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Located in Mansfield, Texas These have been our "pet" ducks. They live in our pond and are locked up from predators at night. They are even trained to come when called! They are flightless and need a safe yard with a pond or kiddie pool to play in. The hen lays a nice big duck egg for us daily...

Feed store suggested can cat food, so that's what we've used.

I didn't consider that! But they were completely dry. Very good clue that I missed! Maybe hawk or owl?

Thank you. I'm determined to put an end to this. We've set large and small traps many times, but caught nothing. It would help if we knew what we were up against. I'm both kicking myself for missing this chicken at lock up and incredibly frustrated with this predator.

Every year we are visited by a predator. It's that season and the thing is back! I live in north central Texas. I've only ever seen: raccoon, possum, coyote, skunk and my neighbor's cat (but she's never threatened the chickens). Occasionally we have a naughty hen that will find a place to...

This guy is just hanging out enjoying some petting on this wet, rainy day. :)

Still looking for a good home for these fellas! I'll include a (non-related) laying hen each if that helps (but please, honest inquiries only... do not accept offer and discard the rooster just to get the free hen). Thank you!

I would say white rock. I believe ypu can breed a Cornish to the white rock to get some really nice meat chickens too. Great deal on the purchase!

I don't want to bore you with any more of my pictures haha... I was browsing through them and it looks like ours got the "red face" that Cornish rock get around 7weeks. I am not familiar with white rock, so I am not much help there.

Yes. I agree that they are too big to be white leghorn. We raise those too and they stay small and skinny a lot longer - very slow growers. Our Cornish rock usually finish off 5-8 lbs depending on male or female. There are many times we doubt their size and they end up surprising us. That...

Here's a video of them coming when called. The Leghorn is always first there lol. It is hard to part with them. We've worked with them and trained them since day one. We are hoping they go to a home that will appreciate that!

Very friendly to humans and trained to come when called! They are good at keeping the flock together and alerting them of danger. We are parting with them because they have fathered many of our hens that we have now. The White Leghorn is about 1 year old and the Cuckoo Maran is 7 months old (and...

White one looks like a pullet. It's hard to tell in the other pictures. Silkies go through an awkward phase with their poof lol... maybe a week or / more it will be more obvious.

I looks like a pullet to me. Only because our white leghorn roosters seemed to grow waddles and combs longer and faster. Here's a longhorn gen in front and roo in back. The hen still has a red comb larger than other breeds.

They look like barred rock. The one in the middle may be a roo.