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  1. GarDenFarmGirl

    Nutrena Feather Fixer

    Has anyone used this with ducks? I went to get All Flock at my feed store and they were out. They suggested I use this since it has the same protein %. I bought it but checked Nutrena's website as I wanted to see if there was any more info there. The website says it can be given to ducks but...
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    First prolapse vent issue

    If her vent is still prolapsing, you might want to be careful about putting her outside with the rest of your flock. Sometimes other chickens will peck at a prolapse and that can be deadly. I had a bantam cochin with a prolapsed vent. It took about three months, but it finally resolved...
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    Duck Houses

    These are pictures of my recent duck house. It is covered in 1/2" hardward cloth so predators can't get to my girls. One end has a small dog house that they can enter as they want. There are brick pavers under the dog house and about a foot in front of it. The opposite end has the water - a...
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    MALLARD THREAD...not rouens, Mallards!

    Bella was about five months old before she layed her first egg, I think. She's layed consistently ever since. Seems like the last ducklings I had were fully feathered by about six weeks, maybe seven. They had adult feathers with some "peach fuzz" that hung on for a while. They are about ten...
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    What is this chicken thinking?

    I love this thread!
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    MALLARD THREAD...not rouens, Mallards!

    Bella and Beau were eggs from my neighbor's farm that were hatched my broody bantam cochin hen. The two of them and my first duck were raised by and always around the chickens and sometimes I don't think they realize they are ducks. I thought my poor hen was going to have a heart attack when...
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    MALLARD THREAD...not rouens, Mallards!

    Walt, a may have an anomaly then... My mallard, Bella, started laying eggs last fall. She had laid an egg every day since then except one - she outlays every one of my chickens. She lays beautiful, great big eggs, and even lays them in one of my chicken's nests, so they stay nice and clean.
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    Duck or chicken eggs?

    Most of my chickens lay huge eggs, so I have eggs from my ducks and chickens that look about the same as far as size. But the duck eggs have an almost waxy covering to the shell, I can literally scratch the wax covering with a finger nail. My chicken eggs feel a little more "chalky", with none...
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    Bored ducks and Mom Nature ain't helping! Any ideas?

    Yeah. It's not cheap, but they love it! I have several of them at this point. I had to order more when I saw how much fun they had with one!
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    Brooder raided, one of nine survived...need help!

    Oh, I am so sorry for your loss... Sounds like her internal injuries must have been pretty severe, poor thing. At least it did not drag on for several days...
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    Brooder raided, one of nine survived...need help!

    Having dealt with some awfully deep injuries in a small cochin hen, successfully, this is what I try to do... Make sure the wounds are kept clean (I literally held the wounded area under warm gently running water to do this then dried her off ), electrolytes in the water help with the "shock"...
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    Bored ducks and Mom Nature ain't helping! Any ideas?

    If you haven't seen this chicken toy, you may want to check it out. My ducks figured it out before my chickens and love it. I fill the ball with dried mealworms (or you could fill it with BOSS or other seeds or even feed) and as they roll it around with their bill, the treats slowly come out...
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    chickens & ducks cohabiting?

    There were a couple of things I noticed when I had my chickens and ducks together... I say had because we just finished a "duck house" and my little webbed friends are having a grand time in there now. I had a chicken coop with a pop door that stayed open most of the time as it opened into a...
  14. GarDenFarmGirl

    baking soda.....

    Sweet PDZ is a lifesaver! And as an earlier post said - you don't need much. I use it in large plastic bins on the poop boards under my chicken roosts and then scoop droppings out just like cleaning a kitty litter box in the mornings. It works wonderfully, and no bad smell at all. I...
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    URGENT - Please help! Duck has prolapsed vent

    I am so sorry for the loss of your dear duck. Hopefully, Donnie will recuperate and be just fine. I did want to share some info about a prolapsed vent though - not a duck, but the info may still be helpful. My small bantam cochin hen had a prolapsed vent last October. It scared me to...
  16. GarDenFarmGirl

    Taste of Duck Eggs

    I have a Black Swedish and Mallard who are laying. My Black Swedish is on again/off again. But my Mallard, Bella, starting laying about five months ago and I think she has only missed laying one day since she started. Her eggs are large, perfect, and clean! She lays her eggs in the same...
  17. GarDenFarmGirl

    Vetericyn question?

    Duckins, Vetericyn makes a solution specifically for eyes. Though I have never used it, it is supposed to be safe for all animals//poultry. I use the regular Vetericyn hydrogel for everything with my chickens and ducks. I consider it a miracle cure and have used it for some absoluetly...
  18. GarDenFarmGirl

    Hi BYC!

    Thanks
  19. GarDenFarmGirl

    Hi BYC!

    Thanks for the warm welcome!!!
  20. GarDenFarmGirl

    Hi BYC!

    I finally joined your ranks. I have been faithfully reading information posted on BYC for the past fifteen months, but decided it was time to actually enter into some of the discussions myself. I started out with five baby chicks a friend thought I needed and now my backyard flock is up to 14...
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