Recent content by AchromicSkies

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    Am I dense or is the Standard of perfection not sold anywhere?

    Right? You'd think you'd want that information to be highly accessible, for preserving breeds and breeding for better traits and stuff. Getting into the poultry world has been a lot stranger then others i must say lol
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    Am I dense or is the Standard of perfection not sold anywhere?

    So, for a year or two now I've been getting more interested in showing birds, and the thing I see everywhere is that you need the standard of perfection, anyone wanting to show needs it and the way birds are judged is by their standard in this book. Thing is, I can't seem to find it anywhere...
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    Duckling struggling

    On the weekend i got myself a group of 6 ducklings and they all seem to be doing great except for one. One duckling has stayed the exact same size while all the others are rapidly getting bigger. She walks around with her head tucked in instead of out like the others and feels thin. Her crop...
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    What breed are my ducklings?

    Just bought these guys at an auction and they were listed as Rouen ducks. Looking online though they don't really look like the ducklings of that breed. Still fairly new to ducks so wondering what others think.
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    Any Canadian hatcheries that ship to NB?

    I wanna start using my incubator and I'm gonna start with my own eggs, but am really interested in ordering eggs. The only thing I get worried about is distance, if a hatchery is too far it might affect the eggs or success rates? Anyone have any suggestions?
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    Worried about my crossbeak rooster

    This is special, he's my 15 week old ameraucana rooster I hatched out, that ended up developing crossbeak. I took it upon myself to take care of him since he was like my little baby, he hatched with wry neck which i was able to fix, and became my favorite of the group. For a long time he managed...
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    7 week chick with lazy eye?

    I do have other chickens, however I am keeping these ones in a separate pen, so as to try and help prevent any illness from spreading. The seller told me they have been dewormed but nothing else. I have not noticed any foam or bubbles in the eyes, but will keep a close eye. Anything else I...
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    7 week chick with lazy eye?

    Recently I bought 3 Silver laced Orpingtons, all 7 weeks old. Originally talking to the owner she never mentioned any issues with the bird. When we met to pick them up though, she said one of the birds had a 'lazy eye' so she wouldn't charge me for it. I paid for the other two which seem to be...
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    8 week chicks, roos or hens?

    Hello, first time chicken owner here from a cattle farm. I'm looking to figure out the sexes of these chicks. I have an idea but would love some feedback. All are from an Ameraucana rooster. The two blues are pure Ameraucanas, the speckled is from a barred rock hen, the two blacks we are unsure...
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