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Didn't know where else to put this, so I posted it here. I just wanted to say, my neighbor returned and I'm done with my chicky sitting duties. Thank all of you for all your help, I couldn't have done it without you! Happy Nesting!

I removed the feed one night and the next morning, the girls wings had been chewed on. Reading other threads, it sounds as if it was caused by rats. I'm only chicky sitting and it's a little frustrating all the problems I've had to deal with, but I'm currantly trying to track down some rat...

The mosquitoes obviously are not breeding in the water you give the girls, so the first thing to do is determine where they are coming from. Once you find the source, you can do start to do something about it. Mosquitoes and I have a love hate relationship. I hate them, they love me. I cleaned...

Quote: I have a friend who runs a vineyard and raises chickens. I'll ask him next time I see him and let you know. (he doesn't use the telephone.) Now, I happen to live next door to a man who owns a brewery supply store, so I'm thinking he'd be a good source for spent grain. Question is, how...

Hi! I didn't want to hijack bovines thread, but what is meant by "hot" feeds? And what is meant by overheating your chickens with scratch? I toss a couple of handfuls of cracked corn and rice grain into the yard every day to keep the girls busy scratching for food. Is that too much? I'm chicky...

Okay, That might be one of those, don't tempt fate questions, but after reading Pudget Sounds fly control thread (which was very interesting and informative - Thanks!) I'm wondering why am I so lucky? I'm chicky sitting, so while I'm trying to be the prefect sitter, face it, I seriously doubt...

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I goggled the term, and all it did was refer me back to this site! Did you all coin the term or something?

I have met people who have ducks in their built in swimming pools. Don't know how they maintain them. I've had numerous smaller ponds without a hitch. I was thinking with careful planting, I could get away with fish and snails for clean up crew and just use one of those solar power pumps to...

Hi! I'm thinking about getting an above ground swimming pool and planting it with various water plants to attract ducks to the yard. Anyone with experience on the topic? My concern would be, if there is one brand of above ground pools that lasts better than others. Also, if there are certain...

Goodness, There are so many excellent posts here, I don't know who to thank first, so I guess I just say "Thanks Everyone!" I have a few questions: I've seen floating islands, but I don't know how large one would have to be to accommodate a pair of ducks. Any guesses? Also, while we have...

Quote: I would not say he's intentionally controlling. There are certain situations he does not handle well. We've done the "pet" thing in the past, and I have learned from experience, pet ownership causes he undue stress. Seeing an animal penned, makes him feel penned, and his anxiety level...

Hi, I'm sure the answer is.... it depends... but I thought I'd ask anyway. I have wanted ducks for a long time. My neighbors are out of town and I've been chicky sitting their chickens and it makes me want ducks all the more. I am married to a man who loves animals, but cannot abide pets. The...

Hi, There other day, I had some Ricotta cheese to spare, and rather let it go, I feed it to the hens. They loved it! Now I'm wondering if that is something they should get fairly often. And if so, how often is often? I saw a post that stated chickens needed vitamin D to absorb calcium. I know...

It is unclear to me if you were asking one question or two. I would like to address the "free roam" portion, only for clarification. I am currently chicky sitting for some neighbors. One of the issues I have had to address while doing this is "free roaming." There are no property line fences...

Hi, Okay, just when I think I've got a handle on chicky sitting ... When I first started caring for these girls, the hens were laying shell-less eggs. I immediately gave them egg shells from the eggs I had at home. Then I went out and got some oyster shell, which they gobbled up greedily...

Quote: The coop and the run are very poorly designed and constructed. Best I can tell, she thought if she plugged up the holes with trash, rats couldn't get in. She isn't the brightest penny in the bank, but she does mean well. Anyway, the trash is gone, and even if it weren't, neither the...

Okay, Again, I'm long term chicky sitting. When we started chicky sitting and tasting the eggs, we found that some of them were good, but most of them tasted ucky. We stopped eating them. We cleared out all the trash, cleaned the pens, changed the chickens diet and the birds themselves look...

She's yet to lay a double yolk, though the yolk in the Huge egg is also Huge porportionally. On a huge day, her egg won't fix in a supermarket egg carton slot. On a small day, it's about half the volume. There is a very significant discrepancy. Had I not seen the small egg plop from her...

Quote: Hi Shela, I tried to email you, but my computer doesn't do all the tricks it should, so I'm posting it here. Yours is a very good and intriguing question; however, I am afraid it'll get lost and or over looked here. You might think about reposting it separately as it's own topic. Best...