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A more natural, less expensive but equally effective preventative is Apple Cider Vinegar (with the Mother) in their water - 2.5 - 3ml in 1 liter of fresh water every 3 days. It's also safe for other poultry that should not have medicated chicken feed, like ducks. We have used it for yrs for...

My current segregation area is too small and with construction materials having skyrocketed in price, we can't afford to expand it right now. There's also isolation time to insure the new girls are free of infection before investing in more.

Zufall Farms in Lisbon has multiple color muscovies. I paid $10 ea for 2 whites. If you want to call and ask if he has any lavenders, his # is 315-322-5466

Just got 3 new muscovies (MFF) from a local breeder & wondering how long to keep them segregated until the current pair will accept them. Current pair (MF) are 2 yrs old, newbies are 3 & 4 mo old. Don't have room to segregate more than 3 @ a time so if this goes well, I'd like to get 3 more...

Will a muscovy male hurt 8 wk old muscovettes? My 2 adults are closed in their coop at night with their kids but free range all day. Mom can fly back into the kid's yard at will but I can't remember when I last saw Dad leave the ground (too heavy I think). So Dad spends a lot of time pacing in...

ISO 1-2 yr old CP goose or rehome my lone CP gander. Got hit by coyote 2 nights ago & lost all but one gander. He has chickens & muscovies for company but really needs a mate. Won't go in at night & I'm afraid he'll be snagged next. Too old to ship - must pick up or find a goose within a day's...

All my chickens free range 24/7. As a result, every morning is an egg hunt (I really don't see the appeal of easter egg hunts anymore). I recently found 2 well hidden nests with 14 and 31 eggs in them respectively, about 2 wks apart. The chickens are getting smarter. I tossed all the eggs...

eggcartons.com, amazon, theggcartonstore.com... google. Just check cell measurements. I found "jumbo" egg cartons were too small for duck eggs; it had to specify they were for duck eggs.

There are 2 ganders and I'm hoping to get another goose this year to take some of the pressure off her, preferably Walker line.

She is a Cotton Patch Goose and my only goose. They're also suppose to be friendlier and quieter than other breeds but not mine.

Our CPG has failed to hatch for 2 yrs now. Last year she abandoned the nest after 3 wks. This year all eggs were dead at 4+ wks. Now she is sitting on an empty nest, hopefully not contemplating another clutch. I do not have an incubation area nor is it feasible to set one up. So, what ever the...

I did and all were dark and still. I did get rid of them yesterday - long overdue as they exploded when I tossed them into the field next door (empty hay field). I thought rotten eggs were the worst smell I'd experienced but dead eggs - dry, green grey interiors, are much worse. Won't wait so...

My CPG has 4 totally dark eggs she's been sitting on for a month. I assume they're all dead - no air pocket, no movement. Should I dispose of them all and will she try a new nest or will taking her eggs drive her crazy? I would really like to remove them before they explode. She is 2 yrs old and...

Thanks. I was told lice can jump ~2-3ft. Fortunately the ducks ran in the other direction when the turkeys (11 this morning) headed their way. They were after any spilled wild bird food. I think the geese will keep the turkeys out of the chicken yard. They're not very neighborly, to the...

1 wild turkey has made it over the fence into the duck yard. There’s a large flock that usually ambles alongside the chicken yard but this is the 1 st time one has found it’s way in. Are they a threat to my birds (chickens, ducks & geese) in any way? I also don’t want to feed them - poultry feed...

I'm told they will Take a mid size chicken; RIR, Americauna like. I have put streamers up but what really seemed to deter them was the crows. The last I saw of it, the hawk was being pursued by 2 crows, which are natural enemies of hawks. Now to find a way to keep them around all year. They are...

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A large hawk has been haunting my poultry yard yesterday & today. It's about the same size as the geese & muscovies so I don't think it will attack them - it came out of the muscovy house today! leaving the geese & muscovies huddled together at the back. I worry about the chickens though...

Time. Mine are also 9 wks old & the geese, muscovies & rooster will threaten them occasionally. It's much better now than when they 1st came out of the weeds with Mom. Now they also have 2 Moms who herd them to safety or defend them. The chicks are at a stage when they are vying for top position...

I have a nipple waterer for chickens in which I use an immersion heater for stock tanks. Is this safe for buckets of water where duck stick their heads in? I worry about it shorting out & electrocuting them or them trying to nibble it & getting burned. I have heater buckets which have not been...