Posts by wordgirl

It does look rather pink in the picture, but in real life it doesn't seem more red than some of my other definite pullets. Do EE pullet combs stay lighter for longer? I'm pretty sure it's definitely not as red as my BO cockerel's comb,...

  Yay! I do hope you all are right! I'm feeling much better now!

I got 3 Easter Eggers in the mail this spring, sexed as pullets. But one of them I'm not sure about. I'm really hoping it's a pullet, especially as I already have one other "pullet" that's ended up a cockerel in my bunch. I really...

I have a 2-month-old Buff Orpington cockerel (who was supposed to be a pullet, but is clearly not!) who I am trying to figure out whether to keep or not. Our last rooster was a Buff Orp and he started attacking people when he was about...

new2ducks - If they've still got blood in their wing feathers, I'd definitely try wrapping. :) Also, if you're trying to figure out whether they're girls or boys, if they have a hard quack, it'll be a girl, and if it's a much quieter,...

Quote: Originally Posted by CelticOaksFarm  You shouldn't be turning the wing. You place the tip back under the Reston the wing in the natural folded relaxed position. Have your helper hold the duck still and then wrap...

Thanks, Iain Utah and Celtic!   Iain - I may switch to oats when I've finished this bag of corn. I debated for a while about corn vs. oats and went with corn, but maybe I'll switch to oats when I can. :)   Celtic -...

Quote: Originally Posted by juliect  I will either be an expert wraper or the goslings will declare mutiny and lock me up somewhere.       I've got a duckling with angel wing, too, and I'm...

I think it is, but I'd like to have some others either affirm or disagree with my guess. I feel bad - I should have wrapped her sooner, but I wasn't sure whether it was angel wing at first because I wasn't sure why she would have it....

Hi, griffinchicken!   Cute chicks! If they were hatched from white eggs, they are probably leghorns. Can you tell if their "earlobes" are white? (Their earlobe is behind their ear) If they're white, they're probably...