Posts by Buttercup Chillin

I have been asked how to close ones account at BYC.  This should be a 2 way street.   I have noticed that accounts on alot of forums cannot be closed.   I don't know - other than closing off your e-mail...

Quote:Originally Posted by joe125 I'm 129.356% sure the bird in question is a bob.I am 256.765% sure that bird isn't a coturnix quail, turkey, or chicken of any kind.PLEASE STOP SAYING COTURNIX REACH 16OZ. IN 7-8 WEEKS, BECAUSE THEY...

You can't always tell by looking at them.  Well sometimes you can tell you obviously have a mix.To put it simply Muscovies are Muscovies not ducks.  They are the only one in the Muscovy species.  When crossed with ducks...

Quote:Originally Posted by JJMR794 Bobs Dont Reach Full Size Before 32 Wks....Exactly my point with the small portion compared to my Big Brown Coturnix in the same time period.  Heres something for you to think about.  I...

Thanks all.   I figured I could count on you to ID this bird in a minute.  Now I know what a young one looks like anyway.    I shall do a small taste test comparison to one of My Big Browns when it is 7-8 weeks...

What I thought, a BOB cause it sure isn't a Coturnix.  Quail head, quail body, but a tail.    The tail threw me and just not sure.  Wanted to make sure it wasn't a wild bird of some kind.    (Around here...

No comb.  Way to small for a chicken, even a small bantam.

Good to hear.The class of now 1st graders hatched the big brown and the new Golds at 100% hatch rate.  I was suprised and proud of them.  Then they played with them for a week and they still grew well.  But now anything...

You read that right.  Got a chick from the kindergarden class, supposed to be a quail from another classes hatch.  This little chick ended up in their room after the guy came and picked up the chicks a few days later. ...

Hope I can post this here.  Just letting you know that on ustream there is a hatch going on of little Woodie ducks.  They will pop out of their hole and land in the lake later today or in the morning.  Cool to watch. ...