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    How To Add Niacin?

    Hey y’all! We have ducks (adults) and geese (babies) but I was just curious about how y’all actually get them to take in the niacin supplement. Since it’s a powder, do you have better success mixing it into their water, or sprinkling it on their food? And what kind of containers do you use for...
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    Bumblefoot question…

    Hi there! So we recently got 2 white Chinese geese. A little backstory- we used to have three jumbo Pekin ducks, and those poor babies always seemed miserable. I later learned that the jumbos were meant to be meat birds… not pets. Those sweet babies always seemed to have bumblefoot, and could...
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    Show me them eggies!

    Hey y’all! If you happened across my other thread in this forum, I am a new goosie parent! It’s incredibly exciting! But it also means lots of research, and lots of questions! I have 2 white Chinese geese, and was just curious about egg laying. I have read so many different things, ranging from...
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    NEW GOOSE OWNER!!! What do I do?!

    Hey there!! My Dad surprised my Momma and I with a small chirping box from tractor supply today! I’m obviously always giddy when he shows up with that beautiful small box, but this time I was not prepared for what it had inside!! When I opened it, there were three yellow critters, 2 much larger...
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    Rouen x Silver Appleyard Cross Pics!

    Hey y’all! We have two rouens and a silver appleyard female. Not sure what the rouens are… one refuses to speak!! Anyways, if we happen to have a drake, I was curious if any of y’all have mixed the two breeds, and what some possible color variations might be! Have a blessed day!
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    What do y’all use for DUCK bedding?

    Hey y’all! I have read several articles on what to use as chicken bedding, but not nearly as many on duck bedding. Seeing as they have a seemingly magic capability of turning anything into a muddy mess, I’m curious what y’all use to combat that.
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    Any Embroidery Experts?

    Hey y’all! On my birthday a week and a half ago, My sweet blessing Momma bought me an embroidery machine!!! I only recently started sewing- and simple things at that, aprons, pillows, etc… within the last 2 years, and she wanted me to try embroidery! Novice is and understatement, but eager to...
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    Pullet or cockerel? White chicken, breed unknown, but most likely a California tan?

    Hey y’all! We were blessed with our first ever broody-chicken hatched baby this year, and it was the only one who hatched (she went broody in the middle of winter, so I’m not too surprised!) Anyways, she looks nothing like the hen who went broody (they gray chicken pictured below) so I’m...
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    Duck Egg Prices?

    Hey! So we have a very small flock of ducks, and I’m not entirely sure who is male and female right now, and they are much too young to lay (when do duck typically lay, anyways? :confused:) But I was just wondering what y’all sell your duck eggs for?! I can compare chicken egg prices fairly...
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    How much do y’all charge?

    Hey y’all! We have been blessed with chickens for years, and ducks on and off, but I have never actually SOLD the eggs! Given them away lots, but never sold. So, I’m trying to see what prices typically are.. I want to be fair and not charge absurd amounts, but also make it worth it, if...
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    Won’t lay eggs in nesting box?

    Hey there! So the nesting box that we had was admittedly not ideal, but I had to come up with a solution for our coop type (that’s another story) but in a pinch, I used a domed cat litter box with hay/shavings in it… it worked well enough, except it got gross… quickly. The silly chickens in all...
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    Won’t lay eggs in nesting box?

    Hey there! So the nesting box that we had was admittedly not ideal, but I had to come up with a solution for our coop type (that’s another story) but in a pinch, I used a domed cat litter box with hay/shavings in it… it worked well enough, except it got gross… quickly. The silly chickens in all...
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    Duck Or Drake?!

    Hey! So these babies are rouens and a Silver Appleyard, based on what you lovely people have told me! Which means two breeds we have never had before! Yay!! With that being said, I’m not sure what the boys and girls start off feathering out like. I have looked up some pictures of both breeds as...
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    What’s This Bump?

    Hey there! We recently got Gabby, a 3 and a half week old Silver Appleyard (or at least that’s what I have been advised she is on this website!) We’ve had her since a day or two old (gotten at TSC) but just noticed these two bumps on her little feet… I have dealt with bumble foot before (well...
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    Soft Yolk… What Do I Do To Fix It?

    Hey y’all! I have round about 14 hens, and the majority of them are laying eggs with INCREDIBLY soft yolks. I’m talking, I could pretty much look at these yolks wrong and they break open. I’ve heard for soft SHELLS to feed them oyster shells, their own egg shells, stuff like that to build up...
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    How Do I Keep Mallards?

    Hi there! I posted a thread a bit ago asking what breed of ducks we got from the feed store. I am leaning towards mallards, which puts me in a bit of a learning curve. We have always had very heavy weight ducks, or lighter ones who don’t fly much (chocolate runner) That leads to my question...
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    What breed are we?!

    Hi there!! I got what many on here have helped me to discern is a silver appleyard duckling a few days ago (the yellow one) from Tractor Supply, but her buddy sadly didn’t make it home from the feed store. We were finally able to find “her” (I hope) some buddies today, and I would love to know...
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    What breeds are we?!

    Before posting this, I know this is not a great picture! I just couldn’t wait to ask!! I will try to get better pictures, but in the mean time, some duck experts better than I may be able to tell from this! The brown one (and this is just my feeble guess) looks like maybe a Khaki Campbell? But...
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    Broody Momma Hatched An Egg! Now what??

    Hey there! We have a beautiful hen (Miss Ellie!) Who has faithfully sat on a clutch of eggs, and I though I knew she was broody, I didn’t know if they would actually hatch. Only one of her eggs hatched, I assume it has something to do with the absolutely crazy weather this month, but I’m...
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    Happy Rambunctious Rooster Now Lethargic.

    Hey everyone. We have a rooster who is typically our most active, playful, hilarious boy, that just turned very lethargic. I seen him laying very still during the day 2 or 3 days ago, and while I thought it was abnormal for him, it was a rather toasty day and I thought he might just be trying to...
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