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  1. romanerin2011

    what's eating my chickens

    Sorry for the gruesome pictures but I got to find out what's eating my chickens. I originally thought that raccoons might be doing it but I thought they only ate the head, I've caught and dispatched 5 btw. But whatever is eating them usually takes it about 50ft in l behind the coop in the...
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    Duck problem

    That thing on top of the run is a planter box. I figured it'd take attention off the hardware cloth once plants are in it.
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    Duck problem

    This their completed enclosure. I plan on keeping them in there until they're full grown so they'll learn that they are safe they're. I think it should work, I've read many other posts from others that have a pond and they sorta did the same thing and there's go to the coop at night.
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    Duck problem

    Good news, I was able to sneak up on them tonight and caught them and put them in my chicken coop where they were. So, I pulled my floating duck to the shore and took it off it's floating deck. I'm currently building a dock that will be enclosed, and will have the hut attached to it so they will...
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    Duck problem

    Well I had them on the pond because they are real pretty and entertaining to look at, and plus they're ducks, they seem very happy on the water. I haven't seen any signs of snapping turtles or snakes, wouldn't think they'd have much to eat as I haven't put any fish in there and we built that...
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    Duck problem

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    Duck problem

    Hey everyone, I'm new to keeping ducks and have run into a problem. I have 3 white ducklings and had 3 but now 2 black ducklings. I built them a nice floating duck hut but they won't go inside at night, thought they'd do like my chickens do. Well I woke up this morning with one of the black...
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    Keep rooster in suburbs

    No I don't think it's over crowding issue, they have plenty of room and I only have 8 chickens. They're starting to get along. Yea I was seriously considering asking for forgiveness later. I mean we have dogs barking at all hours of the night so I don't see what the difference is. This is a...
  9. romanerin2011

    Badly injured 2.5 month old chick

    Been a while since this happened. Just read the last post. How did I put her in misery? I certainly don't remember pecking her to the skull.
  10. romanerin2011

    Keep rooster in suburbs

    I'm trying to find the law that states it is legal. My real estate agent called me and she told me she found a document that states my neighborhood is the only one in my city where livestock is legal. Which makes sense cause the people on the next street down have horses and cows. I might just...
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    Keep rooster in suburbs

    No he would be in the shed by himself and then when i get put him in with the hens. I want a rooster so it can protect the hens and maybe stop the fighting between my barred rocks and rir. I also want to hatch my own eggs as well, lastly I think they're pretty and have always wanted one. Not...
  12. romanerin2011

    Keep rooster in suburbs

    I've been wanting to add a rooster to my flock for a year now. Problem is I live in suburbs and our neighbors are very close. Although I do live in the only area of the city that is legal to keep farm animals, I don't want to draw attention to myself and make my neighbors mad. I've heard of the...
  13. romanerin2011

    EMERGENCY something wrong with RIR

    it was a 100+ today...I live in Louisiana. The other ones are sitting in the dirt breathing with their mouths open...but they been doing that since it got hot. I also introduced 2 chicks and they wont come out of the coop. Not even to eat or drink. I have to put the water and food inside...
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    EMERGENCY something wrong with RIR

    well she just died....I'm so confused...she was perfectly fine yesterday.
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    EMERGENCY something wrong with RIR

    how do I do that on a chicken?
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    EMERGENCY something wrong with RIR

    Got her inside at the moment.
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    EMERGENCY something wrong with RIR

    Yesterday my RIR was perfectly fine nothing unusual. I get home from work today and she is just laying in the cope. I pick her and she is very weak. I set her in the isolation box and she is just lying there with her eyes closed breathing heavly. Is it the heat? What do I do?
  18. romanerin2011

    Badly injured 2.5 month old chick

    I made a really bad mistake 2 days ago and decided that I could put my 2.5 month old chicks in with the adults. Everything seemed fine until I got home from work. Two of the chicks squeezed through a hole. My wife caught one and on of them were still in the coop. Both were fine. However I...
  19. romanerin2011

    New RIR trouble

    Hey I'm brand new to keeping chickens and just got me 4 last night. 2 morning stars I believe they are called 1 barred rock and 1 RIR, all are hens. The morning stars and barred rock are as calm as can be but the RIR is so loud. When the lady I bought them from caught her she was squawking and...
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