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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...

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...

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...

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!

One of our Black Swedish hens just hatched out 9 ducklings. Most of them are yellow with some darker spots. Only a few look like black Swedish. This is from a trio we bought as adults so I don’t know their origin. Does this mean my trio isn’t pure or is this a common thing to happen.. maybe a...

Hi, We are relatively new to keeping ducks and have acquired a few different breeds that are not laying/mating age yet. We do have a trio of mature Black Swedish in a separate paddock. The two Black Swedish ladies are laying eggs in a nest and they are fertile. My husband and I are hoping they...