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  1. D

    Vacation: Do you lets your ducks stay in their run or hire someone to coop them?

    Hi, We have 2 welsh harlequin pet drakes that were born in April. They are full size now and are handsomely sporting their big boy feathers. We have an 8x16 foot fully enclosed run - 1/2 wire cloth sides and top with buried or aproned cloth surrounding the run. The run includes a pond (with an...
    • Duck_Duck_Dog
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    • coop duck ducks night night return to coop pond preditor preditors run vacation
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. Runt of the Flock

    New waterer design

    Hey! So in a few days my family is going camping and our twenty five chickens need a new waterer. And in the corner of our coop we had a nipple bucket hanging. But the nipples got clogged and unusable. So my dad and i cleaned the one and made two new nipple buckets and instead of hanging them...
  3. R

    When going on vacation

    How do you manage your chickens' care when you are away from home for several days?
  4. M

    My ornithophobic friend is taking care fo my chickens--help

    I'm leaving for a trip on Saturday and my best friend is taking care of our place for the week..i knew she didn't like birds, but i did not realize the extent of this fear and she said she isn't planning on touching them at all.. (had i known this, i would've waited to get them till we get back)...
  5. Soon2BChixMom

    How do you manage vacations?

    My husband is afraid that we shall never go on vacation again! :lol: We live in a rural area. My in-laws are close by, but they cannot come down due to their free ranging dogs who would come with them (and do not listen to their owners). Plus, they are older and have no interest in my newest...
  6. C

    Raising Meat Rabbits in North Carolina

    Hello, I have recently gained an interest in raising rabbits for meat. I have done a considerable amount of research, but have several questions that are more pertinent to raising rabbits in NC, as well as a few general questions that I'm hoping others who have raised rabbits for meat purposes...
    • Chris100
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    • bunny cary meat rabbit meat rabbits north carolina rabbit raleigh vacation winter
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Other Pets & Livestock
  7. Jenergie

    Leaving a hen alone for a week?

    Hi, Y'all! I'm new to this forum and would super appreciate any insight my fellow chicken keepers could share with me... Here is my situation. Over the last 6 months, my flock of 4 Silkie hens has dwindled down to 1 hen. 2 were lost to predators, 1 to natural causes. I've been wanting to get 3...
  8. khiggins1112

    Vacation

    How long can I keep 8 chickens locked up in coop? I have a neighbor that will come over to provide food/water but worried about letting them free range all day when no one is at home, they get adventurous! I worry that locking them up all week would result in peeking and unhappy chickens. Any...
  9. Haileylovesdogs

    What do I do with my ducks on vacation

    In about a week from today I am getting two female Muscovy ducklings, I know that I will be going away for Labor Day and can not take them with me. We have a small pen outside for them, but they usually sleep inside the house at night. I could have someone come check in on them, but I don't know...
  10. JosieMae

    Cooling 'em down!

    Hi all! Every night my hens roost inside the coop and we close the door to the run for that extra protection. Its REALLY hot right now, and I'm wondering, what should I do to keep them cool inside the coop? Also, I've been misting the sand during the day in the run and putting ice in the water...
  11. beneduck14

    HELP! Shipped eggs came too early!!

    So a company was supposed to send us 90 eggs this Sunday but they didn't know that fedex had overnight delivery so it's coming tomorrow morning!! Trouble is, I am going out of town in the afternoon after receiving the eggs and will be gone for 2 nights and 3 days! In total, the eggs will be...
  12. Emojikitten

    Being away for a while.

    You just told yourself, why not go on a vaycay? You buy some tickets to Hawaii and you get ready to go, but one more thing... your chickens! They can't take care of themselves! In this article, you will learn how to deal with this. Finding care First ask a TRUSTED friend to take care of them...
    • Emojikitten
    • Article
    • 2 min read
    • chicken care chickens happy vacation
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Member Pages
  13. glloyd203

    Help! Going on vacation, worried about the girls

    Hi all! It's my first post here on BYC though I've been reading forums on here for ages. I finally have a little flock of my own, and for the first time I am going away for just two days and I'm super worried about them... I've read a couple of threads on this topic that helped me decide that it...
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