http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ Farming Friends Forum: Recent Posts en Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:39:24 +0000 http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=84#post-460 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:05:05 +0000 admin 460@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Lorraine,<br /> Your duck hut sounds brilliant.<br /> I wonder if Dudley is wanting to mate with her. Francis, my drake, chases behind his ladies and then grabs their head before he tries to mount them.I hope it is mating behaviour as opposed to bullying.<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=84#post-459 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:07:22 +0000 lorraine 459@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Alexandra</p> <p>We built a reasonably large fox-proof enclosure for our ducks and within it a custom made large duck house for them our friends label it the penthouse to give you an idea of the effort we put into it. It's not really feasible to seperate her from the others. We are out at work from 630am til 530pm during the week and let them out of the house (though it's left open) before we leave and feed/water etc... They are rather spoilt as get fresh veg every morning and evening as well as the duck pellets and at weekends get to roam the fully enclosed garden though we are going to restrict them to an area in the summer to confine the messy part of duck ownership and reclaim some garden! We have a huge garden though so they will still have a very big area for play! We have been keeping a close eye on the naughty Dudley and he is a little better and tends to do it more when they are out and about as far as we can tell so she's reasonably safe during the week!! We pick him up scold him and tap his beak when he chases her - yes I can hear you laughing...I would be a bit dubious of seperating her as she seems to be a bit of a loner as it is, the other 4 stick ridgidly together whilst "Titch" often roams about on her own then kinda catches them up and she has always done that not just since Dudley bullying her. I wondered about trying to find another adult female duck as a friend for her but don't really want any more ducks and the new one might just hang with the pack rather than Titch!</p> <p>She's not got any scars etc and still goes and drinks/eats alongside Dudley so whilst I appreciate the advice I'm going to monitor the situation a bit longer but if it gets worse I'll take your advice and try to find some way of seperating her.</p> <p>Hope that makes sense. I did check for a reply after I posted it and wanted to let you know I appreciated the quick advice just haven't had time to log on again!</p> <p>Many thanks - will keep you posted.</p> <p>Lorraine </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=108#post-458 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:07:02 +0000 admin 458@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Sara</p> <p>Thank you for your garlic question.</p> <p>Planting garlic in the spring has mixed results - depending on the spring weather. Although spring planted garlic bulbs are often smaller than those planted in the autumn, they are usually quite satisfactory.</p> <p>We tend to treat our soft-neck garlic like onion sets, and plant them in February, without protection - and we get good results. If some protection is available, this must help, and bring things forward a few weeks.</p> <p>It amazes me that onions and garlic started in cells in the greenhouse, continue to grow successfully when transplanted. But they do! We have grown onions that way, without any problems.</p> <p>I hope this helps - </p> <p>TopVeg </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=41#post-457 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:57:33 +0000 admin 457@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Meliamary,<br /> You have been busy!<br /> When cleaning out their accommodation I would move them all into one side and block the entrance up and then clean out one side and then repeat with the other side as you say that the cage has two areas.</p> <p>I didn't realise Tasmania would be cold.</p> <p>Looking forward to more updates.<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=108#post-456 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:35:59 +0000 lablanc 456@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Sara and Lynn<br /> The idea of planting garlic in the fall is to allow the roots to form when there is still some heat in the ground at the end of the year. Growth will then stop over the winter period and when Spring comes the Garlic will have a head start due to the early formation of the roots. It is possible to catch up on this if you missed the planting at the end of the year. if the garlic is planted in the green house anytime now it will still get a head start when any early heat is around, it is a bit more time consuming as you have to transplant to garden in March .<br /> You could also take the chance and plant straight to the soil now, you may be lucky and get an early growing season.</p> <p>Good Luck</p> <p>LaBlanc </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=41#post-455 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:03:38 +0000 MeliaMary 455@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>I bought a flat pack animal cage today and assembled it myself (not my scene at all, I am no good with a screwdriver!). It's nice. There is a daylight area and a darker room if they want it. Then I rigged up a light in it ... very Heath Robinson but it works. I lined the two areas with three inches of wood chips and covered those with towelling (in case the keets try to eat the wood chips). It looks very cosy and I am now monitoring the temperature so that I get it right before the keets arrive.