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I had to separate my lone goose out of the duck pen almost two weeks ago because my drake was beating up on her and not letting her out to eat and drink. She now has her only little parallel pen next to the ducks(so she can see them, she has missed them so badly) and somewhat seems to have...

Last year when I got my ducklings from Metzers, I also got two goslings....Tufted Buff. I lost the gander last summer and the goose has been alone with the ducks ever since. There have been zero problems with her staying with the ducks. At night sometimes ,just as they have since they were...

I have read nearly every thread I could find on the forum....still do not know what to do. :( On Tuesday, my friend and I searched out where the rats were coming from. We searched around my neighbor's barn and old sheds that he no longer uses(with his permission). Finally when we were about to...

I have 5 WH ducks and one drake. Also have one Tufted Buff goose( my gander died leaving me with only the goose) They are fifteen weeks old. I have fed TSC Dumor feed since I got them and added Brewer's Yeast until they were around 8 weeks old. I cannot say enough about how I HATE TSC! I also...

Before anybody asks this is supposed to be a separation/broody coop. I have a main coop and just bought this on sale to try to come up with something to use when needed. I will admit it...I am absolutely horrible with measurements and trying to "see" how something will work in my mind. I never...

I just opened a new bag of scratch and fed it twice before I realized it looked funny. It looks all powdery and broken down. Even the corn in it is crumbly. I first suspected bugs in it but I can't find any bugs in it. Would you all feed it anyway? Also don't see any evidence of mold....just...

At this moment I have 30+ vultures or Hawks circling my backyard. It started with 8 or so and has grown to about 30. These birds are dark with white wing tips...vultures? They don't have red heads. I know they have both my chickens and my ducks upset and quiet. When I go outside and sit they...

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This is the situation if you didn't read earlier posts when I got my ducks. I have 10 Welsh Harlequins and one gosling(tufted buff) from Metzer's. They hatched June 13. One of my goslings died, I believe it was a water bowl accident and he drowned. It nearly devastated me along with all the rain...

This is what happened. Yesterday while I was gone my next door neighbors finished moving and decided they did not want to take their two SLW hens with them. Hubby called me and told me he had said we would take them. These hens have been living in an 8 foot run covered with plastic the whole...

I have a little ducking that will be 2 weeks old tomorrow. I had noticed for the past week that she was a lot smaller than the others but just assumed she was a runt. Last night she could barely hold her head up and I rushed to get some Nutri-Drench and water in her. Also got just a bit of...

And no idea what happened. They are about 10 days old now. Everyone seemed fine last night...eating, drinking, running around and pooping. The same this morning when I turned the lights back on and changed waterer. About lunch time when I went to change the water again, I noticed one wasn't...

So, I knew it was a deal of put the chickens outside and they(meaning predators) will come. First it has been the hawks. No surprise there. They have a covered run but everyday without fail the hawks come and circle around over the coop enough to throw shadows on the ground and run everyone back...

May 26 hatch was a bust ....Metzers notified me not enough ducklings to fill order. :( Postponed to June 13 and I have had no messages this time so I am assuming this time is a go. So nervous....and excited. 10 Welsh Harlequin(a few go to a friend) ducks and 1 drake and a pair of Tufted Buff...

I guess this means they're scared? I have 12 chicks. 6 for the second night are up on roosts and seem content. The other 6 for the third night in a row are piled into a corner near the door of the coop. On the floor. I have a low red light in there just like they had inside and when they were in...

Well my ducks hatch Monday and I guess will be here by Wednesday. If not Tuesday, the Post Office told me not to assume it would take until Wednesday. I have plastic tubs to use as brooders and intend to use unmedicated chick starter and Brewer's Yeast. I have read and read and it is all running...

We are almost there. Chicks should go in coop this weekend. Just final things to do to secure the run area. We bought a second hand walk in coop from a farmer and it is made out of chestnut, very secure except for a few repairs, mainly repairing the windows and covering them with hardware cloth...

I have WH ducks coming on May 25 and the more I think about it the more I would like to add two geese to my order. Hubby says no because even though we are rural, we do have a couple close neighbors. So anyone please tell me about how loud your geese are. Also if you have a recommendation of...

I am talking about those sheds that you can get from Lowes, Home Depot, etc. They are kits you put together. Hubby is not a carpenter and he admits it. For those who have used these....how did you get enough ventilation? Hubby wants to just drill round holes around top edges. I want two long...

Could use some good stories/encouragement about your ducks. My order of Welsh Harlequins should be here May 25. I know it is still weeks away but all these bad luck stories I keep reading about chicks getting left at distribution centers, etc. is really working the nerves. My ducks have to come...