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  1. grandmafarmer

    My poor hen

    I know this subject has been already discussed but I need some help. I recently lost 4 of my hens (neighbors dog) I now have two hens and one rooster. He has picked one of my surviving hens as his favorite.....she is bald on her back and yes I do have a saddle on her now but where her grabs...
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    Is this normal?

    My pekin duck started laying eggs 5 days ago. For first three days she layed a perfect egg in the morning but now the last two are very small and the shell is very soft. These are my first ducks so I was just wondering if this is normal, the last egg she layed in the pool. I know they don't...
  3. grandmafarmer

    out of flockraiser!!! now what?

    Thank you so much! I knew I could depend on you guys!
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    out of flockraiser!!! now what?

    My feed store is out of Flockraiser which is what I feed my Pekin Ducks. They will not have any for a couple of days can my ducks eat Layena with my hens until Friday? They are all free range during the day. If not what should I feed them. The guy at the feed store said it would not hurt...
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    Ducks and cold weather

    I know we still have a few months of warm (hot!) weather but I am thinking ahead to fall and winter. This will be the first winter I have ducks, right now they sleep below the chicken coop in their pen but when it gets cold do they need to be inside their own house? How do they do in cold...
  6. grandmafarmer

    making a dust bath

    I am new to chickens also and I also have a question about this....what is DE and why do the chickens need it and where do I get it?
  7. grandmafarmer

    ducks at night

    Thanks for all the help and information about food and water at night. It has been so hot here (in the 90's) and does not cool off much at night that is the main reason I giving them water at night but I think I will stop the food. Just one more question...what is waterlogging?
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    ducks at night

    I have 3 pekin ducks, one is three months old, the other two are 2 months. When I put them in for the night,(they are residing in the chicken coop, they came before the chickens who are now a month old) Should I put food in with their water or just water at night? I have been putting both. As...
  9. grandmafarmer

    Alot of Duck questions

    I am new to ducks and have so many questions, this is the best forum, I have learned so much! I got what was suppose to be three Pekin ducks, however one is alot smaller, has a puff on top of its head and is getting brownish feathers, Does anyone know what kind of duck this is? What kind of...
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