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My coworker texted me yesterday and asked if I would want another parrot - I have a Conure. After a long discussion about details, it was decided that I would take her friend's Eclectus. My coworker also somehow found me a free cage for her. So I decided it was meant to be. So I'm getting a...

Let me first say that I called a vet first. They're going to call me back. My crimson belly conure just swallowed the back of my 10 gauge plugs. They're rubber, not metal, which is probably better... Any advice? Do you think he'll be able to pass it himself?

I've wanted a parrot (or cockatiel/cockatoo/something. basically any bird that acts like it loves me) for a long time. I finally splurged and bought one. His name is Toby and he's a crimson belly conure. He's still young so he hasn't developed his red plumage fully. This picture was right...

I have 5 Saxony drakes available. They are directly from Holderread's top show quality line. Price will start at $30 and go up depending on quality, or if I have to keep and feed them for much longer. I just showed them at my 4-H fair (we have a licensed APA judge who judges our exhibition...

I need pictures of Pekin ducks at different ages. I am doing a personal scrapbook of the Market Duck 4-H Project for my fair this year, but I have to hand it in before the project will be over... Does anyone have pictures of Pekins at 6-8 weeks they would let me use?

I feed my rabbits a small handful of Calf Manna every day. I was reading the bag and it said recommended feeding for chickens. But I don't have chickens. Is it okay to feed to my ducks? Would it be helpful to feed to my ducks? I raise Saxonies for eggs and show and Pekins for meat. They're...

Well, every other breed seems to have its own thread. But I don't think that each heavyweight breed has enough interest to get a thread going all by itself. But collectively I think we do. So we can use this thread for talking about our breed, posting pictures, etc. I raise Saxonies. I'm...

I'm not trying to work on a new breed. I'm just curious. I work with Lionhead rabbits and they're not an ARBA-accepted breed yet. I know all of the work involved in accepting a new breed of rabbit. (It's really terrible actually.) So how does one go about accepting a new breed of poultry? Does...

The other day I was driving to a park, in the middle of Amish country. I saw a poultry barn, similar to ones I've seen used for turkeys, that housed several hundred Khaki Campbell ducklings. I could think of no other reason for someone to be raising this many Campbells except that they were for...

I got Saxony ducklings in early May, and they're getting really big. My girlfriend sexed them for me, and she said there were 8 drakes and 2 ducks. However, now I'm thinking they all look like ducks. I do notice that some have a blue/green color coming in on their heads, though. So maybe those...

My 4-H club went through Metzer's for our first time doing a meat duck project and I'm the chair of the project so I did a lot of the contacting. They had fairly good customer service and all the ducklings were alive when they arrived, however... I am very frustrated that there is no...

How have you done it? I currently have a large family of rats living under my coop. They're starting to wait longer and longer to run under the coop when they see me. We have mouse traps, but my parents say those won't be big enough. Poison is an option because I have a place in the coop where...

I had three adult ducks and eleven ducklings sharing a coop, but they're separated. The other night, something took the head off one of the ducklings, leaving the chest cavity open and bloody. Because the body was still in the coop and not missing, I'm thinking it was a raccoon. However, last...

No, I'm not asking a question or for advice, this is just a mini-rant. This is my first time raising ducklings before they were old enough to be outside. I've had ducks before, but they were always outside right away. So I have ten Saxonies in my house, and I have never had to clean the...

I am currently feeding Purina Layena, but I want to make sure I'm giving my ducks the best possible so they can be in the best condition (I show). So, what do you feed your waterfowl?

Who shows? What breeds and varieties? How often? I showed for the first time this weekend at the PASRBA Convention. It was my pointed white Lionhead buck's first time on the table, and he got BOSV... out of six PWs, and he was the only senior buck. So I'm not that thrilled, but it was a fun...

For those of you who don't know, I am trying to get a Muscovy meat duck project started in my 4-H club. I'm the club's vice president, so my club leader put me in charge of it. I proposed the idea at tonight's meeting and there was enough interest that the club leader will now contact someone...

So, I'm probably getting annoying with all these questions. Let me give you an update, though. For those of you who don't know, I am trying to get a Muscovy meat duck project started in my 4-H club. I'm the club's vice president, so my club leader put me in charge of it. I proposed the idea at...

I have scourged the internet for information. The only thing I found is that one strain of scovies (the strain I'm potentially purchasing) grows to 12 lbs in 12 weeks. I don't want a 12 lb bird... When do you guys process your scovies? And how large are they? How old should the scovies my 4-H...

My 4-H club's members used to own 99% chickens, with 1% ducks. Well, a lot of our members are now becoming interested in ducks. So I mentioned the idea of starting a market duck project to my club leader. She said it was a great idea and, as the VP, she wants me to head it off. Wonderful. So I...