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  1. isabellajosie

    Introducing a Polish Chicken to an Existing Flock w Rooster?

    Hello, all. Now that spring is here, I plan on adding some new chicks to my existing flock of 7, one rooster and six hens. I work at a place that sells chicks during the spring and in our recent shipment we ended up with a single Polish. I believe she is a Silver Laced Polish, but she is the...
    • isabellajosie
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    • backyard chicken chickens chicks hen integrate chicks integrating chickens mixed flock polish silver laced polish
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  2. Heartsopenwide

    Mixed flocks

    Who has a mixed flock? Ducks and chickens. I have had chickens for over 3yrs but have ducks coming in June. Now I am reading it is bad to have a mixed flock do to disease. Do need to be concerned? Who is more at risk?, ducks or chickens? Which diseases ?
  3. A

    Feeding Goose with Chickens

    Hi, We have one goose that lives with our chickens, and currently they are all eating an all-flock feed, plus occasional produce scraps and foraging grass/greens outside the coop in our fenced pasture. We would like to go back to using layer feed as it is significantly less expensive here— how...
    • Aelizabethk
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    • goose goose feed goose nutrition mixed flock mixed flock feed mixed flock feeding
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Geese
  4. Browniethechicken

    What can I put in my run to help chicks hid from older flock during integration? Clutter? Hiding spots?

    What can I use as clutter or hiding spots for my chicks in a small ish run to keep them Safe during integration process with my 15 weeks old pullets? Give them a place to hide and get away if needed. What works well for this that I may have lying around. I need ideas to get this right. My chicks...
  5. Browniethechicken

    Integrating chicks to existing young flock

    My baby chicks are two weeks old and have been introduced to my existing flock of 2 Pullets (15 weeks old) with a wire fencing between them. When should I begin to introduce them without the fence?
  6. AGeese

    Mixed (Free-Range) Flock Keepers

    Hey all, It's true there's some discussion on mixed flocks in the forums, but what I'd like to see are pictures of Your mixed flocks. I'm a free ranger with geese and chickens so I'm looking to see what other free rangers are putting out there to pasture. They don't have to be housed together...
  7. W

    Is a Brahma rooster okay to put with a mixed flock?

    I have two dark brahma hens, one light brahma hen, and a light brahma rooster, all about a year old. I bought them all together a couple weeks ago, but the rooster needs more hens, which now I cannot find any more brahma hens around me. He is making the hens back raw, even with the saddle on...
  8. akf93

    6 Week Old Guineas Escaping

    My second flock includes 15 chicks and 3 guineas. My plan was to give them outdoor time every day over the next several days and put them back into the brooder each night and then eventually start putting them into the coop at night with the older flock until they are well integrated. I made up...
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Guinea Fowl
  9. The chicken nurd

    Feed questions

    So I’m switching my flock over from a layers feed to an all flock feed because of my ducks do I need to offer extra calcium for the chickens or any other supplements and is there anything else I need to know about switching feeds?
  10. akf93

    Ducks in Coop

    We are new to backyard flocks! We have 16 chickens and started with 2 ducks. The ducks used to follow the chickens into the coop at night. One of those ducks died and we got 4 more ducklings. They all free range together. We were hoping the older duck would teach the youngers to go into the coop...
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    • coop ducks mixed flock
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Ducks
  11. GardenBlooms22

    When to wean mixed flocks off heat lamp?

    Hello, we are currently raising about 100 baby chicks, of various ages, and I was wondering when we should start to wean them off the heat lamps? We're raising them indoors in DIY brooders with heat lamps. I think our youngest chicks are about 2 weeks old and our oldest are probably hitting 5 to...
  12. A

    Goslings with slightly older chicks

    Hi, We currently have 9 chicks (a mixture of egg-laying breeds) who are about 4 1/2 weeks old in a brooder in our garage. Last week we got two goslings, and they are set up in a brooder right next to the chicks. We intend at least one of the geese to be a guard goose for the chickens (we also...
    • Aelizabethk
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    • chick geese geese and chickens gosling guard goose mixed flock
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Geese
  13. the_kitchen__drawer

    How to Feed Mixed Flock

    Alright, I’m confused, for a flock with both chicken hens and female ducks, you’d feed all flock, yes? Would they need continual extra niacin? would it be bad for the chickens to add duck feed? What should I be doing? Also, can ducks have the supplemental layer feed? thank you in advance!
  14. m1chelle1

    Feed mills in Florida?

    Hi all! Just looking to see if anyone buys feed from any local Florida feed mill? I’m looking to buy in bulk for my mixed flock, and hopefully get a bulk discount. Also wanting to support local businesses. Let me know if there any you know of and can recommend or anything. Thanks all! :hugs:wee...
  15. AmberLittlejohn

    Laying/Nesting Boxes

    I have a flock of 14 hens (black copper Maran, Orpington bantam, EEs and OEs) and 2 ducks. Right now I have a double laying box, two singles, and a large communal laying box. I want to divide the communal box up because the hens only like the divided ones but will occasionally use the communal...
  16. The chicken nurd

    Surprise Ducks help!

    Hey everyone so here’s what happened My birthday was a few days ago and my neighbor told me they had a surprise witch turned out to be ducks she’s getting them from someone and dropping them off sometime between tomorrow and Wednesday I already have most everything I need because I have 12...
    • The chicken nurd
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    • ducks ducks and chickens help with ducks mixed flock
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. P

    The Phippy Flock

    Our flock began last year when my son asked for chickens for his 9th birthday. We did some research, and since we suddenly had time at home (here's one benefit to the covid quarantines), we let him pick up 4 chicks. He raised them up with tons of love and produced 4 lap-chickens. So... here...
  18. my21chickens

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  19. KerriChick

    Treats???

    Can anyone else relate? I feel judged. :gig
  20. BokBokBeginner

    Any girls here please?

    Hello I've been impatiently waiting 7 weeks now for my 14 chicks to be big enough to identify gender. I'm sadly thinking I have all boys... Any help will be greatly appreciated
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