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  1. RidgeCreekFarm

    Dumb chickens?

    If you can get just one chicken to use it, she’ll show the rest. Ours do great with nipples on the side style waterers. Our older hens were about 6-7 months old when I first put it out there and it took a few days of tapping it when I was out there, before I saw them use it on their own. I...
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    Feed Questions

    Hello! I found a locally milled Non-GMO Grower/Finisher feed that we are currently using for a batch of Meat Chickens. I really like it and would love to be able to use it for our Egg layers/ Pullets who are currently on Purina Flock Raiser with Free Choice Oyster Shell- just would like some...
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    Rooster?!?!

    Thank you! We’ve never had one before so this should be interesting 🤔. Hope the neighbors don’t mind. 😬
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    Rooster?!?!

    Thank you!
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    Rooster?!?!

    We have 4- 4 week old Sapphire Gems and I suspect that one is a rooster. It’s developed a much bigger, redder comb and has almost no tail feathers. Pics 1&2 are the suspect; Pics 3&4 are a representative of what the others look like.
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    Moving Ducks out?

    Thank you for your response! Whenever we move them out, the plan is to put a door on the house and lock them in and predators out overnight! 👍🏻
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    Moving Ducks out?

    Just to be clear- They are currently 4 weeks old, and I was asking about putting them in an insulated dog house at 5 weeks old. Not 2 weeks!😬
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    Moving Ducks out?

    Thank you!
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    Moving Ducks out?

    I should probably add that since about 2 weeks old they’ve spent some time outside every day it’s been 50 or above and they’ve seemed happy- so they wouldn’t be making a huge temp change cold turkey!
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    Moving Ducks out?

    Hello! We have 8 ducklings (Khaki Campbell and Black Swede) that are approx 4 weeks old, and they are getting rather big! This week the temps are awful; but starting next Friday our temps are supposed to be in the 60’s with lows in the 40’s. We have an insulated dog house for their coop-...
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    Age estimate?

    Thank you!!
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    Age estimate?

    I know! I was watching them and it suddenly struck me that they look an awful lot like Jar Jar Binks right now!! 🤣
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    Age estimate?

    That would be great!!😁
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    Age estimate?

    Thank you!! Monday it was about 50 and they were fine for about an hour before they started acting cold- today is supposed to get to 70 so planning another outing for them to soak up the sunshine! The rest of the week will only get to the mid 40’s though. 😕. I’m thinking we will need to split...
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    Age estimate?

    Hello everyone! We got these 6 Khaki Campbell’s and 2 Black Swedish 2 weeks ago, but don’t know how old they were at that point. They have grown like weeds and we are wondering how much longer they need to stay in the brooder and how old do y’all think they are? Pic is from Monday with 7 hole...
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    Plymouth Blue Rock/ Sapphire Gem??

    Thank you! That makes me feel much better! 😅. She’s such a little sweetheart!
  17. RidgeCreekFarm

    Help! My duckling's poop is hunter green! (pics)

    I’m no expert, but given the color, I would highly suspect the Red Cabbage- you can use it to make a similar color dye, depending on the PH! 🤷🏻‍♀️ http://khkeeler.blogspot.com/2014/06/dye-plant-colors-of-red-cabbage.html?m=1
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    Plymouth Blue Rock/ Sapphire Gem??

    Hi all! We brought home 4 chicks last Friday from Family Farm and Home that were all supposed to be Plymouth Blue Rocks (aka Sapphire Gems). Over the last few days one is looking quite different from the other 3, with a lot of white in it’s wing feathers. Is this just a normal variation for...
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    Moulting with Red Comb?

    Yes, they are handled regularly (since day 1) and I can get 9 out of 11 pretty easy- but this one and one of the Brahmas totally panic whenever they are handled- frantic struggling and gasping for breath; even in the dead of night off the roost- not fun. 🙄 Egg laying seems to be down by one...
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    Moulting with Red Comb?

    I went out last night and got a better look- she’s very skittish and kicked like crazy, but it’s not as large of an area as I had thought and near as I could tell given her panic and squirming it looks like pins are starting to come in. Also just picking her up a couple feathers dropped off...
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