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    Let’s play the duck or drake game!

    Photo one and two: male middle and back right? Photo three: male left foreground ?
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    Let’s play the duck or drake game!

    I have three 6 week old silver appleyard ducklings. 1 is slightly bigger than the others has grown feathers faster and I’m pretty sure is the one making more of a quack sound. 2 and 3 are still peeping and have lighter markings. Note the all white breast and less stripes on the face. apart...
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    What pattern/colour is this?

    Thank you both - interesting!
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    What pattern/colour is this?

    Another photo
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    What pattern/colour is this?

    I have a little 4 month old hen - from a fertile egg under my broody hen. She likely has light Sussex and Araucana in her (blue/green egg). I’m wondering what pattern or colour you would call her feathers? It’s a ripple pattern with what appears to be a base blue...
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    Muscovy ducklings - drake or duck-let?

    I'm going with drake for the barred one - apparently thick legs, long neck and fat head are a bit of a giveaway at this age.
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    Muscovy ducklings - drake or duck-let?

    Ok thanks - wider stance and larger feet are meant to be another indicator but probably not very reliable. Looks like I’ll have to wait ...
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    Muscovy ducklings - drake or duck-let?

    Two Muscovy ducklings- could you please tell me whether you think drake or duck? about 9 weeks old. I suspect the brown one is a drake with the wide stance but so hard to tell...
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    Chicken (insoluble) grit and where to find it

    Ok thanks (just no limestone I guess since that would dissolve)
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    Chicken (insoluble) grit and where to find it

    Ok I thought chickens always needed it ?? I have mostly hens now and about to get some ducklings which will need it. The chooks free range (20 sq m or so) though so I haven’t worried about it too much until now
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    Chicken (insoluble) grit and where to find it

    I have been to three pet stores and they only sell the shell grit. If you have some suggestions for Melbourne, Victoria that’d be great?
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    Chicken (insoluble) grit and where to find it

    I realise that chooks need two types of grit: soluble and insoluble. The soluble grit in the form of crushed oyster shells or just shells is easy to find - the chickens then break this down for Calcium (important for layers). The insoluble grit in the form of flint - which the chickens need to...
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    Comment by 'Chic-chat' in article 'Common egg quality problems'

    Thanks - really informative article!
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