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    Guess these two bantam chicks breeds?

    I actually thought that second one might be a Golden Sebright when I saw the black lace on the wings but I wasn't sure. I got that same breed at that store a few years back but the chick already had most of her feathers so I never really got to see what she looked like as a young chick. I...
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    Guess these two bantam chicks breeds?

    Saw these two in a straight run bantam stock tank at Atwoods and thought they were too cute to pass up. I'm hoping they will both hens but either way can anyone guess the breed at this age?
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    Found Duckling, Not Eating

    Muscovys are not native here but it's not impossible. We used to have a "wild" flock when I was younger. They came from a breeding pair my mom bought that exploded. If it's not a wild-born duck then it has to be one that escaped from someone. I just don't know where from. I have a brooder box...
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    Found Duckling, Not Eating

    I actually got it to eat a little. I mixed an egg with feed and tapped it against the beak a few times, let it sit there, and tried again until it finally pecked at it and ate some. It did not eat much but its at least some progress. After a few tiny bites, it was ready to climb back on me and...
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    Found Duckling, Not Eating

    While out in my yard I saw my cats playing with something and I figured it was a bird. It was, just not the kind I expected. It was a duckling, looks about a day or two old. I'm not sure what breed... maybe a Mallard or Rouen but also possibly a Wood Duck? Those are native where I live though I...
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    Hello

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I've had chickens off and on all my life. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 9 hens and 3 chicks (3) What breeds do you have? Three Speckled Sussexes, two Golden Comets, two Rhode Island Reds, two Rhode Island Whites...
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