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post #28951 of 37895
5/1/12 at 2:35pm

2 external pips... other 4 have internal pipped....  duck pen moved for more grass

and my Seabright hen layed her first egg for me today ya.gif

 now I need to find a roo for her... she's sooo cutelove.gif

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post #28952 of 37895
5/1/12 at 2:35pm
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Originally Posted by Iain Utah View Post

 

Still air is supposed to be 2 degrees warmer than forced air.

 

Ok..that's what I was thinking, but wanted to check. 

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~~Call Ducks: Butterscotch & Blue Fawn ~~ Runner Ducks: Blue/Black ~~ Giant Toulouse Dewlap Geese: Buff & Grey ~~ Sebastopol Geese: Gray Saddleback ~~ Silkies ~~ B/B/S Bantam Cochins/Frizzles ~~ Sizzles ~~ LF Salmon Faverolles ~~ English Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons ~~ and a few rogue Guineas ~~

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post #28953 of 37895
5/1/12 at 2:35pm
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Chicken, I thought it was weird too!!  When hubby told me that the b/w was getting picked on last week, I didn't believe him.  I kept saying it must just be blood heavy in their wings but he got mad at me, saying he knows what fighting/aggression looks like vs. typical blood/wing stage.  Much to my surprise, I saw the aggression myself today.  I'm not sure if it is one specific blue doing the bullying as I have 4 blues and they looked alike to me in the moment. 

 

Also in ducky land... what gives with my oldest ones not ever wanting to leave the coop and go outside???  Even when I put water outside, they go out only long enough to drink, then scurry right back inside coop.  It's a nice day outside... why don't they want to enjoy it??so

 

 

Sounds like some of my silkies (chicken)...... such barbie dolls they don't want to leave the barn. lau.gif

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post #28954 of 37895
5/1/12 at 2:40pm
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Originally Posted by psue View Post

2 external pips... other 4 have internal pipped....  duck pen moved for more grass

and my Seabright hen layed her first egg for me today ya.gif

 now I need to find a roo for her... she's sooo cutelove.gif

Yeah ! for Spring Babies !

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post #28955 of 37895
5/1/12 at 2:41pm
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Iain-

 

I have had this with my Khakis.  More nervous breeds tend to find a goat to pick in the group.  I usually take it and another one of simililar dispositioin, and keep them as buddies for a week, to heal and grow w/o bullies present.  Then, off the lights, and put the babies back in.  Feed them well, and its usually over.  Of course, by then I've got them in bigger pens.  I try to have my ducks in 4 sq ft per bird by 3 weeks.  They need lots of space.

 

Sweet.... sounds like a good plan to keep silver apple with the b/w ancona in separate pen for a week. 

 

As for dimensions, their pen is approx. 15ft by 4ft.  There were 7 ducks in it.  

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My menagerie includes 5 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 32 geese (dewlap toulouse & african) and 10 ducks (muscovy, ancona, cayuga & silver appleyard).

NPIP Certified- #UT-179

Spirit's story: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/725035/spirit-the-amazing-grey-dewlap-toulouse-gander/
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post #28956 of 37895
5/1/12 at 2:43pm
Chicken u brreeed the millie fleur cochins 2

Now im really drooling. Hahha

its a zoo here:

12 call duck....2 geese -1 female saddleback pom. ....1american buff.

10 peafowl chicks <3

2 bantam cochins....

5 silkie hens and 4 splash juvis....

6 goats.....2 ponies....3beef cows.

an african grey parrot....2 fish tanks...

6hermit crabs... 3 betas... a turtle

and some guineas (all ages)

 

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its a zoo here:

12 call duck....2 geese -1 female saddleback pom. ....1american buff.

10 peafowl chicks <3

2 bantam cochins....

5 silkie hens and 4 splash juvis....

6 goats.....2 ponies....3beef cows.

an african grey parrot....2 fish tanks...

6hermit crabs... 3 betas... a turtle

and some guineas (all ages)

 

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post #28957 of 37895
5/1/12 at 2:44pm

Thanks, Jaz!!  big_smile.png

My menagerie includes 5 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 32 geese (dewlap toulouse & african) and 10 ducks (muscovy, ancona, cayuga & silver appleyard).

NPIP Certified- #UT-179

Spirit's story: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/725035/spirit-the-amazing-grey-dewlap-toulouse-gander/
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My menagerie includes 5 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 32 geese (dewlap toulouse & african) and 10 ducks (muscovy, ancona, cayuga & silver appleyard).

NPIP Certified- #UT-179

Spirit's story: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/725035/spirit-the-amazing-grey-dewlap-toulouse-gander/
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post #28958 of 37895
5/1/12 at 2:49pm

My Cayuga & Appleyards

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post #28959 of 37895
5/1/12 at 2:51pm
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Chicken u brreeed the millie fleur cochins 2
Now im really drooling. Hahha

Yep, We just got them this year. Our first set are getting to be close to laying age. The roo has been breeding the little pullets for a while and now the girls are really starting to get some nice red color to their combs so they are probably less than a month from point of lay now. Our second batch is still quite young yet but looking good.

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Chickens: Bantam Cochins,Wheaten Marans, Mottled Ameraucanas 

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post #28960 of 37895
5/1/12 at 2:53pm
Jaz, if the cap and saddle babies vent sexed all male then they are grey dilutes. Those are from Lisa's pair yes? 4&6 being from Kim confirms my thoughts on light colored Sebbie. They will need a gander their color or a good quality grey gander to throw good colored babies. Sebastopol genetics are completely different from ducks when it comes to color.

If you plan to run all four boys next breeding season be ready to have many fenced pastures to keep them away from each other. Ganders will have huge battles if left together. They can result in major injures or death. You also can not control genetics for color and future breeders.

We sold the babies hatched from Lisa's eggs, the heads were off for breeding. The family here doesn't mind though they wanted pretty pets.

Watch their protien intake closely to avoid twisted wing tip (not the same thing as angel wing and is not correctable). There are feelings that genetics along with too high protein lead to it. Breeding curl x curly also can increase chances.

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