</p> <p>How do you clean out their accommodation when they are all running around inside it? That is what I was wondering this arvo when I was assembling their new home.</p> <p>Christmas in Tasmania was great but cold compared to sub tropical Queensland!</p> <p>Will keep you informed<br /> Regards<br /> MeliaMary </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=109#post-454 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:43:53 +0000 admin 454@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>Topveg ( <a href="http://www.topveg.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.topveg.com</a> ) and I have collaborated to put together a eBook on growing herbs for cooking.</p> <p>How To Grow Herbs For Cooking eBook is now on sale for all you keen gardeners and cooking enthusiasts that want to produce a herb garden or grow your own herbs for cooking.</p> <p>At a cost of only £3 the How To Grow Herbs For Cooking eBook will provide you with information about:</p> <p>how to grow herbs,<br /> sizes of herbs,<br /> growing herbs in containers,<br /> when to plant the herbs,<br /> best location for planting,<br /> suitable soil types,<br /> when to harvest,<br /> how to preserve herbs and<br /> their culinary uses.<br /> The How To Grow Herbs For Cooking eBook also includes a set of 21 herb growing cards which can be individually printed off and taken into the garden for easy reference.</p> <p>The eBook includes the following herb growing cards:</p> <p>How To Grow Basil.<br /> How To Grow Bay.<br /> How To Grow Borage.<br /> How To Grow Chervil.<br /> How To Grow Chives.<br /> How To Grow Coriander.<br /> How To Grow Cress.<br /> How To Grow Dill.<br /> How To Grow Fennel.<br /> How To Grow Florence Fennel.<br /> How To Grow Horseradish.<br /> How To Grow Lemon Balm.<br /> How To Grow Marjoram<br /> How To Grow Mint.<br /> How To Grow Nasturtium.<br /> How To Grow Oregano.<br /> How To Grow Parsley.<br /> How To Grow Rosemary.<br /> How To Grow Sage.<br /> How To Grow Tarragon.<br /> How To Grow Thyme. </p> <p>Buy the How To Grow Herbs For Cooking eBook for yourself or as a gift for a friend or a family member.</p> <p><a href="http://www.farmingfriends.com/how-to-grow-herbs-for-cooking-ebook-for-sale/" rel="nofollow">http://www.farmingfriends.com/how-to-grow-herbs-for-cooking-ebook-for-sale/</a></p> <p>Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=108#post-453 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:32:42 +0000 admin 453@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi All,<br /> One of the farmingfriends readers has emailed me a question about garlic.</p> <p>Lynn wrote:<br /> Hi Sara,<br /> I'm fairly new at growing garlic. I didn't get mine planted in the fall, but had been reading about softneck garlic and found that it can be planted in the<br /> spring, in some areas. It's possible for me to plant out things like kale, chard, broccoli in March under a little cover protection. Would you think I could plant out my garlic as well? </p> <p>I saw that many UK gardeners start their garlic in the greenhouse in cells. I could maybe get a jump on the March planting and start them in the house establishing some root and top growth first.?</p> <p>I would appreciate your opinion. Since I have ordered it anyway ~ I guess I'll be experimenting! Any suggestions would be helpful and thanks in advance.</p> <p>If anyone has any advice for Lynn who lives in W. Pennsylvania, United States in zone 5 for gardening.</p> <p>In the UK garlic bulbs can be planted in October or March. Here is a link to the garlic growing card that I created with <a href="http://www.topveg.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.topveg.com</a> <a href="http://www.farmingfriends.com/instructions-for-growing-garlic/" rel="nofollow">http://www.farmingfriends.com/instructions-for-growing-garlic/</a></p> <p>Thanks for your help.<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=100#post-452 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:23:02 +0000 admin 452@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Horsepower,<br /> Happy new year, glad the information has been useful.<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=84#post-451 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:21:20 +0000 admin 451@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Alexandra,<br /> Happy New Year, just wanted to say thanks for all your great contributions to the farmingfriends forum. I have learnt lots about ducks from you.<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=105#post-450 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:16:13 +0000 admin 450@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Niqnaq,<br /> Happy New Year,<br /> Glad to hear that the guinea fowl have all joined up and are going in the coop together.<br /> What names have you given your guinea fowl. I named my initial three guinea fowl and they are called Charlie, Camilla and Diana - the royal trio!<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=41#post-449 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:11:10 +0000 admin 449@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Meliamary,<br /> Happy new Year to you. What a lucky lady a Christmas trip to Tasmania and now guinea fowl keets. An exciting 2009 ahead!<br /> Thanks for your kind words about this forum.<br /> Marbles definately help in the drinker.<br /> Keep us posted.<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=41#post-448 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:14:20 +0000 MeliaMary 448@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hello. I posted on this fascinating forum a couple of months ago. I was about to get some keets. Unfortunately my husband booked a Christmas holiday in Tasmania so I had to cancel them. Now it's the new year and I rang the breeder to order some more. To my delight she has eggs which are due to hatch at the end of this week. I am VERY excited about this. I have been re-reading all the information on this site about raising keets and I am going shopping tomorrow for some starter feed and a water dispenser (and some marbles). If I have any concerns, it is this forum I will look to for help. