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    Muscovies: identifying barring vs lacing in youngsters

    Hi all, Our first babies are getting really big. One of them is clearly barred (see pics) - many of the others look more softly barred but I wonder if it would be properly called lacing or rippling instead. I find it neat that I got the patterns I wanted so early into my muscovy journey, but...
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    For sale: Barred muscovy drakelets (& barred carriers) near St Louis

    Our mama duck hatched out 16 ducklings a month ago, and some are blue or black barred. Let us know if you're interested in any of the boys. We'll probably have females carrying the barred gene available later in the year, but we want them to feather out fully before we decide which ones we're...
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    Sexing Two Month Old Muscovy

    Agreed - looks female as far as I can tell.
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    Is this a lavender muscovy?

    Barring will fade out with molts on most muscovies. I can't answer your question, but maybe this will help... http://muscovy.us/what_color_is_it
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    Struggling to learn sexing for muscovy ducklings

    Hi all, Our first batch of muscovy ducklings are getting so big, so fast, and they are so cute. I have been reading as much info as I can about how to sex them -- but I think I'm having trouble putting it into practice. Or, maybe I'm just trying to soon. IDK. This is the most comprehensive...
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    Our first babies! Muscovy ducklings & color questions

    Hi all, we had our first babies born on our farm about 10 days ago. Here they are! I'm over the moon. This first time Muscovy mama hatched out 16 of 19 eggs :eek: Dad is either a blue pied or a chocolate pied. Do any of you have experience telling future feather color from babies' down...
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    Muscovy coloring

    Al's Quackery has a color chart for muscovy breeding. Scroll down to "Breeding Charts by Color" https://alsquackery.com/muscovy Hope that helps!
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    What breed is this chick?

    Thanks folks. It's WAY smaller than the Cornish. I'm guessing amberlink too now that you suggest it - just not super familiar with those, and I specifically requested no substitutions, so i had no idea! :idunno
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    What breed is this chick?

    Hi all, this baby came in of a batch of Cornish Cross. It's a nice color--any help telling what it is? Clean yellow legs, four toes that I can tell... Thanks in advance :)
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    EE dilution(?) question

    Thank you! Good to know. Next year I'll buy hatching eggs from Ameraucana breed club's directory, as the Ameraucanas I bought at TSC in Feb are EE's too :idunno
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    EE dilution(?) question

    Hi all, I am a complete newbie in re: chicken genetics...but I have taken a liking to EE's and Ameraucanas and am in the process of filling my flock with those. I have a EE pullet chick that has completely different coloration from the others I got in her batch. (I bought them from a breeder...
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    Easter Egger Sexing "tips and tricks" *Pictures Included*

    Thanks all. That's very helpful. #1 is a complete love and we're definitely keeping him. He's my cuddle buddy. I'm thrilled that #3 sounds like a pullet. Love the coloring on that one.
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    Easter Egger Sexing "tips and tricks" *Pictures Included*

    Thanks to whoever bumped this thread - it never came up in my searches and has been pretty useful at explaining some of the stuff I had questions about. do you guys have any idea about these? I’m expecting #1 to be a cockerel, but this is our first year raising EEs (while knowing they’re EEs...
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    EE sexing questions

    Hi all, We have about 20 chicks in our brooders right now but I am in LOVE with this one. My husband named him/her Minerva. Super friendly. Falls asleep in your hand. Blisses out when petted. What a doll. Age about 5 weeks is my guess. Comb is still pale and single as far as I can tell...
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    11 Week Easter Egger - mixed signals

    I LOVE you. This is delightful. Bwahaha!
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