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    How to save a comb from frostbite?

    This is my girl this fall; before this awful weather.
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    How to save a comb from frostbite?

    I'm going to have to look around for the bag balm; I was using Vaseline but it didn't work very well. From what I've read recently this bag balm stuff works much better. The rest of my mixed flock seems perfectly fine. In retrospect her breed may not be the best for my area, even if this...
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    How to save a comb from frostbite?

    We have had unusually cold weather with wind chills down to negative 20- 40 degrees. Despite this cold all my hens still insist on going outside. Now my foghorn leghorn hen has swelling and slight discoloration on her comb. I brought her inside and have applied a warm compress to it but I am...
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    Separating ducks from chickens?

    Wow it seems my duck are softies, beyond their chattering and trying to yell at and herd the chickens they really have no ground to stand on with them. Unless there is a real threat like one of the ducks sounds the hawk alarm the chickens just ignore them and go about their business. At treat...
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    New to BYC.

    Thank you everyone!! Everyone has been so nice and welcoming, it is a pleasure to finally be on here
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    Separating ducks from chickens?

    I use a nipple system inside their coop for water. The ducks still make quite the mess but I'm sure it would be a lot worse with other types of watering. They have a bucket outside the coop as well, and the ducks have the kiddie pools. My ducks will try to put themselves in the smallest...
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    Separating ducks from chickens?

    That's what I was thinking; waiting till I got some new ducklings. From what I've read I've lucked out with my ducks putting themselves to bed at night so hopefully they will teach the new ones to do the same and it can be a beneficial change for everyone. No floods here. I'm in Rhode Island...
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    Separating ducks from chickens?

    They were all shipped together so they have been together since they hatched this past July. The chickens don't seem nearly as attached to the ducks. One of my ducks won't even go into the coop at night till every last chicken is in. They are funny. They try to herd the chickens all the time...
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    Separating ducks from chickens?

    Here is my dog watching his ducks He's one of the best dogs I've ever owned.
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    Separating ducks from chickens?

    We also have some blue jays and crows in my yard that have chased off a few Hawks. The little blue jays are a sight to see when they are attacking a giant hawk lol I make sure the bird feeders are always full for them
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    Separating ducks from chickens?

    We have a lot of tree coverage, pretty much the entire yard is covered by canopy but I would never expect that to completely deter the Hawks which are my biggest concern when it comes to predators. My dog is pretty good at scaring off everything whether he means to or not lol He's a hundred or...
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    Separating ducks from chickens?

    Also they don't seem to bother my neighbors at the moment; at least they haven't complained. My concern is when I go to separate them any way I can help minimize any stress on the ducks over it would be great and likely less noisy. Right now they call out in a panick if they lose sight of a...
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    Separating ducks from chickens?

    This is my coop and run for the chickens. They are all allowed to free range in the yard during the day as long as someone is home to keep an eye. The chickens need more babysitting than the ducks as the ducks can't get into anything or go anywhere they shouldn't. Ideally the ducks would never...
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    Separating ducks from chickens?

    So I have ten pullets and 2 pekins. They all arrived in the mail together and I never thought to separate them right away. Now I am trying to figure out the best and least stressful/noisy way to separate them. They all get along fine but I never planned the ducks living in the chicken coop. They...
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    New to BYC.

    Thank you
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    New to BYC.

    I've looked over this site for almost a year now; reading threads and trying to learn as much as I can. After 6 months of having my mixed flock I finally have a question that I can't seem to find an answer to. So I have ten pullets and 2 pekins. They all arrived in the mail together and I never...
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