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=107#post-447 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:10:14 +0000 admin 447@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>One of my website readers is looking for a trio of campbell ducklings in France. She says,</p> <p>"moved to france withsome land 6mths ago been trying ever since to get a trio of white campbell ducks [ducklings] can anyone help please" </p> <p>Comment by sue hill </p> <p>I suggested Sue try the River cottage forum? They get members from all over the world and someone may know where to get them from.<br /> I also suggested that she could get hatching eggs on the French ebay?</p> <p>If anyone know where to get Campbell ducklings in France then please leave a comment.</p> <p>Thanks<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=105#post-446 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:34:12 +0000 NiqNaq 446@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Just a quick update - all the guineas are now going into the coop together at dusk so things are looking up. Fingers crossed they'll continue with this routine. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=102#post-445 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:51:34 +0000 admin 445@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Sallie,<br /> Thanks for this information. Have googled mycoplasma. There are a number of different mycoplasmas, so will study the info and let you know.<br /> The quail hen still has a dodgy eye but is sprightly despite this.<br /> Happy new Year to you too. Hope your quail are doing well. Mine in the aviary have stared to lay again!<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=106#post-444 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:48:07 +0000 admin 444@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Jessanat,<br /> Welcome to the farmingfriends forum. Sorry it's taken me a few days to reply but I am recovering from the flu which I have had for over a week now, but finally on the mend.</p> <p>1. Should I have left the eggs with her or should I take them out? Your hen has obviously gone broody and is happy to sit on the eggs. If you are wanting her to hatch the eggs then that is great that your hen has gone broody and is sitting on the eggs.<br /> 2. How long should she lay on them? A hen egg will take about 21 days to hatch. This is usually from the last egg being laid and not the first.<br /> 3. Is there anything I need to do? Or can I just let nature take its course as in the olden days? It is best to make sure that the hen gets off the eggs once/twice a day and stretches her legs and gets food and water. I would make sure she has food and water close by. I don't know where her nest is but if you can make sure that the other hens don't disturb her then she is more likely to continue to sit on the eggs. A good site is a darkened, well ventilated nesting box where other hens cannot disturb the hen. You could re-site the hen if she is not in a suitable place but there is a risk she won't sit back on the eggs, so if you can make it private for her where she already is then that is usually best.<br /> 4. There is about 12 eggs with her, and the other girls lay in a seperate nest, is is ok to take the other eggs and leave her alone? Yes it is fine to leave her eggs and take the others. If you don't take the others then one of your other hens will soon become broody and sit on the eggs.</p> <p>Here is a post about broody hens <a href="http://www.farmingfriends.com/broody-hens/" rel="nofollow">http://www.farmingfriends.com/broody-hens/</a></p> <p>I agree you can't beat fresh eggs from your own hens. My favourite eggs are guinea fowl eggs soft boiled - delicious. I have tried duck, hen, guinea fowl and quail eggs now all from my own stock. What a treat!</p> <p>I love the name of your peacock. Do you have a photo of him and your hens you could send and I can add to the forum?</p> <p>Keep us posted with the progress of your sitting hen. Fingers crossed for a successful hatch.</p> <p>Kind regards and Happy New Year.<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=102#post-443 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:40:10 +0000 Sallie 443@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Sara, I had this with a couple of mine two years or so ago. One unfortunately died but the other one just continued to look like it had a black eye. Kevin thought it may be mycoplasma as that affects the eyes and nose. Have a look on the internet for mycoplasma symptoms. Be warned, if it is that it is very contagious!. Hopefully just a bash though.</p> <p>Have a very Happy New Year.</p> <p>Kind regards</p> <p>Sallie. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=105#post-442 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:47:36 +0000 NiqNaq 442@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Sara.<br /> Thanks for the reply. In October we kept all the birds in the coop for a couple of weeks after they left the brooder, so they do know it well!<br /> Yesterday, the big birds went into the coop as usual, but the small ones stayed out, nesting down on a low wall - how stupid is that? We waved at them as you suggested, and one flew up into a big damson tree, the other on top of the log shed, and the third vanished into the undergrowth. Thankfully they all survived the night and were waiting for us this morning, 'begging' for food as usual!<br /> Today, both groups of birds have been real pals, and even flew to the top of the barn roof for an hours sunbathing! Then, at dusk, all 8 birds put themselves away in the coop so we're really happy! Hopefully they will do it again tomorrow.