful woman called me who only lives about 25 miles from me...
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    How long do hens lay?

    Wytedragon brought this up in a different post, but was really asking about what to do with hens after they can't lay. I didn't want to hijack that thread, so I thought I'd bring it up here. How long can chickens lay? What is their overall lifespan? Most of my hens are in the 6 month to a...
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    What do you *do* with Bantams?

    Okay, I have been hot and heavy after some silkies because I can't wait to (hopefully) see some little baby chicks following their adopted mama around our place next summer, but now I have a brooder (okay, a tank in my living room that is doubling as a brooder) full of three silkies and 8 or 9...
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    Processing meat birds

    What is the usual age to slaughter meat birds? At the local auction I was at last Wednesday, people were talking about how none of the processing plants want to do chickens any longer--is it going to be a problem finding one to do ours? (Can you see that I'm trying really hard to get out of...
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