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    Sick Tom

    I have a 3 year old male Eastern Wild that has developed a bloting in his stomach area. He also has periods of kind of like hickups. He eats drinks and other wise acts normal. Sure would appreciate any info on this condition.
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    SPRING HATCHING EGGS RED GOLDEN PHEASANTS, GAMBEL & BOBWHITE QUAIL, EASTERN WILD TURKEY, MALLARD DU

    We have available a variety of fertile, unrelated eggs for incubation. Red Golden Pheasants, Wild Mallard Duck, Chukar Partridge, Bobwhite & Gambel Quail, and Easter Wild Turkey. Chicks also available for local pickup only. Please email for prices and availability.
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    SPRING HATCHING EGGS (LADY AMHERST, RED GOLDEN, SILVER PHEASANY)

    Our Spring laying season will soon be here. We have available a variety of fertile, unrelated eggs for incubation. Lady Amherst, Red Golden & Silver Pheasants, Wild Mallard Duck, Chukar Partridge, Bobwhite & Gambel Quail, and Easter Wild Turkey will be available for shipment beginning the first...
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    Hybred Pheasant

    Does anyone have any experience with Red Golden x Lady Amherst mix birds. I don't mix my birds but somehow ended up with a mixed male I purchased in 2013. I have someone interested in him (he is a beautiful bird) but I don't know if he would be fertile or sterile. Any help will be appreciated...
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    Night Attack

    Last night between 11:00pm and 6am we lost 2 mallard ducks and 3 chickens, 2 silkies and a large white cochan. The cochan was plum gone but had a lot of feathers pulled. The other birds were only decapitated with the heads missing. We have a large, over an acre, with a 6 foot block wall all the...
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    Lady Amherst Pheasant Hatching Eggs

    I have beautiful Lady Amherst Pheasant hatching eggs for sale at $6.00 each. These birds are one of the most beautiful of all the pheasant species and one of the easiest to hatch and raise. Also will be having Gambel Quail, Eastern Wild Turkey and Mallard Duck hatching eggs available the first...
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    Pheasant Hatching Eggs

    I would appreciate a little advise. I am incubating Silver Pheasant eggs. I remove them from the bator 3 days before hatch date and place them in my hatcher. My bator temp is 99.5 and 54% humidity. My hatcher temp is 99.5 and 75% humidity. A few of my eggs are hatching fine but most of them are...
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    Ducks and Chickens

    Has anyone housed their ducks and chickens together ? I have 15 flying mallards that are in an enclosed pen (20x20) I was thinking about putting some laying hens in with them but don't know about the water issue. Thought maybe someone might have some experience or ideas on how to keep the water...
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    Crowing Hen ????

    This afternoon I was around the barn and thought I had heard a rooster crow. Well this was strange sense I have no roosters. As I walked closer I could see one of my 2 year old buff seabrights sitting on the roost and CROWING. Not a real loud crow, but like a young rooster will do when he's...
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    Mixing quail

    I have 2 pair of Gambels in a 15' by 8' pen. I am thinking about adding a couple of pairs of Bob Whites to the pen. I don't know a whole lot about quail breeding and I was wondering if they would cross breed or maybe fight the gambels. Any info on this would be much appreciated, Thanks
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    Dried Feet & Legs

    I'm hoping to get some advise on how to treat my 3 year old RR hen who has severely cracked feet and legs. I adopted her about 2 weeks ago and never noticed it at the time but apparently the former owner didn't let her soak her feet in the summer. This is critical for chickens here in the...
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    Crooked Toes

    I have a chance to buy a nice pair of Silvers fairly cheep. The only problem with them is that the male has crooked toes on both feet. It don't interfer with his moving ability at all. I have heard that this problem is fairly common with silver pheasants and is not passed on to later generations...
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    Gambels--How Many

    Can anyone give me an idea of how many grown breeding age gambel quail I can keep in a ground floor pen (6' by 20'). I'm new to quail breeding and not sure if I sould keep them in pairs or how many hens to a male. Thanks for any advise.
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    Need A Little Advice

    I have a 2 year old Amherst male that is currently in a large pen (25X25) with a dozen RG's. They have grown up together and get along fine. I want to transfer him into another large pen of about 35 seven month old Amherst, both male and female. Will this work or am I asking for trouble ? I want...
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    Laying Mallard

    I have 6 flying Mallard hens with several drakes. They are all about 6 months old. Two days ago I found the first egg and today I found another one. I was under the impression that wild Mallards only layed during the spring. Am I wrong or do I just have a mixed up young duck. Thanks for any...
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    Cat Food

    My birds prefer to eat the cats chow over their own chicken feed. Just wondering if this is advisable or not. They have their own feed around the barn but prefer to come up to the house and rob the cats Purena. Thanks for any comments.
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    Fighting Drakes

    This is my first year with flying mallards. I have 16 birds, 7 hens and 9 drakes that are now 5 months old. They are in an enclosed pen 20'X20' with a small pool. All has gone well until the past couple of days. I now have 2 of the drakes that don't get along and are fighting. Is this normal...
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    Will they stay ??

    I live in south central Arizona and have a back yard of about 2 acres. Our yard has a typical Arizona--California block wall around it about 7 feet high. My mallards have a large pen about 20x25, are about 3 months old and happy where they are. They are now flapping their wings and wanting to...
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    Free Range Goldens

    Do any of you guys raising Goldens or Amherst free range your birds ? I have been getting a lot of questions from folks interested in buying chicks as to wheather you can free range these birds. I have never tried it due mostly to predators but would sure like to hear other folks opinions or...
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    Mallards Hatching

    This is day 24 for my 24 mallard eggs. This morning I went to set the incubator for lockdown and had one fully hatched (without ever being locked down) he is active and normal. Two of the other eggs have pipped and are rocking and rolling. My main question is how long should I leave the little...
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