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    silkie sexing

    I have 3 silkies. Splash and buff 8 weeks old Black 10+ weeks old all non related. Black one (Spooky) is very social and I totally adore him/her. The other 2 want nothing to do with anyone but each other. Any guess on sex? I will be boarding them and my other 11 chickens for 3 months while I...
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    d'Uccle color genetics

    I need to know this as well!!!!! The genetics thing makes my head spin.
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    Map of potential chicken sitters

    Im confused about how the map works but im looking for a foster/sitter for my chickens. I have 12 but only plan to move with 6 or less. 3 Silkies and 3 D'Uccles. I need boarding for them for about 3 months. Moving at the end of the month from CO to Rockledge till I find poultry friendly...
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    FLORIDA ANYONE?? Please sign on map!

    Hi! Im moving to Rockledge FL at the end of the month from Colorado Springs and Im looking for a someone in that area to babysit my chickens till I move into my own place. I have 3 silkies, 1 Bantam Cochin, 3 D'Uccle. All are between 6 and 10 weeks old and very small.Well other than my giant...
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    Silkies Of A Different Color

    Any Idea what color this is? I bought a Buff but its buff color has lightened and it has blue barred wing feathers coming in. Is it a porc or something else??!!!
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    Sexing of Ayam Cemani chicks

    I need help/advice on my 2 Cemanis. I bought 3, 2 females and one male. One female I knew wasnt right and it did die a few days later with my best effort to keep it alive. Well they are 4 weeks old now and my female is so tiny. Literally hasnt grown an oz in 4 weeks. No new feathers or anything...
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    D'uccle breeders Database

    Hi. Thank you for the response. Ive always bought local eggs out of fear of the elevation difference from other locations. Talking with other chicken lovers in my area that do buy eggs from out of area say a "good" hatch rate from out of area(shipped eggs) is 50% at best. But Im willing to take...
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    D'uccle breeders Database

    I ended up with Gold Neck when buying a few Cochin on accident. It turned out to be a HE and is my favorite baby. So Im looking for a few Girlfriends for him. I had only planned on breeding silkies and Cemanis but hes my BFF. Anyone in CO with D'Uccle for sale or hatching eggs? TIA
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    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    How can you tell the difference between EEs and Ameraucanas? All my eggs were Tiffany blue other than my white Icelandics and the cream colored eggs that the 2 yellow ones and my chipmunk chick came from. I know the lady i got my eggs from had dozens of different breeds and most free ranged...
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    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    Omg. Thats so scary. I think I will try the heating plates. TY
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    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    My 2 Ameraucanas. You can see a clear difference in size. His belly 3 days old he also makes a different sound than my other ameraucana. And here is all of my chicks. You cant miss the little black one. Hes so tiny if I didnt know what egg he came out of I would think he was a serama. Not...
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    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    Thank you for your response. Im pretty possitive it was between the incubator and the fact my spare room they were kept in is small and changes temp a lot pretty drastically. I had to keep the door closed too because of my other pets. My very first batch my pig got into at 1 week incubation time...
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    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    He hatched on Saturday. Should I still do this? Its all dried up now but has a bump. I'll go take some pics so you can see it and one of both my Ameraucanas so you can see what I mean when I saw he doesnt look right. I hope he lives. Im already attached. I feel so bad because I know it was an...
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    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    Hello! I just hatched my first batch of chicks. Sad to say it didnt go very good. I stsrted with 22 eggs mixed and lockdown had 14 and only 6 hatched. 2 pipped and dead right away of those 14 and the rest nothing. 2 of my hatched chicks are Ameraucana. One is a beautiful female and the other...
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    What Breed and Color are my Chicks?

    I just hatched these. They are my first hatch. Not a very succesful one either. Only 6 of 22 made it. 14 to lockdown. I got them from a lady that has almost every breed. Anyways here are pics of the chicks and the eggs they came from. Chick#1 Ameraucana Chick#2 Chick # 3 Chick #5 and 6...
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