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    Sexing Silver Appleyard Ducks

    Ya know, the FWS does sexing of mallards based on wing plumage for wildlife management. It might be worth SA owners if we could figure out a way to do the same at the 6-10wk stage. It might not even be possible, but worth the try. Now for me, its not really a problem. I DO eat the excess males...
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    Egg Price Profiteering Where You Live Due To Coronovirus?

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    Egg Price Profiteering Where You Live Due To Coronovirus?

    An odd thing that. I have noticed it as well. I don't know why, some people hate charity? Or perceive it as such?
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    Egg Price Profiteering Where You Live Due To Coronovirus?

    The egg price issue has nothing to do with eggs or chickens. It has to do with the mills. Look the feed most of us use is a processed product. The mills that produce that feed are shutdown due to the virus. "But I can get feed in the stores!" Yes and no. Again, for the large producers who buy...
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    New duck owner with questions.

    My experience is, if you put bedding down the ducks will gravitate towards that location for nesting and rest. But I see several problems with the overall plan being all concrete: * The locale will end up a crusty stinky mess as there is no environment to absorb the manure. * To solve the first...
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    Duck Breed Focus - Welsh Harlequin

    Not much drama to a duck laying once they are in the mood unlike a chicken. Ducks will lay to a nest, but are just as likely to squat and lay one right in the front yard. What to watch for is one of the hens 'disappears'. That is when it is time to take a walk-about on your property to see where...
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    How much do you sell your eggs for?

    One has to 'market'. I am not suggesting upselling, or hard sell or other tricks. Give customers the facts and then just let them decide. * 'Store' eggs are discounted by the big box outlets as a loss leader to go with the higher profit sausage and OJ. Your customer has to realize you sell a...
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Jersey Giant

    This past Sunday one of my JG hens went broody. Has a small clutch under her. Question is, this late in the season would it be wise to let her try? I am in North Texas and we generally don't get a hard freeze till almost November. Thoughts?
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Jersey Giant

    Usually it goes 2,1,2,1,0,2,2 or some variation. They are 3yo birds, but I got them late the first year and did not get many eggs till very late that year. I consider this their second year of full on laying.
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Jersey Giant

    JG's size will NOT be a deterrent to the bigger predators you described. JG hens are not much bigger than a Austrolrp hen so don't be disappointed. If you want a quantity of roasters then you will want more males and hold them for at least a year till harvest. If you do that you would benefit...
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    Duck Breed Focus - Welsh Harlequin

    What we are seeing here is some Khaki Campbell recessive gene showing thru?
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    Duck Breed Focus - Welsh Harlequin

    WH will be smaller in frame than the appleyard. Plumage will have a slightly lighter tint. No not related. WH came from a mutated line of khaki campbells.
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Jersey Giant

    My understanding of the SoP is that grey leggings is not a disqualifier. Lack of yellow underfoot are however. All of the birds in my flock but one have grey leggings. The odd ball is a rooster who has developed all yellow toes top and bottom. Scrawny little bugger whose headed for the soup...
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Jersey Giant

    14x14 should be enough for a space for a JG's. The piece to remember is height. A JG has some fair height and its helpful if the hen can walk upright into the box. Least it is for mine.
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    Duck Breed Focus - Welsh Harlequin

    Go Harlequins you won't be disappointed. Good all round duck, great layers. You won't get as much meat as off say a Pekin but a single duck is enough for two people and if you need to feed more just pop another in the oven. We had 8 till we sold the property. Buyers wife fell in love with the...
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