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    Legal help!

    so I live in a decent size town of about 15,000 people. In my town we have a law against any "livestock". However I feel it is silly to ban chickens. I have a small emphasis on small "illegal" flock of silkies and I would like help or maybe even a form to present to our city council members on...
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    Duck with bad leg

    Thank you guys for the wonderful advice!
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    Duck with bad leg

    hello, my family and I hatched out a jumbo Pekin duck egg we ordered on eBay using our awesome partridge silkie. Baby duck hatched all on her own and mama instantly took over. Anyways baby duck was born with a bad leg that's pretty "knotty" and her foot is pretty bent under her. We tried several...
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    Muscovy ducks and ducklings - Northern Illinois

    How far are you from Bloomington il?
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    Eggs hatching now!

    I don't know why I doubt my hens! She's a great mama already
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    Eggs hatching now!

    my broody hen is sitting on a dozen eggs, today is hatching day and the first chick is out! She is still sitting on the nest and the one chick is kind of nestled up to her, should I move her for the other eggs to hatch or will she move on her own?
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    Introducing week old to mama

    Great advice! Thank you I really appreciate it
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    Introducing week old to mama

    im hatching 6 chicken eggs and 1 duck egg right now. My main concern is the duck as that will be the only one I permanently keep as the chickens will go to my parents flock. I'm planning on taking the chicken eggs out from under my broody hen before they hatch and letting her keep my duck. Can I...
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    fertile duck egg and chicken eggs

    Cool thank you!
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    fertile duck egg and chicken eggs

    so my fertile duck egg and my chicken eggs are both developing and being incubated by my broody silkie. I guess my question is since my chicken eggs will hatch before my duck egg what should I do? Will my hen naturally continue to incubate my duck egg or will she abandon it after the other eggs...
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    Can I make my hens broody?

    I thought for sure buff orpingtons were broody. My silkies exhibited no signs of being broody until I replaced the eggs with the golf balls then it was like a light switch went off in their little heads
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    Can I make my hens broody?

    1 of my hens went broody after I took the advice on replacing fresh eggs with golf balls, it took exactly a week which was awesome! Thank you for the help!!
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    HELP! My quail chicks are dying!

    I'd say get a heat lamp for sure! Also, get rid of the shavings. I use paper towel the first 10 days
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    Any chance these two will make it?

    Sorry to hear that! Hopefully the Silkie makes it, our silkies are just as much fun as my dogs!
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    Any chance these two will make it?

    You can give the nutri drench a chance,I don't think it would hurt to give it a chance
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    Any chance these two will make it?

    It sounds to me you are doing all the right things. Healthy chicks from my experience are very vibrant curious little birds. Acting lethargic and quite unresponsive probably means they won't last long. I've had perfectly healthy normal acting birds die for what seems to be no reason at all. I'd...
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    Hens won't use nesting boxes

    Good idea. Yeah they have to jump slightly to get into it, the one girl I had who used it died.
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    Hens won't use nesting boxes

    is there any way I can get my girls to use the nesting boxes instead of the ground they are partridge silkies. I ordered fertile eggs for them to brood, should I just let them nest wherever?
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    Can I make my hens broody?

    Thank you!
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    Can I make my hens broody?

    Hello, is there a way to make my 2 silkie hens broody? I have a duck egg on the way and I'd prefer one of them hatch it out as opposed to incubating on my own. How do I get them to feel up to the task??
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