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    Who killed my geese?

    Hello and thank you for your help. Last night someone attacked my geese and killed 5 of them. Only one goose was partly eaten. I saw the evidences of fresh digging around the duck pan. I locked my ducks overnight. A month ago someone was stilling my ducks. They were gone without trace, vanished...
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    Breeding Advice

    My husband co-worker gave us four geese. They are all different breeds : Brown Chinese gander, Sebastopol goose, Toulouse goose and Embden gander. I am wondering, should I get more geese to form pairs or trios? Can I do that? I read somewhere that geese form the bond with their mates. Those...
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    How to calculate your homemade chicken feed

    Thank you I am mixing my own feed. So far everyone (chickens and ducks) likes it. The cost went way down. Three reasons for that: I am culling a lot of "free ride" chickens, I drop using all non-GMO feed and I am mixing. I use wheat, oats, milo and kelp as well too.
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    I think my neighbor neglecting there dogs

    Please, before you report to animal control make sure you are correct with your assumptions. You do not know for sure. Some dogs are skinny for several reasons, not because they are not eating. Bath and brush - it seems like he spend a lot of time outside. How long dog stay clean after bath -...
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    Famous Hatchery 'Pure Bred' Appearances

    I am sorry, but I would not compare this two pictures. The angle and the light of the birds are different. Sunlight will bleach the color of the bird - just optical illusion. I got Saxony and Silver Appleyard from Johnson's Waterfowl. Of course, they are not perfect, but ducks look like they...
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    Homemade feed for duck

    I think I found pre-made mix that seems all right. May be twice a week I will give them whole grain mix after 3 days of fermentation. Ducks are picky eaters, at least my are. Thank you
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    Duck Ponds/Pools

    I dump dirty water everyday. I have 6 shallow pools. Summers here are BBQ. The water gets hot end of the day. Since, I am not Super Woman, I needed something, I could manage. It became so habit of mine, that I don't think twice to change the water. The water stays clean for 5-10 min., but my...
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    How to calculate your homemade chicken feed

    Thank you My flock is around 250 chickens, 59 ducks, 6 peacocks, 1 Sun Conure and 1 Parakeet. I wanted to feed them all non- GMO organic feed. And I am still doing. Now I don't make as much money, I used to. So, I have several choices to make. I thought, if I go with whole grain diet, I might...
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    Homemade whole grain feed for peacocks

    Hi Is anyone has idea how to make whole grain mix for adult peacocks? It is a lot of information for chickens, but not for peacocks. Thanks
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    Homemade feed for duck

    Hi Is anyone has idea how to make whole grain mix for adult ducks? It is a lot of information for chickens, but not ducks. Thanks
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    How to calculate your homemade chicken feed

    Hi everyone It is a lot of articles about how to mix and calculate the protein in homemade feed for chickens. I am sorry, I don't get it. Is anyone can explain me 20# *.09% = 1.8% Why do you need to move decimal point in protein %? Is it 9% in every pound of corn, or millet, or milo? Some...
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    Color combination on Orpingtons

    Thank you very much for your help. :D
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    Color combination on Orpingtons

    Thank you. That was not too hard.:)
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    Color combination on Orpingtons

    Sorry for silly question - what do you mean leakage? I saw this term many time, but I do not understand this.
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    Color combination on Orpingtons

    Hi everyone I have Lavender, Buff, White, Black, Blue and Splash Orpingtons. I understood genetics on lavender and blue colors. I would like to have some idea what I will get: Buff + White = ? Buff +...
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    HELP! SICK DUCKLING!HELP!EMERGENCY!

    Around 3-4 weeks of age you need to lower the protein %. The high protein may causes "angel wing" and leg problems. The Metzer farm web side has the calculation for your own mix. I mix chicken feed with oats. I started from 22% to 17% and later from 17% to 15%. I had no problems. Of course, I...
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    Crevecoeurs and/or Brabanter breeders

    Thank you for your info. I did get them from hatchery. I will select the best one. I am hoping the offspring will look like they supposed to. I had little luck to find reputable breeder. Perhaps, you can help me to point into right direction. I am looking for Crevecouers and Brabanters.
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    Crevecoeurs and/or Brabanter breeders

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    Crevecoeurs and/or Brabanter breeders

    I bought several Crevecoeur and Brabanter chicks in the spring. Unfortunately, some of my chicks did not turn the way the breed standards sad. Some of my Crevecoeurs and Brabanters do not have beard and muffs. Few Brabanters has Polish crest. I am wonder how genetic works on beard, muffs and the...
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    Ducklings and cornmeal?

    Do not get me wrong - the ducklings still will need chicken starter.
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