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    Are feral chickens ok to eat?

    They do look like game crosses, I have some sneaky free ranging game hens that hatched out some & those haven’t had the super aggressive tendencies either even after I penned up some of half grown males.
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    Legbar-Marans cross Olive eggers & barring gene.

    Any suggestion? The headspot in these f2 chicks should indicate barring gene though yes? Explanation?
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    Legbar-Marans cross Olive eggers & barring gene.

    Hmm ok. The head spots are throwing me off, I wouldn’t expect to see any. What would you suggest crossing to try to keep the blue egg gene present while trying to darken the egg color? Wouldn’t f1 to f1 OE still give chance of regular brown layers? I was going by a chart I had found that showed...
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    Legbar-Marans cross Olive eggers & barring gene.

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    Legbar-Marans cross Olive eggers & barring gene.

    so I crossed my blue marans too x couple cream legbar hens. Hatched these f1 auto sexing eggs & kept some pullets, most looked more like legbars with copper streakage. Now I’ve got a few of them laying, crossed them back to pure blue & splash marans Roos for darker layers. I’ve hatched a few of...
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    I think I see pointy saddle feathers last pic on the Delaware, sorries. Inspect closely for those. The tan for age def looks female.
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    Agreed
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    I have trouble with the frizzles, but I promise you looking at my 8 wk or so mile fleur Cochin bantams I thought I had 5+ cockerels....turns out only 3 now(going by saddle feathers/hackles), the hens have had reddish crests for like 6 wks and they are not laying yet(but def full grown now, sorry...
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    Blue I dunno breed but def not Cochin, Easter egger maybe? The black has a pretty large red crest(for size) I would say Roo but watch for pointy saddle feathers growing in near tail, pointy hackle feathers come in on neck. Way the frizzle gene works only 50% will be frizzle, others are smooth...
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    I'd say on average, but there will always be some exceptions and those individuals that don't follow the rules. ;) If its not obvious with really red wattles young, then just look for hackles and spiky saddle/back feathers to be sure. The frizzles however are another adventure....well, that...
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    My duck can't walk can anyone help???

    Ooo ty for pic! I have 4 adults(Muscovy) and their two clutches of about 16 free roaming so now I will know what to look for/how to treat if any get bumble foot.
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    My duck can't walk can anyone help???

    From what I've read on these forums I'd try out a niacin supplement. I picked up capsules at local dollar general for $5. Believe drinking water dose was 1/4-1/2 capsule to 1 gallon. I eyeballed it and gave to ducklings as sole drinking source. It can't hurt and some people reported it clearing...
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    Review by 'southernhusky' in article 'Cleaning and storing fresh eggs'

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    chickens dieing

    I'm not sure if meat birds are prone to this like other fancy breeds but pasty butt could be an issue(I would think losses would be higher though, I've gotten that with almost every shipped bird, usually around the 2-3 week mark. Does sound like they got too cold on some nights. I would agree...
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    when do you take the chicks out of the incubator

    I'm just going by what I've read and experienced. Maybe there were other factors but my worst hatch the high humidity at lockdown was the issue I believe because other than the eggs it was the only difference. Either way its best to make as informed a decision as possible. I've done quite a lot...
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