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    Lost another bird today. From my first brood.

    I'm down to six of my original 12 birds. Four were lost to predators, I assume because they just never came back at night. One was hit by a car. Today I lost one to disease. Not exactly sure what it was, she'd been molting for ever, 8-10 weeks. She had been broody for 8 weeks before that, so we...
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    Bandages and Iodine. Am I missing anything.

    Just looking for feedback. Got a hen who I found with a large scab on the top her foot last week. Read around and decided to go with the following treatment: 1. Isolate her in the coop 2. Daily soaks in Epsom Salts, massaging until the scab comes off 3. Apply Iodine & Change bandage...
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    Too soon to move the ducks out to the coop?

    I got both chickens and ducks from Tractor Supply. The ducks have grown incredibly fast. (here's video: ) The ducks are spilling a lot of water, and thus making the Brooder stinky. Is it too soon to move them out to the coop? The chickens need another week or 2 at least before I can move...
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    My Pekin duckling has a single black/blue feather....

    At first I though it was dirty. Put it in the tub and discovered nope... That's a black feather. Is that weird?
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    Clemente Coop: Currently under construction.

    Converting a shed into a coop. Looking for feedback/pointers/advice. It's an 8x8 shed,that was pretty rotted on the bottom. My cousin helped me build a new floor and move the shed up onto it. We cut away the side and put a nesting box on, as you can see. I've still got some cleanup...
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