Posts by chicken pickin

Quote: Originally Posted by desertdarlene    Definitely appleyard.  There's someone else I know who got one as a "mystery duckling" and it looks just like yours.  Hers turned out to be very loud,...

Quote: Originally Posted by desertdarlene  By the way, and this is only my guess and may not be the case, but I have a feeling that your duckling might be a boy.  We'll have to wait and see if I'm right because...

What type of duck is the dark one? I have a duckling that looks like it might be feathering in that color?

Quote: Originally Posted by Razadia  I've gone into lockdown 2 to 3 days late before and been fine, so a day late should be perfectly fine so long as they don't decide to pip early. Thanks!

I was supposed to go into lockdown this morn but havent gotten around to cleaning the hatcher. I had a hatch just complete and was giving the remaining eggs a little more time. I started cleaning it tonight but its not disinfected...

Here are pics from tonight not very good because it moves so fast lol   I have no idea if these pics will help...

So it has been a few weeks and I dont think my duckling is a silver appleyard. She seems to be feathering in black with a goldish color. Any new thoughts on a breed?

WOW YAY!!!!! Thank You so much for choosing my picture!!!!!!!!! Im super excited.

She has never been in my flock. I got her back in early Feb from another BYC member she was in quarantine in my large garage brooder well a few weeks into quarantine she went broody so I gave her eggs she hatched them in the garage and...

LOL super cute!!! My duckings do the same things I find it adorable. The other day I put my ducklings outside for the day in a pen attached to my deck. I left my house doors open for fresh air and a little later found they had may...