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Genetics experts: I have a lone Blue Mille Fleur cockerel. No pullets from the hatch. If I mated him with a black bantam cochin, would the chicks be a mix of both, or would they "carry" the MF gene...any ideas? Trying to figure out if he is worth keeping around.

Quote: There's a whole lot of normal changes that a baby goes through during labor and birth and right after birth- one of them is changing from placental to pulmonary circulation; normal "holes" in the heart close up when that happens. Being born is a big change in life-style; for you and...

The breeder said the eggs came from a pen with: Blue Mottled split to Mille Fleur roo in with MF hens. She said I might end up with a Blue Mille Fleur. I haven't even attempted to dive into D'Uccle genetics...thought one of the breeders here would know just by looking

Just popping in to show you experts how one of my D'Uccles has developed. He was an "extra" thrown in with MFC eggs, from wwmicasa. Here he is at a week or so: And here he is today at 16 weeks: Is he a Blue Mille Fleur??? His tail feathers are blue, and he has no black in him at all...

I haven't had any luck on Craigslist finding this little roo a home, so I thought I'd try this chatty group I have a 16 week old gorgeous Blue Mille Fleur D'Uccle cockerel that I am needing to find a new home for. The Blue Mille Fleur is VERY rare. D'Uccles have a gorgeous feather pattern...

At 14 weeks, that's a pullet.

Quote: Sorry I can't be much help but I would suggest calling your local extension office or check with WSU. Thanks CR. I called the WSU Avian Lab this morning, but they are only open M-F. I am hoping someone can tell me if that's the correct place to call, AND if you have ever needed...

I can't find the posts from a few weeks ago where the details about the state agency that does necropsy on birds. I have had 3 birds (age 6-8 weeks) get wobbly back legs and eventually not able to walk at all...and I need a definitive diagnosis of whether or not it is Mareks. If it is, I will...

I'm so frustrated. I have lost two chicks, about two weeks apart, and three more are on their way to death. The first one was 4 weeks old (Mille fleur D'Uccle) and the second was 6 weeks old (bantam Ameraucana). Both started out weak, and then progressing to not eating/drinking and...

Ok, that would make sense since medicated feed is only for 6-8 weeks and under. Older birds should be able to tolerate a bit of cocci. I do live in the wild wet northwest...

To clarify: they are not living in the same coops, but are adjacent to each other so they can get to know everyone with a fence between them. Of course they mingle occasionally when one decides to fly in for a visit...

I've lost one chick to what I'm presuming is cocci. The rest are all currently fine, but since they are all living in the same coop, same run, etc I'm going to go ahead and treat with Corid for 5 days. My question is this: Should I go ahead and treat my older flock as well? If cocci is in...

Quote: This was a really helpful response. I assumed more than one chick would be affected (I have 12).

Thank you very much for the advice. I will treat the rest with Corid. But since they're now out in the coop on soil, won't they have the potential to get cocci again??? I will get them on medicated feed as soon as the Corid treatment is done, but I just feel like I could be treating them all...

So am I correct in thinking of cocci when I have a tired puffed-up chick? But why aren't the others showing any symptoms, since they all share the same water, food, bedding, etc? Or does cocci sometimes just affect one and not the others?