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    What color will this silkie chick be?

    Interesting. Will do!
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    What color will this silkie chick be?

    I had silkies years ago and had a few splashes and they are very pretty!
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    What color will this silkie chick be?

    That would be cool!
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    What color will this silkie chick be?

    I got this little silkie Saturday for free from someone I got ducklings from. I was wondering what color it will be? It’s yellowish with greyish areas. Maybe splash? Or will it just be a white silkie?
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    3/4 day old ducklings not interested in eating

    Oh good that’s a relief. I was starting to worry about them!
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    3/4 day old ducklings not interested in eating

    Yes it definitely seems like they are just nibbling. Not a huge interest. So that sounds like it’s nothing concerning yet. When should I worry?
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    3/4 day old ducklings not interested in eating

    Ok I’ll hold off on the corn then! So it’s not super concerning they aren’t super interested in food? They do eat but very little!
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    3/4 day old ducklings not interested in eating

    New duck mom here. I got 2 ducks this Thursday and a third Friday. They are 3-4 days old. They are drinking and chilling in their brooder. They don’t seem to eat much. I’ve raised chicks for years and they are pigs. Do ducklings just eat less or should I be concerned? They seem comfortable in...
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    Is this failure to thrive?

    I guess I can but not really sure why I would when I know they aren’t growing. I’m about an hour from town and dont go often.
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    Is this failure to thrive?

    I don’t have a food scale but I know for sure they are not growing or if they are it’s EXTREMELY slow. They are for sure eating. I see full crops multiple times a day and they are constantly eating. I sit and watch the brooder 2/3 times a day and they seem healthy other than not getting much...
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    Is this failure to thrive?

    I don’t have any. There’s no sign of coccidiosis. And they are in with 8 other chicks that are growing fine. They are on my porch and have never been exposed to soil of any kind. They are also on medicated starter.
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    Is this failure to thrive?

    These chicks are 4 week old silver leghorns and seem to not be growing or feathering out any more. There were 4 originally, 2 died out of nowhere 2ish weeks ago. They were all doing really good eating and drinking, no signs of lethargy or illness, randomly just found 2 dead a day apart. Now...
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    Another game of hen or roo w/ F1 olive eggers

    Anyone want to play a game of hen or roo? These F1 olive eggers are throwing me for a loop with their pea combs. They are small but very red. The hatch mates with single combs are very obvious who are boys. But these ones aren’t obvious (to me). Help! One blue bird and 2 splash birds. They are...
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    French blue copper marans chicks

    Awesome thank you for that info! Color genetics are so cool!
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    French blue copper marans chicks

    Oh interesting! I just assumed breeding 2 blues would give me blues. Getting slash is kinda cool! It will be exciting to see them grow and feather out.
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