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Do you have a broody duck?  Thinking of hatching out some ducklings?  Our experiences trying to hatch ducklings have been an emotional roller coaster with very mixed results and a storyline to rival any daytime soap opera; full of death, heartbreak, betrayal, and custody battles. We have hatched several clutches of eggs with our chickens.  …

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They say that chickens are the “gateway” animal to further farming adventures.  When you are ready to skip through that gateway and expand your farm, lots of people look to adding different kinds of poultry.  Common backyard poultry includes turkeys, geese, guineas, & ducks – turkeys are quite large and geese & guineas are quite …

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They say that ducks are the “new chickens” – backyard farmers all over the country are beginning to enjoy the pleasure of keeping ducks.  Our ducks are all different breeds because I enjoy variety and I like being able to tell them apart….and because there are so many great breeds I couldn’t choose just one! Before …

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