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    Merry Christmas!

    Happy New Year!
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    Color and pattern of chick?

    Thanks! Sire is loud pied, mother is most likely loud pied or silver pied. I don't have any opal birds currently, but split to opal is clearly a possibility.
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    Color and pattern of chick?

    Thanks! I suspect opal something...
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    Color and pattern of chick?

    Can someone help me with the color/pattern of the bird on the left? Thanks in advance!
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    Should I get peafowl

    Your criteria sound like they're developed for chickens. Peafowl aren't like chickens. The main difference is that they're a lot closer to their wild ancestors and not fully domesticated. Peafowl are seasonal layers, so egg "production" isn't much of a factor. There's pretty much no meat on...
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    Pheasant experts: What do I have?

    Thanks for the reply. Well, this is a surprise. I was told they were pheasants. That's the one thing that the employee did seem to know. Of course, he could be wrong and apparently was!
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    Pheasant experts: What do I have?

    I got these little ones at Rural King today, and I'm wondering what they are. Any help appreciated.
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    Question: White peafowl with one dark feather?

    Thank you! Yes, the bird is out of a pied male and a silver pied hen.
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    Question: White peafowl with one dark feather?

    It's this year's youngster. So, maybe it will outgrow it. Thanks for the reply!
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    Question: White peafowl with one dark feather?

    Is it at all unusual for a white peafowl to have a dark feather or two? I have a bird I thought was pure white, but I noticed an odd dark wing feather this evening.
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    Help with color/pattern/sex of 3-month-olds

    Thanks! Much appreciated.
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    Help with color/pattern/sex of 3-month-olds

    Any input about these youngsters appreciated. Bird 1: Bird 2: Bird 3:
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    Help-Peachick survival?

    I agree with KsKingBee. A heat lamp for pea chicks has to be placed low enough for them to avoid any chilling whatsoever, and they are more susceptible to chill than other young poultry. I had to lower my lamp for my new hatchlings yesterday as I had had it placed for young chickens. A...
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    Trying to find TRUE miniature silver appleyard ducks

    Agreed. That's where I got mine.
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    Is broodiness heritable through the rooster?

    I just tried to search in the breed discussion forum, which is where I remember seeing this discussed, but I got an error message as well :hmm Try here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/broodiness-and-mothering-traits.1114761/
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