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    Ducks are scared!

    It's pretty cool how much more aware of the world they are relative to me. When I sit with them I definitely tap into it, too. Garter snakes are around and I bet that's what it is, I guess I will make the coop secure for theses little guys too.
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    Ducks are scared!

    The coop is bullet proof - a lotta hardware cloth, etc. out in the yard they are surrounded by a 7 ft high deer fence (1" heavy gage chicken wire). By yard I mean backyard, so it is open to the sky. Yes, red tailed Hawks are around but they don't appear to go for the ducks or chickens. Each...
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    Ducks are scared!

    They seem to be cautious about anything they do - drinking water, eating, moving around the yard, going into their coop. And probably for good reason: they have absolutely no way to defend themselves and not a particularly adept manner of fleeing. I do have a game cam but so far have not seen...
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    Ducks are scared!

    Howdy, I have 4 beautiful Swedish Blue hens that have become terrified of their duck house after several months of no problems. I scratch it up to squirrels that had been running around in adjacent hazelnut trees. Any guesses as to how long until they stop being so afraid? The squirrels have...
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    Ended Coop Page Contest #6 - Win a $50 BYC Store Gift Certificate!

    While this is not a "chicken" coop, my duck coop is potentially helpful to somebody out there and could easily be used for chickens, too. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/massachusetts-duck-coop
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    Massachusetts Duck Coop

    This spring we decided to add ducks to our lives. We bought four Swedish Blues from McMurray and raised them in a brooder for 4 weeks before moving them permanently to their new home this past weekend. Our coop needs to provide protection from coyote, raccoon, fox, possum, skunk, fishers, and...
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    too much niacin?

    I am embarking on the odyssey of duck raising myself and have four 5-day old ducklings in the brooder now. From what I have read, niacin is water soluble, so everything a critter does not need gets expelled (a la vitamin C). I also read that niacin in vegetation is not bioavailable to...
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