<br /> Thanks for the help - it's great to know there are other 'guinea fowl people' out there! We've become rather too fond of our guineas, and it's horrible losing birds that have names! I'll let you know how we get on over the next few days. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=106#post-441 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:58:38 +0000 jessanat 441@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi, I am new to all of this chicken thing, so I have a few questions. Just to give you all a background....we have 9 chickens and have just received a rooster, which is very taken by our girls. He has been here for a few months now and we have been taking out the eggs every day but, in the last week we have decided to just leave the eggs in the coop, and one girl is laying on them 24/7. So here are my questions:</p> <p>1. Should I have left the eggs with her or should I take them out?<br /> 2. How long should she lay on them?<br /> 3. Is there anything I need to do? Or can I just let nature take its course as in the olden days?<br /> 4. There is about 12 eggs with her, and the other girls lay in a seperate nest, is is ok to take the other eggs and leave her alone?</p> <p>Like I said, I and my family are very new to this, having moved to the country we thought chickens would be good for the kids, and fresh eggs, well you cant beat that! The coop and run is a fairly good size, and we also have a male peacock (Pete) which seems to get along with the rooster (Pretty Boy) and the girls well.</p> <p>Any advice is greatly appreciated!!!!!</p> <p>Cheers </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=84#post-440 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:52:22 +0000 Alexandra Strong 440@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>ps great pics, thanks for sharing, and yes ducks are so so messy but worth it. i clean my duck pond out every other day even in this freezing weather, but if you take them on so you should!! </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=84#post-439 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:51:18 +0000 Alexandra Strong 439@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>You need to keep her separate until she is at least 6 months old, he clearly sees her as ane asy target to try to (seduce) shal lwe say which can be quite brutal at the ebst of times, I kept my first duck indoors for months, he actually got to sit on his own cushion infront of TV (bnot expecting everyone to do that)!! giv her a chance. The black female with white markings sounds like a Cayuga 9which are not common) and in time she will have greeny blue feathers which are quite stunning (if she has black beak and black legs, then definitely, if not, I am not sure) </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=84#post-438 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:14:55 +0000 lorraine 438@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Sara</p> <p>Help - - I have 5 ducks which I hatched. They were supposed to all be Khaki Campbells but one female looks exactly like a Mallard, one is black with some white markings also female, 2 other definitley Khaki Campbell females and 1 Khaki Campbell Drake. My problem is Titch who was the weak duckling we helped to hatch seems to always lag behind the others. She's very healthy but Dudley our Drake seems to be bullying her. He chases her and grabs her neck, head or wing and holds on chasing her. She is the least how do I put it "willing" of the females does it have anything to do with that. When we see it happen we chase him, pick him up and scold him but I don't think that is doing much good. We are now trying to hose him a little to put him off. Is there anything else we can do to stop him bullying Titch? All our ducks are friendly but Titch is the friendliest and I want to help her.</p> <p>Any advice much appreciated.</p> <p>Thanks<br /> Lorraine </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=104#post-437 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:58:01 +0000 admin 437@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Scooter,<br /> I would probably give my vet a ring and see if they know what is the matter. If they have a bird expert they may be able to give some advice over the phone.</p> <p>I googled twiching head in guinea fowl and came up with a website that gives symptoms of poultry diseases that may be useful. <a href="http://archive.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/diagext.htm" rel="nofollow">http://archive.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/diagext.htm</a></p> <p>I have never come across this twitching before but if I find out anymore I will let you know.</p> <p>I hope that your guinea fowl recovers. Let me know how you get on.<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=105#post-436 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:34:49 +0000 admin 436@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi NiqNaq,<br /> I am sorry to hear about your guinea fowl. I don't know whether you have tried this but I would round up the younger ones and drive them into the hut that the older ones go in. I would then keep all the guinea fowl in the hut for up to a week so that they know that is where they live and then when you do let them out I would round them up at this time of year (Winter) at about 2.30 and I would drive them into the hut.<br /> My guinea fowl have learnt to go into different huts as I have changed their housing over the last few years. They will get themselves into the hut and can be driven into the hut as sometimes they will just wait outside.<br /> If you want your guinea fowl to roost then you could try waving your arms or sticks near the birds so that they fly higher up. I don't know whether this will work although sometimes if I don't go to put my guinea fowl away early enough then mine will roost in our orchard and I wave sticks near them to try to get them down but it just sends them higher up in the trees.