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    Virginia

    Hello, I have had this account from waaay back in the day and used to raise lots of chickens and ducks. Its been a few years since I've had my own chickens and ducks but am in a position again to start up again! I'm planning on getting some chicks and ducklings next month. Is there anyone...
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    EE/Sussex cross?

    Wow, thanks guys! I do believe that is what she is, I have looked through countless pictures and magazines trying to figure out what she was. Now I need more
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    EE/Sussex cross?

    I have had this hen for a few years and I really love her looks and personality, I just can't figure out what she is. I got her 2 years ago as a left over Easter chick from Privett Hatchery, she was shipped as a hatchery choice all pullet special to my feed store and was the only one that looks...
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    How did this happen? Wyandotte Genetics/colors

    I had some bantam Wyandottes hatch today and one of them seems to be partridge or something which is entirely impossible with my cross. The mother and father are both blue and I owned both of their parents as well and they were both blue. I thought from a blueXblue I would get 50% blue, 25%...
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    Farm dog breeds

    Thanks for all the feedback so far. I still can't decide on a breed but I feel getting a puppy is best. How should training go? How do you teach a dog their job is with the flock while not letting them alone with the flock till they are older. Actually how old should they be before they are...
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    Farm dog breeds

    So I know there are a lot of threads that go around about which dog breed is best guardian etc but most focus on large breeds. I am thinking of getting a dog to keep hawks away from my poultry. I have a lab now but she is not chicken safe. The yard is an acre fully fenced and the chickens are...
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    I feed goats chicken food

    I think it is the calcium content in the chicken feed that would be harmful to the goats. Especially if you have males/wethers. I wouldn't worry about it to much since it wasn't done long term. Just keep an eye on your males to make sure they are urinating and the increases calcium didn't...
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    Broken leg

    Thought I would give an update. Beaker (the duck) doesn't seem to be much better though there has been slight improvement. I take her out to swim in a washtub once a day and leave her out in the yard on the grass (away from all the other ducks) the rest of the day. At night she gets locked in...
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    Broken leg

    I did an epsom salt soak in a container just big enough for her and I don't think she drank any. She can't move the leg at all. It freely moves when I move it but when I let go it just flops. I am at a loss because this doesn't seem to be the typical leg injury. I almost wish there was a...
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    Broken leg

    Thanks for the replies, I guess I will be setting up a hospital crate soon. I have watched her swimming in the pond and she doesn't move the leg at all, nor can she support anything with it. What will the epsom salts do? Could I just put her in a container with epsom salt water to soak?
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    Broken leg

    Hey, I posted a post over on the emergencies board this morning but thought I may have better luck here since it is a duck I am worried about. Long story short I have a Cayuga girl that has broken her leg or dislocated it. I think it may be broken up near her hip on the feathery part of her...
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    Dislocated leg?

    On further investigation I think she broke her leg. Not on the part that is scaly but up higher in her thigh (not sure if that is even correct terminology). She has 100% inability to move that leg and it just flops. She still is perky and does swim and gets around so I don't know what to do...
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    Dislocated leg?

    I have a duck that injured her leg Sunday. I got home late last night and it was dark out when I went to lock the ducks up. All of them came running in except one which was still in the pond. She jumped out and came over using her wing and god leg to get to their cage. I picked her up and...
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    Painted eggs

    You carve eggs? I would love to see some pictures of your work!
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    Painted eggs

    After I blow them I just run warm soapy water through them until I think they are clean. If you were really worried about bacteria you could maybe try boiling them to sterilize after blowing? I don't know how that would work though, just an idea. The hole on the bottom can be larger because I...
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