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  1. sandy sea

    Need input about run.

    My husband just built a me another chicken coop. He wants to put a wood deck in the chicken run, he says that should keep out any critters from digging under the run. Also he says it will stay drier. Input please.
  2. sandy sea

    Something ate 8 baby turkeys and killed 3 young ducks. Help.

    Last night something dug under my enclosed turkey coop/run and took 8 baby turkeys. The hen was still in the coop not injured. In another coop where I had 3 young ducks, Something also dug under the run and killed 3 baby ducks. What ever killed the ducks did not take them. All three looked...
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    Can I put a few chicks in with a duckling?

    One duckling hatched around three days ago, But the Mom duck is still sitting and not watching her. Today I found the duckling in the run for the second time, it was cold. I have not had too much lucky with the mother ducks raising the duckling. So I put the duckling in a large tug with heat...
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    Turkey chicks hatched. What now?

    Turkey chicks hatched today. Should I move the Tom turkey (dad turkey) to a different coop. The hen hatched her eggs in a crate off the ground. All the chicks and the hen are now on the ground. I am worried that the tom might step on the chicks. What do I do?
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    Can I add my 4 weeks old chicks to my 6 weeks old chicks?

    Can I add my 4 weeks old chicks to my 6 weeks old chicks. The 6 weeks old chicks are in a large coop. The 4 weeks old are still in the garage with the heat lamp on at night. Would really like to move them into the coop. What do you think. Should I wait?
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    Help. What disease is killing my ducks?

    What is killing my ducks. I had 21 ducks, 5 years to 1 year old. This morning i lost my 4th duck with in 4 weeks. First one died about 4 weeks ago, the 2nd died one week after the first. The third duck died 5 days ago and the fourth died last night. What diseases might be attacking my...
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    Do I need to start over with new eggs in the new incubator?

    I used my daughter in law's incubator started on Monday night. There must be something wrong with it because the temp never got above 90% (mostly stayed at 85%)and the humidity was always too high. I bought a new incubator today ( Thursday). My question is. Should I start with...
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    Turkey hen is sitting on her nest with eggs, but

    Hen turkey is sitting on her eggs but there are a few chicken eggs in the pile. Should I try to remove the chicken eggs or leave them. I know that turkey eggs hatch about a week after chicken eggs. Will she hatch out the chicken eggs first and wait for the turkey eggs to hatch?
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    Turkey coop ideas please

    Right now my 4 turkeys go to roost in a very large coop. ( It is very far from the rest of my coops.) The turkeys are sharing it with 2 young pet pigs and 12 chickens. My husband is almost finished building a new coop for the pigs, it is 10 X16 divided in half with a wall, so each half...
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    Should I get all three turkeys?

    I had two hen turkey, but one took off. The Hen that stayed is around 6 months old. I found someone that is selling turkeys. She has one hen around 6 months old and also has 2 hens that are 1 and a half years old. Should I buy all three turkeys from her or should I just buy the one that is...
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    Just one turkey. Good or Bad idea?

    Do I really need another turkey to keep my one and only turkey company? She lost her friend hen turkey to the gang of wild turkeys, and I was feeling sorry for her. She hangs out with my ducks and chickens. My sister in law said that her oldest turkey only gangs out with her chickens and not...
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    Thinking about maybe getting a peafowl, talk me out of it

    I have been thinking of getting a peafowl. Good idea or bad? Are they hard to keep? Can they free range during the day? Information please.
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    Is it OK to just keep a Tom and one Hen turkey?

    I had two 5 months old hen turkeys, but I lost one to a gang of wild turkey. That leaves me with only one turkey. Been looking for turkeys about the same age. It seems that most turkeys available at that age are toms. Would it be OK to just get one turkey a Tom? Any input would be great.
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    One of my two female turkeys took off with a gang of wild turkeys. What now?

    Lately a gang of wild turkeys have been roaming my property, and now one of my females is missing. I posted on July 25 saying that my two female turkeys were being visited by a male turkey. Well I guess she took of with him. This leaves me with only one turkey a female. Should I get another...
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    My two female turkeys had a visitor today. Will a wild turkey mate with my turkeys?

    Today as I am looking outside I see my 2 turkeys walking along the back fence. I get my binoculars to make sure that they have not gotten out of the yard. I see three turkeys. My two girls in the yard and another turkey, I guess a male, on the outside of the fence. We do have wild turkeys...
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    Ideas for building a duck pond

    I would like to dug a duck pond for my ducks. Any suggestions would be great. Pictures also. What to use to seal bottom. Best way to keep it clean
  17. sandy sea

    Too many ducks?

    How many is too many ducks? What do you have?
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    What to feed Chickens, Ducks and Guineas?

    I have been feeding all my ducks, chickens, and guinea fowl Layer pellets. I just read that is a NO NO for the roosters and drakes. What should I be giving them? All Flock and oyster shells in a separate bowl? What about niacin? What about scratch, I always thought that scratch was candy...
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    Can chickens and duck be safe around a kunekune pig?

    My ducks and chickens, and pot bellied pigs free range together. No problems, except sometimes if a pig can find an egg and eat it. Does anyone know if a kunekune pig will leave chickens, chicks ,or ducks? I was thinking of getting a kunekune pig. but I do not want it to eat my chickens...
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    Polish rooster attacking my feet

    I have never had polish chickens before, so not sure if this is normal behavior for a polish rooster. My first thoughts were the rooster was just checking out my flowery flip flops and was pecking at the flowers. This has been going on for about a week. Today when I went in to the coop to...
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