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Looking for ideas on fox proofing my coop area. The chickens free range during day and have big steel cloth secure coop that they can come and go at any time. I keep them locked up at night. The foxes have been killing them whenever opportunity presents itself. My two standard poodles have...

Thank you, complete inspection of everyone in the morning, cleaning will commence!

Thank you, they went to two great pet only muscovy loving homes! Peanut ( momma) is already working on more eggs!

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Thank you, I am in North Carolina so not as cold as Canada. I will get to work on coop cleaning with vinegar and water, change all bedding and do the diatomaceous earth asap! Kinda stressed out over all of it, first time. The birds look good but will need to exterminate in house where the...

Hi , First time finding mites, they are in the house, seems to be lower level which is where I had momma duck and ducklings in December. They had a cage down there because of the cold. So any ideas on what to do , I have an exterminator that can come in. I prefer to do natural treatments...

Thank you , I will try to get a pic of her blow outs.

My Muscovy hen just hatched 7 eggs last week, the ducklings are healthy but the hen has explosive yellow butt pea. It smells horrid. Not her regular firm droppings, is this something that goes with the hatch and stress of new mom or do I need to get her on something to help her get back to...

Thank you ! I will watch close, he is such a humble guy that it would be hard to imagine but I will carefully separate. I will let you all know when I get a hatch!

Just saw your name “Muscovy Wunda” !! How many do you have?

Great! I will do the small dish with some marbles in it for the water. How much brewers yeast do you add?

Thanks for info, I peeked at an egg in the nest the other day, it was very shiny and had some shaded areas on it. Pretty sure I saw the air sac with my flashlight. Do they all start to hatch near the same time? If so, anything I should be doing since she is outside in coop? More straw of course...

Thanks, I am excited!

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Greetings everyone from beautiful western NC. Thank you for the expert advice and warm welcome. Lots of questions here, first hatch to occur. It is 32 degrees and my hen is outside in her loft sitting on eggs. Lots of fresh straw, and I packed straw around and under coop. Also the drake goes in...

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Greetings, New to ducks/ chicks. My Muscovy hen is on a batch of fertilized eggs. It is winter in Western NC. I have her in a coop with loft, it is deep with straw. I have tarps over the shingled roof to make sure there no leaks. Also, I have stuffed hay under tarps and all around loft area. It...

Greetings, New to ducks/ chicks. My Muscovy hen is on a batch of fertilized eggs. It is winter in Western NC. I have her in a coop with loft, it is deep with straw. I have tarps over the shingled roof to make sure there no leaks. Also, I have stuffed hay under tarps and all around loft area. It...