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    Silly question

    They are Pekin's. Man you can sit there and watch them grow...
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    Silly question

    The ducks are not as friendly as I was hoping and they are very squeeky. we have had them for 2 weeks so I expect they will come around soon...
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    Silly question

    So is it possible to hear them making atempts at about 3-4 weeks? Of course it is not full blown adult noises but I notice more gurgling. LOL
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    RIR questions

    Is it normal for RIR's to have patches of white down and white shots on the feathers as they are growing in?
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    Silly question

    This is my first time raising chicks and ducks and I have a really silly question. About what age do Chicks and ducks start getting their "Grown Up Voices"?
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    Sexual Challenge!! (UPDATE with more questions, pg 2)

    i have a glw 5 week old and I have realized over the past few days but he is very agressive also have 2 5 week old slw that have turned int roos and not as agressive but DOES NOT like attention. I know they will be the first ones we cull. Mine are jumpy and just like be left alone they don't...
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    3 week old RIR chick She or He? Pics

    TY for all your help.. I was hoping you all would say that!!!
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    3 week old RIR chick She or He? Pics

    here are the pics sorry
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    3 week old RIR chick She or He? Pics

    My family has been very taken by this one chick. Well see I smooshed this one with the water bucket (pervious post) and it has not only survived but has become the biggest best chick we have. This chick runs to us everytime we walk by the brooder. He/She is very sweet and loving. Can you...
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    Waterlogged Ducks

    Thanks for all your help... I put a plastic tray that you put under your house plants.. its about 18 inches in diamiter and I put the water and food in there... So far it is working better. I am gonna get some puppy pads when I go to the store. Thanks again for your help
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    Waterlogged Ducks

    Thanks!!!! You posted as I was editing... lol I love this site.
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    Waterlogged Ducks

    I had two ideas neither of which may work but here they are if anyone has used these in the past or think they may or may not work please all input is appreciated. I have the ducks in their own rubbermade it is an extra large size plenty of room for 2 chicks. Idea 1: put puppy pads or...
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    Waterlogged Ducks

    I have 2 baby pekin ducks about a week and a half 2 weeks old. While they are the cutest things I have ever seen they are MESSSSSYYYYY! I had them in a large rubber made container with 10 same age buff orp chicks. Well they flooded the brooder with the water dish, so I moved them kicking and...
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    First Egg!

    Congadulations.... I can't wait to get eggs but I am a long way off yet...
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    At what age can we start to tell the sex of our flock

    This is our first time raising chicks and now 2 ducks and I purchased 25 straight run chicks and some sexed pullets. I mixed them all up (dumb thing to do now cuz I have no way to tell which is which at this point). How old until we should be able to tell? I know I am far off from that but we...
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    silly question...

    So far I have not had any problems and we have been playing with them a lot. They will be out of that brooder soon.. We tried to move them already and when we put them in their own box they started screaming and would not stop until they were put back with the chicks...
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    silly question...

    I have all of mine in the same brooder and coop I even have my ducks in with my chicks.
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    Chick question.......

    I just bought three of these, they are comets. I bought Comet Pullets and they are identical.
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    I'm Addicted {Pics}

    I am gonna let my ducks have full access to the outdoors all day we have a fountain and pond in the back it is about 6'x4' with flower beds around it and a walk way for them... then I will put them in the chicken coop-run or gazeebo at night so they are safe.
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    keeping food and waterer clean

    We buy eggs by the flat and kept the flats cuz we were gonna use them for our eggs but what I did was flip the egg carton upside down and put the water and feeder on top of it off center they have to jump on the flat and when they get up there they are out of the shavings. It works like a...
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