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    Thinking of getting a pair of buff geese. Do they create as much of a mess as ducks?

    I am considering getting a pair of buff geese. I currently have for ducks that generate a tremendous amount of mess and create a swamp out of there water wherever they go. Before I consider finalizing my purchase of the geese, I wanted to know if any of you had experience with this and if the...
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    Duck water mess is getting intolerable-are geese as bad?

    I have for Cayuga ducks that are about a year old. All female. I have been disappointed that I've only gotten about 12 eggs total considering the amount of effort that I have put into raising them. I have been considering getting geese but I am having second thoughts because of the amount of...
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    New chick sneezing...help!

    New to this forum and chickens in general. I have a new group of chickens I got from a very good breeder, among them is three Americana chicks. One of them is sneezing quite a bit. I use the same bedding as the breeder which is soft pine shavings. She does not have any runny nose, isn't...
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    Easy tractor design under $100

    I'm new today to this forum. I felt the I could share a quick and easy design I made up on the fly to give my chickens more space and protect them from hawks during the daylight hours. This is not a coop but rather a lightweight, easily moved tractor that can be placed next to a coop to expand...
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    New here.

    I live in Grand Rapids Michigan area and have nine speckled Sussex, two silkies, two olive eggers, three Americanas, two barnvelders, and four huge Cayuga ducks. I am a defense and outdoor industry journalist and my work is tedious and complicated. I love my chickens and they make my life so...
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