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Found my two full grown large hens with throat ripped out
Predators are not vampires they hunt when hungry day or night.- NYboy
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Roosters Trained To Fight
What about turkeys I was told they eat ticks. Are they big enough to be safe from hawks ? Are they noise? Thank you- NYboy
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Roosters Trained To Fight
Not that i know anything about rooster fights, but I remember reading in NYtimes a article on it. The photos of razor and spears that are strapped on spurs is some thing I will never forget. It talked about how roosters are trained to use. The whole article could have been made up for all I...- NYboy
- Post #12
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Roosters Trained To Fight
Thank you for your feedback. I know guinea would be better choice but way to loud. Neighbor across street had a flock, use to love seeing them on my lawn. One day the whole flock just ran away. Neighbors decided quiet was nice and did not replace them.- NYboy
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Roosters Trained To Fight
Hi I spend most of my time at sister site the easy garden. I would like some feed back on a idea. This spring I will be getting a small flock of hens. I am not interested in eggs or meat, my land is over run with ticks, hoping hens will eat many. I have had Lyme disease. I know in order for the...- NYboy
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Egg Honest Box... Yes or No?
Every spring a older gentleman sets up a card table at end of driveway and sells tomatoes plants on honor system. He has a cash box people even make their own change. I once asked him if he had a lot of thief, he told me never many times there was to much money in box for plants sold. Go for it...- NYboy
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- Forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance
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East Indi Ducklings
2 hours which way I have weekend home hour north- NYboy
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- Forum: Animals In Need of Free Re-Homing
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East Indi Ducklings
My Adults had babies live in city so Looking for good home for 2 East Indi Ducklings about month old. Will not ship pick up only White Plains NY 10604- NYboy
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- Forum: Animals In Need of Free Re-Homing
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Please Be Truthful
Wow the suggestion of peas was right on. I filled a bowl with them, put bowl down walked away, came back half hour to empty bowl. Plan now is to get them addicted to peas not feed for a day then try hand feeding peas. -
Please Be Truthful
Thank you guys I do spend time near them before and after work. hand feeding is out these duck try and get as far away from me as possible. Now that spring is here i will be spending more time outside where they can watch me. I do feel a little better now knowing the breed is flighty and not... -
Please Be Truthful
When living at home someone gave my father 4 ducklings. They grew up to be I believe Perkins. My dad would let them free range all day, as sun went down they would put themselves in coop. If anyone was in the yard they would run over looking for food. I don't know if I would call them tame, but... -
Food and Treats
Thank you guys. I have cement mixer filled with water, I often see the male splashing around, I have yet to see the female go in. Should I worry some thing wrong with female ? -
Food and Treats
New duck owner, I just got a pair of East Indies. The breeder sent small bag of unmarked food. I live in the city and had to travel for feed store. Last night I went to tractor supply they had every food but duck. I asked one of the workers he said there was no duck and showed me chicken feed... -
Where To Put Run ?
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Where To Put Run ?
Hi I spend a lot of time on sister site TEG. I always loved ducks, I have wanted East Indie ducks for the longest time . I bought a pair sight unseen, they are very hard to find here. I am setting up a run for them, question is where. I have a cement slab, positives nothing can tunnel in, I can... -
Ever seen anything like this? Rooster Farm??
If they are tied by leg, what stops predators from ez diner?- NYboy
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock