Recent content by Koko Acres

Okay thank you. I will catch her this evening and see what I can feel.

I haven’t felt it. My girls do not like to be handled so I’ll have to catch her and see what it feels like. What would hard or soft indicate?

Hi, I have a silver Appleyard hen that was hatched May 1st (Metzer), so she’s not quite 6 months old. She hasn’t started laying yet. She’s very active and has a great personality, but she’s had a droopy belly for months. I didn’t know I should be concerned until I did some research online. None...

Thank you! I’m going to go for it. 😊

That actually makes a lot of sense! So following that, let’s assume both of the black drake’s parents are black. They probably are since this guy came from a hatchery.. if I breed this black Drake to my females, all of the offspring will be black, HOWEVER, when those black offspring reproduce...

Hi, I’ve read the very detailed article on here about duck genetics but I am still confused. I have three Indian Runner females and I am going to be getting them a drake this week. One choice is a buff Runner and the other choice is a black Runner. I am afraid that if I choose the black one...

The combs definitely look different on those compared to the barred rocks. If indeed they are Silver Laced Wyandottes I will be a happy girl. When I picked up these 13 on a whim, I came home and cancelled my Silver Laced Wyandotte order that I had already placed with the hatchery. Lol. What a...

Tractor Supply had “Barred Rocks” marked down to $1 so I was forced to buy all 13 of them.. but that was three weeks ago and these do not all look like Barred Rocks. Can someone help me identify the ones with the vertical wing and neck striping? Originally I just thought they were the females...

Me too! Especially the ones with the hairdos!

They do! I always start them out in a tiny one. Less likely chance for them to drown or camp out in the water until their skin is properly oiled. This was their first introduction to the water. 😊

You're welcome!

This was the first time in the “pool” for this batch and it was so cute I thought I’d share. I had to share from my IG account since it was a video and wouldn’t let me upload here. Enjoy!

It’s possible that she will take to it but it’s also possible that she will harm it. Has she hatched out babies before? Was she a good mother? If so, I’d try it, but stay close so you can intervene if you need to.

Thank you for saying that. I’ll tell her you said so when I see her first thing in the morning. 😊

This is my pitiful Swedish girl. She’s very self conscious about her appearance right now so I had to pretend I was talking on the phone to snap these pics. She’d be mortified if she knew I was posting them online! 😂