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[caj1985]

I thought mine was sicilian buttercup but mine has a single comb and since Ideal has the largest color vatiety of OEGB I am sure mine at least is silver campine OE. Unless the buttercups start out with a single comb?? I have never had them before, can you enlighten me/us..?

They do not start out single comb. You should be able to see a difference as soon as it starts showing. If it has a closed comb that is very poorly shaped I guess it might look somewhat like a single comb, but that is a DQ and should definitely not be used for breeding. If it is the SBB you should be able to tell sex between 4 & 6 weeks because the cockerel will start growing in red on the shoulders & wings. The pullet will stay evenly spotted with brown.

 

[maidenwolfx80]

They do not start out single comb. You should be able to see a difference as soon as it starts showing. If it has a closed comb that is very poorly shaped I guess it might look somewhat like a single comb, but that is a DQ and should definitely not be used for breeding. If it is the SBB you should be able to tell sex between 4 & 6 weeks because the cockerel will start growing in red on the shoulders & wings. The pullet will stay evenly spotted with brown.

Thank you for your input

... Mine is for sure a single comb and is getting the silver spots coming in, I need to take an updated pic.

 

[cochins1088]

Well my ducklings arrived today with only 1 DOA. They are absolutely adorable! I'll have to post pictures later. I tried sexing them (I've never tried this before) and it looked like 9 khaki campbell males, 12 khaki campbell females, 15 black east indie males, and 5 black east indie females. I hope this is accurate so that I can sell some of the extra males. I'm also giving half of them to a friend.

I still wish that ideal would have notified me when they shipped so that I could have been more prepared.. Either way, I'm very happy with the purchase. I just love the little guys!

 

[frigginchi]

Let us out!!!

 

[cochins1088]

I had to share this picture of one of the black east indie ducklings that I received from ideal on Valentines day. Isn't he a cutie?

 

[Feanor]

My order arrived today all alive and happy but... I ordered 5 ducks and ended up with 25 polish chicks (I think), not a single duck! Ideal said they would reship my order next week, but until then I've got 25 chicks to identify

 

[Henny]

How sweet and how lucky you are!

 

[Chickenfan4life]

I'll help you out with this!

Mottled Houndan if it has a bearded face, white crested black polish if it has no beard.


Gold laced polish


red polish

 

[omaeve]

I HAVE LOST MY MIND !!! Got my featherleg special from Ideal jan 31 they sent it 30 they are now a monthe old everyone on byc says they want to see them as they grow up and mature...so go look i am taking pics at least twice a weeks for the first year.

 

[omaeve]

the lost my mind part is have 6 chicks on order from ss feed store and 20 silkies from ideal middle of march will post each lot by breed and update through the first year of life.

featherleg jan 30 13 hatch





already trying to escape


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