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My garden is next to both of my chicken/duck yards. When I am watering my garden I discovered that my ducks love to be showered. If I stop, they all come right up to the fence and "talk" loudly to me. I should say "laugh" as that is what it sounds like. Their laughing always makes my husband and...

I have a hen with a large pack of either mud or manure on her leg. Will I be able to soak her leg and get it off? She gets around by hopping on the other leg. I would like to be able to remove it, but don't want to hurt her.

My chickens and ducks get some lettuce every evening. I've noticed that the ducks seem to "wash" their lettuce before eating it. Has anyone ever noticed that? It's pretty cute.

I gave my three males away (told they are mallards) as I found them attacking the chicken that raised them. My hope at the beginning was for only females, as I only wanted the eggs. The 5 females are ier now too.

I have 13 chickens, 1 rooster, and 8 ducks (5 female, 3 male). What do the females like to nest in? My chickens are happy with alfalfa or timothy hay. They all live together and seem very happy. The ducks are a little unhappy with their frozen ponds. Is it ok if they don't have anywhere to swim...

I have three male ducks and 5 females. Is that ratio alright or not?

I now have 5 female and 3 male ducks. They are 6 months old. When will the females begin laying? Also, they are housed in a 100 sq ft coop with my 15 hens and 1 rooster (Bantam). They sleep in an area under the 6 hen nesting boxes, so I'm guessing they will lay their eggs there? Also, do all...