<br /> Best of luck. Let me know how you get on.<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=54#post-435 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:22:20 +0000 alwayslors 435@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>do you still want indian runners? I have three males that you would be welcome to have if you would be willing to cover the petrol for me to deliver them. I'm in Hertfordshire. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=101#post-434 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:14:46 +0000 alwayslors 434@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Thanks much apreciated Sara. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=105#post-433 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:59:51 +0000 NiqNaq 433@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>We're on a big farm in Wales, surrounded by fields, hedgerows and mature fruit trees. In July 2008 we hatched out two batches of guineas (5 birds now 5 months old &#38; 6 birds now 4 months old) and put them out in October. The older ones put themselves into a chicken coop every night, but the younger ones roost either on a low fence or the ground. If we're lucky we sometimes catch them and put them in the coop ourselves. Otherwise they just panic and run into the undergrowth. Three nights ago they were on the fence and a fox killed one bird, then took two more on the next two nights. The remaining 3 birds are terrified at dusk, but still won't go up into the trees. Has anyone got any ideas how to get them to roost safely before we lose all the youngsters? We really need some good ideas fast! Thanks in anticipation! </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=104#post-432 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:19:31 +0000 scooter1 432@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>my guinea cock twitches his head , doesnt act sick at all...eats,plays ..what can this be?? as if something is irritating him. checked, no bugs? any ideas? </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=103#post-431 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:38:59 +0000 admin 431@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi All,<br /> I just wanted to wish all the visitors and members of the farmingfriends forum a Merry Christmas.</p> <p>Best wishes<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=102#post-430 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:37:27 +0000 admin 430@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi All,<br /> Has anyone come across eye problems in quail. I have a couple of quail that have one eye that has swollen up and looks like it has fluid around it. I wondered whether anyone had experience of this, knew what caused it and how to treat it.<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=101#post-429 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:22:23 +0000 admin 429@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Lor,</p> <p>I will copy your request and add it as a post to the farmingfriends website <a href="http://www.farmingfriends.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.farmingfriends.com</a> </p> <p>Another good place would be the river cottage forum. They have a farmer's market section where you can advertise things for sale and for trading. </p> <p>Hope that helps.</p> <p>Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=101#post-428 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:37:55 +0000 alwayslors 428@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>I have three campbells and three indian runners. When I got them I was promised most faithfully that they were all girls and would lay eggs. It turns out that the three indian runners are all male.</p> <p>Does anyone know of a website or any ideas on where I might advertise that I would like to sell the indian runner males or swap them with someone for more campbells?</p> <p>I'd be most grateful if anyone has any suggestions.</p> <p>Thanks.</p> <p>LOR </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=100#post-427 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:38:31 +0000 horsepower 427@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>You have been extremely helpful.<br /> Thank you.</p> <p>Ian </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=100#post-426 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:19:00 +0000 admin 426@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Ian,<br /> A useful book is Starting With ducks by Katie Thear <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Starting-Ducks-Katie-Thear/dp/0906137306%3FSubscriptionId%3D0EMV44A9A5YT1RVDGZ82%26tag%3Dfarmingfriend-21%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0906137306" title="View product details at Amazon"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51C4XWT9TYL._SL75_.jpg" alt="Starting with Ducks" /></a></p> <p>Mites - red mite and northern mite can affect ducks. You can get herbal treatments for mites.</p> <p>Worming - ducks can get internal worms. I have read that duck keepers often worm their ducks once a year. Flubenvet powder is often mentioned although again you can get herbal dewormwers. I have Verm-X which comes as a herbal liquid or pellets for internal parasites.<br /> <a href="http://www.verm-x.com/animalchoice.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.verm-x.com/animalchoice.htm</a></p> <p>I have read that wing clipping is temporary. You cut the 10 primary feathers but they grow back after moult. Ihave Khaki Campbell ducks and 1 drake and so far they have not flown off. They much prefer to run about.</p> <p>Hope this helps.<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p>