I was told this was a black birchen marans cockerel. Is that true? The chicks I bought were all supposed to be BCMs, but he showed up. Is he worth something in any kind of breeding program? What should I do with him?
I thought maybe they would moult and get darker, but my mallards have always been a lighter color than most of the other ones I have seen on here. Now my drake has a almost black head so I'm thinking they may just be a mix. Any idea?
I'm still not sure about these 2, they are about 18 weeks old... any ideas? I'm guessing roo since they combs are so red at this age... but I'm not sure. sorry the pics are sideways
When can you tell mallards apart by their coloring? I have 2 that are about 8 weeks old and they are both looking like females. However, one of them is slightly lighter and has orange feet, and the other is slightly darker with darker feet. Also the darker one makes a harsh quack sound and...
When I got up this morning one of my chicks didn't move when I walked past the brooder (they are skittish so I figured something was wrong). I picked her up and she was pretty limp. I put her on the table and she pooped and it was really runny, she also had a hard time sitting up. She also...