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    Odd Facial growth Pekin female

    Hello, I have an 8 year old Pekin female that is starting to exhibit some leg weakness and lower level of self grooming. She's getting up there in age, but this week I noticed she's starting to get this odd looking facial pattern. I have to take a closer look, but has anyone seen something like...
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    Hooded merganser question

    I have been poking around here today to see if this question has already been answered and haven't seen it. We are raising an orphaned hooded merganser that was abandoned or lost to its mom back in May. The duckling is about six weeks old now and is doing well. Edited to add: I am working under...
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    Older duck; malfunctioning preen gland?

    One of my older (age 6) female Pekins has always had issues of one kind or another. She's never been as bright as the other two gals I have, has had recurrent bumblefoot, resolved, but is now lame due to repetitive joint swelling. Local vet says she's just prone to it and not much can be done...
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    Fully resolving vent gleet??

    I had another thread of the saga of my Gold Laced Wyandotte if you need history: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/pics-added-help-me-sort-out-what-seems-to-be-complicated-vent-issue-prolapse-gleet.1377593/page-2#post-22719891 I cannot resolve the vent gleet (post prolapse) for her...
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    PICS added: Help me sort out what seems to be complicated vent issue (prolapse/gleet?)

    My hen (age 2) developed a messy vent about 3 weeks ago. By the time I researched it here and developed a plan it was a little messier. From everyone's posts, I assumed I was dealing with vent gleet and prepared to treat that--purchased anti fungal, vinegar, etc. When I got in there with...
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    Substitute for store bought duck bootie?

    I will be cleaning up some bumblefoot on two of my girls this weekend. One thing I'd like help on. There are expensive duck booties online that are about 20 dollars. Some of them take 4-6 weeks to arrive. There must be a good substitute to help keep the foot clean and dry after it's wrapped with...
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    This could be a quick question re: 1st years laying

    I've had chickens for about 15 years, so not a total newbie. First set were Golden Comets. They laid like clockwork around 22 weeks. 2nd set were Barred Rocks. They also laid between 22 and 25 weeks. Now I have 2 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 2 Gold Laced Wyandottes, and 2 Buff Orpingtons, hatched...
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    Chicks (17 weeks) sleeping in run, not coop

    I searched this topic and saw similar questions but want to clarify. My pullets were introduced slowly to two older hens. At this point they are getting along just fine (6 pullets-2 Buff Orpingtons, 4 Wyandottes; the older hens are Barred Rocks and they are about 5 yrs old). They all have an...
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    First time ordering by mail...questions

    I just ordered 6 chicks from Meyer and I'm excited. My current flock is down to 2 (barred rocks) and I am branching out. Ordered 2 Buff Orpington, 2 silver laced wyandotte, 2 golden wyandotte. I have never ordered by mail, only used local feed supply. Is there anything special I need to know...
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    Has anyone tried the poison gas method for rats in their tunnels?

    That is the next stage I'd like to try before bait poison. We've been doing great cleaning up the yard, making food inaccessible.Haven't seen a rat in a few days but know they're there!! It's the Giant Rodent Gasser...
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    My hen survived a raccoon attack!

    The other night my husband heard one of my hens screaming and went outside. She was in the mouth of a raccoon, there were feathers everywhere and her neck looked limp. My husband frightened off the coon and the hen lay limp for a full 5 minutes. He was looking for a place to put her until...
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    What can I put in feed to repel rats that won't bother chickens and ducks?

    I have a weird rat problem. I've been putting the food away at night for my chickens and Pekin ducks, but I have a few rats (younger ones) that come out in the daytime (they are pretty shielded back there and it's shady, and they're young). I have to let my ducks eat sometime, but I'd like to...
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    Food at night?

    I have three beautiful female Pekins that are about a year and a half. They cat nap at night and often eat/drink quite a bit at night. They lay their eggs around dawn each day. We are now working on a rat problem....I think the moisture around the cage and the underside of the duck run has...
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    Ducks--Water--Pond Management in Winter

    Hi all- Though it is balmy and sunny in lovely Vermont today, I am starting to think about my first winter with ducks in VT. They have a 110 gal tub they love, that I currently change once per week, which is working. I currently hose their painted floor down once daily to manage the poop. I...
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    What do you wish you'd done differently with your duck housing?

    We are just building our duck area. I've read as many threads as I can find here about various designs and styles. What do you wish you'd done differently with your duck space? I am thinking in terms of drainage, water management, feed bins, etc. Our current plan is for a raised floor with an...
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    One hen won't go in at night the normal way

    I have five 20 week old barred rocks. Recently they started being allowed to free range toward evening when I get home from work (too many predators during the day). When the sun goes down, 4 of them do what chickens do,and they go in to their coop and settle down for the night. Just one of...
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    Barred Rocks--do roosters grow comb and wattles larger than hens

    I have 5 barred rocks. They are supposed to be hens. They are about 20 weeks old. The coloration on all of them looks the same.Just one of them seems to have grown the comb and wattles faster than the others and so s/he looks different and more mature. Nothing going on with the tail that would...
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    Barred rock chick "grey" instead of black/white

    I will get a picture later, but one of my barred rock chicks is sort of a fuzzy grey checkerboard pattern. The other four are much darker grey/black. This is my first time with barred rocks. Does that lighter color indicate anything in the gender dept.? I think she (?) was also a little...
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    For Marek's clean up, is DC& R just as good as Oxine as a disinfectant?

    My community only seems to have DC&R in stock. Amazon and others charge $10 for shipping for Oxine. They are different chemically. Does anyone have an opinion which is better? I have a mostly wood and PCV pipe coop that I need to clean up from Mareks? Also any recommendations for the dirt...
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    Excited to be adding some Barred Rocks soon

    I've ordered 5 chicks. I know it's not much. I had 5 Golden Comets, and have lost 3 in the last two years to illness. My last two made it through the winter so I've decided to add to the flock, and barred rocks were highly recommended to me by several people. I'll be getting them in May...
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