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  1. zebralady

    HELP!!! My duck eggs are not hatching

    I am trying to hatch out mallard eggs. They are fertile and they make it to the hatch date but, usually die in the egg before hatching. When I crack open the egg I find a fully formed duckling that has not absorbed the yolk of the egg even 2 weeks after hatch date). I keep the incubator at...
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    What is the best bait for raccoons in a live trap?

    The raccoon has been totally ignoring the bait! The coop is secure (or so we though) but, to get to the quail the raccoon chewed a hole through the wire (hardware cloth) and grabbed the quail out. we are really not sure how it is getting the hens!!
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    What is the best bait for raccoons in a live trap?

    Neighbor has a HUGE raccoon problem in her coop. She is using a large live trap. (I have recommended a dukes trap) What is the best bait to use? She has tried raw pork chop, wet cat food, dry cat food, live rats, eggs, cooked bacon, and honey. Any other suggestions. Still NO luck!!!! she...
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    Help needed with my pullet, swollen spot under eye(pic)

    I am no expert but it looks like an eye infection. You can get many many meds at feed stores including antibiotic eye ointments....or you could medicate the water for all of them.....good luck.
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    duck egg/prolapse 911

    Update: She passed one really rough egg. She still looks "low in the belly" and is still acting funny, but, we are going to give her 24 hours before we bother her further.
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    duck egg/prolapse 911

    A friend of mine has a duck that we believe to be egg bound. We can't get our eyes on the egg and everytime the duck strains she appears to prolapse. We can feel the egg but, can't see it... It has felt like it was mostly out of the vent but, it was still "stuck" in the tissue of the...
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    Please could someone help me with 6 week old chick

    I am no chicken expert but, that sounds like a cornish cross....
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    Help! Two of my chicks acting like they're going to kill each other!

    I have a hen who is also really aggressive (oddly enough she also crows.....SHE IS A HEN, she gives eggs and is currently raising some baby ducks she has hatched out) I have had great luck with cageing her in the coop. She is confined to a cage (with food and water of course) and allowed to...
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    Major trouble raising POLISH chicks PLEASE HELP

    Cover the pecked area with something dark...I have actually used sharpie marker before with good results. Any redness or already bald area is a target for the other chicks.
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    Banty hatched duck eggs....now what?

    Update: I have chosen to leave the ducklings with the hen who hatched them and they are doing wonderful!! Eating, Drinking and causing their chicken mommy massive panic when I put a dish of water in and they jump in!!! I have never seen a chicken freak out quite like that! She is really...
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    Banty hatched duck eggs...now what (cross post)

    Update: I have chosen to leave the ducklings with the hen who hatched them and they are doing wonderful!! Eating, Drinking and causing their chicken mommy massive panic when I put a dish of water in and they jump in!!! I have never seen a chicken freak out quite like that! She is really...
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    Given 3 day old duckling, caught by a kid, think this little 1 is having Seizures!

    This is such a hard situation with fish and game involved....I, personally, have rescued and rehabbed many many wild animals (small ones only....lol) without contacting fish and game. If it is a wild duck it will most likely leave you to join other wild ducks as it gets older so I really...
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    Banty hatched duck eggs...now what (cross post)

    My 1 year old seabright bantam hatched out 2 fertile duck eggs. She is quite content sitting on the duckings and even calls them back to her if they get out from under her. She is the top ranking hen of our flock of 10 but, she is still in general population. I am concerned about her...
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    Banty hatched duck eggs....now what?

    My 1 year old seabright bantam hatched out 2 fertile duck eggs. She is quite content sitting on the duckings and even calls them back to her if they get out from under her. She is the top ranking hen of our flock of 10 but, she is still in general population. I am concerned about her...
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    hen won't leave nest box

    Hi, I have a year old silkie hen who won't leave the nest box unless I force her. She is not aggressive when I collect eggs and will eat if I force her out but, she insists on sitting in the nest box 24 hours a day. i have not seen her leave unless i force her out, not even when the flock gets...
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    The perfect hen nest. Cheap!!

    I have upcycled my recycling bins as nest boxes and the girls love them.
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    Non Laying Cochins

    I forgot to add that scratch can slow down egg production. A great treat but, not a good staple. I also give my girls some form of greens every day, a good treat but, not necessary.
  18. zebralady

    Non Laying Cochins

    It could be as simple as the lighting. Chickens regularly slow way down or stop laying during the winter. The change in light is what triggers them to lay again. I run artificial lighting in my coop to keep my girls laying regularly. Good luck
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    A crowing hen???!!!

    Wonderfully helpful!! Thank you so much. I grew up with chickens when I was small but, it has been so long I just feel like a newbie all over again!
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    10 for 10!!!!! I am so excited!
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