Can anyone tell yet if I have an easter egger roo? He/she is very hard to get pics of, wont let me hold it, runs away, and the only one that just refuses to eat out of my hand. It is about 8 weeks old.
I did a bit of research online yesterday on breeds and such, and then went to the feed store to see what they had. The only bin with ducks was that of the Pekin, and the lady at the feed store was surprisingly helpful and knowledgeable. I bought home two pekins and plan on housing them with my...
Hi! I have 14 chicks between 5 and 6 weeks old. They are outside and doing wonderful. I am interested in getting a couple ducks but have not a clue about raising a duck.
Can they be in the same coop and area as my chickens? At what age can they go out?
How do I tell the sex of a duck...
Here are some of my barred rocks.
This one is becoming so sweet and friendly. I still havent found a good name as im unsure if its a roo or hen. Hoping hen!
This one we call J. I think hes a roo. Hes too funny to watch strut around, with a barely there tail and messy feather growth!
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Why and how do the farm stores have signs on individual bins of chicks saying that they are Rhode Island Red, or Araucana, or various others if they are not? I also got chicks out of a bin labeled Araucana, come to find out they are NOT, they are easter eggers. Which is fine, I am...