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    Partridge Silkies - Nothing else

    Okay, so I didn't read this whole thread (because who has time to go through 439 pages?) but I'm a bit confused. I have some beautiful bright red what-I-thought-were-partridge silkies. I love the colour so much better than these dark headed, goldish looking birds. Am I to understand that red...
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    Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

    I haven't had a chance to go through all 588 pages of this thread, however I would like to see what correct combs should look like and what colour should they be? I also have some questions about colour - I have a black rooster, but he has a bit of gold showing on his neck. I assume this is a...
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    Excel spreadsheet for tracking expenses and income from chickens

    I'd like to download the newest version of this poultry tracker, but when I click the google link to download it tells me the url can't be found on the server.
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    Switched to sand in brooder...

    I use peat moss in my brooder. It's great - no smell, absorbent, and you can put it right out into the garden.
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    silkie sexing

    Any guesses - 6 weeks old - cockerel or pullet?
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    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    My hatch numbers: I set 75 eggs (including 8 under my broody hens), 48 made it to lockdown, and 35 hatched 12/16 Wyandotte - 1 infertile, 3 early quitters 7/8 Ameraucana - 1 didn't hatch (broody hen got busy with chicks and abandoned the last egg) 4/4 Frizzle - :) 2/10 Cochin - 6 infertile, 1...
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    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    Thank you for the input. Unfortunately, it died. I'm so bummed.
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    Ended Choose a winner for the Natural Egg Contest!

    I'd like to but it won't let me choose.
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    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    I can't - I'm not a US resident. There was only 1 contest I could enter. Doesn't matter - it died :( Somehow I manage to kill all 6 of my Muscovy eggs, 4 of which should have hatched as they were 'full-term'. The other 2 died sometime after the last candling. I'm totally bummed as that was...
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    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    Day 39 - can't see beaks as membrane is opaque. The one I pictured is as far as I've opened. The other one has only a tiny hole to let in oxygen. I don't know how much fluid is under membranes - how can I tell? I have to leave for work in a half hour after doing chores so but I'm afraid if I...
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    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    Help - I have 2 muscovy eggs still in the incubator but they aren't hatching. I candled and saw no pips so I thought they were dead but when I made a view hole in the shell they started moving. Now what do I do? Do I open the hole wider and open the outer membrane or just leave it and hope it...
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    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    No, they were incubated in a turner and were candled the Sunday before we set on Thursday noon. All were developing and moving except one. I set 6 into lockdown. I candled and egg-topsied them yesterday and discovered 2 were still alive and unpipped internally so I put them back into the...
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    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    I have no time to catch up on this thread, but wanted to check in to see where/when we are supposed to post our hatch results. I'm still waiting on 2 Muscovy.
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    Ended 2013 Easter Hatch-a-long Contest #4 - Cutest Baby Fowl Picture

    Very cute! Congratulations!
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    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    I'm still waiting on 3 chicken eggs, 3 duck eggs and 6 muscovy. I don't think my muscovy are going to hatch :( Everything else has hatched though - including 2 chicks in my hen house!
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