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    Gender and breed guesses?

    RIR/leghorn/barred rock?
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    Welsh Harlequin drake behavior and possible future hatches.

    Here is a pic so far. Mom duck isn’t a big fan of me getting so close.
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    Welsh Harlequin drake behavior and possible future hatches.

    Haha! thank you for the humor. On a side note, I'm only seeing pure black bills on the freshly hatched WH ducklings so far. Males, right? These two parent ducks were from Hoover's.
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    Welsh Harlequin drake behavior and possible future hatches.

    Interesting. Thank you for the reply. I had hens who would avoid even coming down from the roost because of that rascal. Are rapey drakes common? I am familiar with rooster behavior and how they act but this drake is over the top. Are there more docile drake breeds? I am fond of the female...
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    Welsh Harlequin drake behavior and possible future hatches.

    Hello, My broody Welsh Harlequin duck is hatching her clutch currently. Both drake and duck are both WH. I have separated the drake and duck because I am afraid he will hurt/kill ducklings. The ducks used to be in the run with all other chickens breeds. WH drake has a very strong libido and...
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    Ace Hardware Chicks

    Sapphire Gems for sure! I’ll get pics posted
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    Ace Hardware Chicks

    Hello, We bought a couple.of "California Grey" pullet chicks from Ace. Do these look like CG pullet chicks? Is that barred feathering coming through? Other internet photos of CG chicks are darker colored. What is the hatchery that Ace uses? They look similar to the sapphire gem chick we...
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    Dog attack and stress

    That would make sense. It was a shame because they were both laying everyday, even though both of their eggs were on the smaller side.
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    Dog attack and stress

    Thanks!
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    Dog attack and stress

    Sorry to hear that. Is it normal for hens that just started laying three months before winter, quit laying? Buff orphington and buff orphington/Rhode Island cross hens.
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    Dog attack and stress

    Hello, new to the forum. I wasn’t sure which forum to post on. I would appreciate some help and advice. We have three age groups of hens/pullets. The one group of 8 hens are about 15 months old, and another group of 2 hens started laying around three months ago. A month ago a dog got into the...
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