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Muscovy
Feb 15, 2017 8:34:25 GMT -6
Post by dexterfarm on Feb 15, 2017 8:34:25 GMT -6
I would put her on a high mag block right away. Keep her moving better she paint the barn walls then give her any chance of a blockage starting. You might want to oil drench as well.
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Muscovy
Feb 15, 2017 10:46:54 GMT -6
Post by genebo on Feb 15, 2017 10:46:54 GMT -6
This morning we were treated to the sight of a bald eagle eating one of my ducks. The eagle wasn't bothered by our presence. We got as close as 50 yards away and it didn't mind.
There are a pair of bald eagles that occupy the territory I live in. They must claim a huge territory, for they show up here about every 2 months, kill two chickens, then move along.
I guesds that is part of the price of farming.
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Muscovy
Feb 15, 2017 10:58:57 GMT -6
Post by dexterfarm on Feb 15, 2017 10:58:57 GMT -6
we have never had a problem with raptors. rarely do we see an eagle at our house. It is more common for us to see them at our grazing lands. It is closer to a large lake. We do have plenty of red tails and owls. To the best of my knowledge they have never taken a chicken. At night when I am putting up animals it is rather loud right now. Usually starts with the coyotes howling and then the the screech owls and bard owls kick in and sometimes a great horned will chime in.
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Muscovy
Feb 15, 2017 19:35:52 GMT -6
Post by genebo on Feb 15, 2017 19:35:52 GMT -6
I have always enjoyed the sounds of nature, whether it be a predator or not. We have few vocal coyotes, but our raptors are easily heard.
I begrudge them a meal of chickens when I hatched the egss, raised the chicks, then watched as they slowly took every last one of them. They should leave me my share.
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Muscovy
Feb 16, 2017 8:55:44 GMT -6
Post by dexterfarm on Feb 16, 2017 8:55:44 GMT -6
what kind of chickens do you have. When my Doms were free ranging there were times when they would all of a sudden run for cover bushes trees or under just about anything. Not one to be found and sure enough way up high would be a red tail or hairier soaring. Unfortunately they did not under stand the 4 wheel predator and I was loosing them every weekend to cars. So I stopped free ranging and went to poultry netting. I am hopping the Muscovy will be a little smarter than to stand in the middle of the road.
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Muscovy
Feb 16, 2017 15:34:52 GMT -6
Post by genebo on Feb 16, 2017 15:34:52 GMT -6
The chickens I buy are not too good at survival. They seem to fall prey to a wide variety of predators.
I keep an Old English Game Bantam rooster at all times. The chicks he makes can fly better than their mothers and seem to survive better.
They don't have to outrun the hawk, just one other chicken.
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Muscovy
Oct 26, 2017 9:43:29 GMT -6
Post by dexterfarm on Oct 26, 2017 9:43:29 GMT -6
Well the Muscovys have been a failed experiment. I am now loosing a lot of them. Was up to about 50 this summer then started loosing the young ones. Recently been loosing the older ones. Down to 15 now and I have not eaten any of them yet. If I still have any left by the time I get free time I am going to butcher the rest of them. Cant say for sure if they made any difference on the flies if they did it was not much.
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Muscovy
Dec 18, 2017 9:45:48 GMT -6
Post by dexterfarm on Dec 18, 2017 9:45:48 GMT -6
done with the Muscovy. I butchered the 13 that were left this weekend. They were so hard to pluck. I ran them through my chicken plucker that got rid of a lot of the feathers but left a good portion behind that had to be hand plucked. It took all day to do 13 birds.
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