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I plan on getting African geese if they’ll be safe living free on our 55 acre lake 24/7. There is pasture along the shore of much of the lake. Do y’all think the geese will sleep on the water? If so, they will be safe at night. I won’t get geese if they have to be cooped at night.

Even though there was lots of room on the perches, my chickens refused to share them. Often there would be one chicken on the top roost, three on the bottom, and the rest of the hens would try sleeping outside. It was very frustrating moving them into the coop each night. So, I downsized my...

I’d like to know when the next swap will be and where in my area.

Our private 55 acre lake in Carrollton, GA 30117 is heavily forested, but doesn’t provide much in the way of food for wildlife. Any suggestions on plants, trees, or seed mixes for encourage waterfowl habitat would be much appreciated.

Seems like using pallets is a cheap but effective way to build a coop. Please share your pallet coops and designs.

I built a floating island for the waterfowl to be protected from predators. And it has worked like a charm. It is made out of corrugated plastic drain pipe filled with plastic bottles from the recycling center and held together with heavy duty plastic hardware fencing material and zip ties. I’ve...

We installed 3 wood duck nest boxes several years ago. And I’m observing wood ducks on the lake. But it seems they won’t use the nice and safe pine shaving filled boxes. Any suggestions?

Carrollton, GA 30117 I cared for a widowed male mute swan years ago, and have wanted them ever since. Now I live on a 55 acre private lake, and built a floating island for waterfowl. I love watching our Muscovy, but crave the bigger birds. Yet I can’t afford to buy a pair. Does anyone have any...

I live in Carrollton, GA 30117. Does anyone have suggestions for adopting geese cheaply? I live on a private 55 acre lake, and built a floating island for waterfowl. I’d prefer to rescue older birds.

Carrollton, GA 30117. One of my year old hens is being picked on, and as a result won’t sleep on the perch. This is causing her to get a poopy butt. She lays 5-6 nice brown eggs a week. I’m hoping someone with a larger coop can adopt her. I’d like to get a muscovy or goose in trade. But she is...

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A friend treats her chicken like a dog. She even lets her sleep on the kitchen fridge (nasty indoor pooping). I’ve read several people treat their Muscovy this way. Can a muscovy be potty trained to only poop outside? If not, I don’t understand how folks are doing this sanitarily.

There isn’t a lot of readily available research on Muscovy. When does laying season start? Are they temperature, light, or rain triggered into laying? Or is it something entirely different?

Is there a incubator that works for any type or size of egg? I’m starting a fundraiser to protect and repair mallard habitats. Donations of eggs will be hatched and raised to be sold. All proceeds will go toward habitat restoration. I have lots of experience raising birds (chickens to parrots to...

I’m building mallard nesting tubes, and wonder if Muscovy will try using them. Any thoughts?