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How long do Indian Runner ducks lay for?

I’m looking into export some runner ducks for pets (I won’t be getting rid of them when they stop laying, I’m just curious). How many years do they lay eggs for on average?
I by now have a couple of chickens, who stopped laying about a year ago, but are more middle aged (if its possible for a chicken) than ancient, so i presume ducks will be similar.

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geese ducks chickens hens (1)-of-(2)


geese hens chickens and ducks

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DUCKS FOR SALE by JADE CRANE Oct 18 2008 – VID00004


www.chickenauctions.com where it isfree to register and free to buy or sell anything from real estate to chickens There are many birds for sale there. Recorded on October 18, 2008 using a Flip Video camcorder.

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Poultry Questions???????????????? 10 points?

i no its long but i need the help thanks Ok so I have had chickens for 8 years now pigeons for 2 years and ducks for 1 year. my dad said that we r gonna have to start getting rid of some cause a bunch of babies keep hatching. but i thought about starting a poultry business i i have the followning questions
1. how much will it cost to start
2. how big of a shop will i need
3. and anything else u recommened
i have pairs of all the breeds i want to sell here they are
1. barred cochin bantams
2. old english game
3. gray silkies
4. yellow silkies
5. auburn and black frizzles
6. blue cochins
7. road island reds
8. Leg horns
9. Silver laced polish
10. mottled houdans (polish)
11. Buff brahmas (reg. size and bantams)
12. Buff cochins
Ducks
1. white pekin
2. white crested
3. rouen
4. Runners (fawn & white, blue, black, and chocolate)
5. Buff
6. Swedish (blue and black)
Geese
1. buff
2. african
Pigeons
1. homers
2. rollers

any other ones u recommened please write down (i cant have pecoks cause my mother doesnt like then but turkeys would be fine)
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Mezoti our muscovy duck getting bread treat


Here Mezoti just got good news from the vet about his left eye that was punctured in July. He can SEE out of that eye, so we bought him some mealworms to celebrate. Unfortunately, all the other feathered children we have, 2 other ducks, 3 chickens and 18 birds, ate all the mealworms so poor Mezoti got none, so we decided to give him a slice of bread, and he was quite pleased about it.

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What is the term called for a bird hatchling trait for recognizing mother?

I think it’s somewhere under the ornithology section.

When a bird hatchling hatches out, they identify the first income thing they see as their mother. Some cases like chickens and ducks take place to have this trait, and that is the factor they often follow their mother around. I also saw some videos previously, where there are ducks and hens mistakenly identify the barn caretaker as their mother as soon as they hatched, and often follow the barn caretaker almost everywhere, except being locked at the coop.

I remember it somehow started with the word “photo- ?” but forgot the remaining last pronunciation for this. Can anyone help me on this term definition and the name of it? Thank you.

(Please do not answer that you do not know if you really don’t know about it.)

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is there any other farm animal i could get besides ducks,chickens,turkeys.?

Okay im looking for a different kind of bird to get for my farm, i have by now had chickens ducks and turkeys.
So far i have found these birds.
Golden,ring neck pheasant.
bobwhite quail.
coturnix quail.
guinea keets.
If you know any information that i should know about those please let me know.
Im wondering if guinea can be housed with all those birds + i am wondering how much they weigh when full grown.
and also if i let out the quail or pheasant will they glide off or anything?
if you know any other information that may be helpful please let me know or if you know any other kind of bird that i may like to get let me know and give me some information along with it thanks alot :)

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