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    Tiny duckling?

    Thought I would update! Little guy is growing!
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    Broody 2x in one year?

    So crazy. I plan on keeping her locked up after this batch so I can grab eggs. I let everyone free range as much as I can and she basically disappeared on me when I started locking everyone up lol I was actually a little concerned until she just appeared one day, running around all frantic like...
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    Broody 2x in one year?

    Well, I guess I will be happy in that she's a great mom and the first batch of 5 seem like its 3 pullets and 2 roos, so I'll have some cool olive eggers since my rooster is a dark brahma :D I just never thought they would lay 2 batches in a year! I had a duck do this as well. I have so many...
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    Red sex link acting strange after going missing.

    That's exactly how my current broody who now has 5 chicks was acting any time I would happen to see her. I would be looking around for a possible nest.
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    Broody 2x in one year?

    Is it common for a hen to go broody and hatch 2 sets of chicks in the same year? I have an EE that hatched out 5 chicks, raised them up until they were all feathered out, and she disappeared again. I couldnt find her nest and she would only appear randomly, so I left her be. This morning, she...
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    Tiny duckling?

    Thank you! I started with 5 ducks, I ordered them on a whim with some layers. I ended up with 3 ducks and 2 drakes. One of my ducks hatched out 2 batches this year, a set of 4 and this set of 5. The other one that set hatched out 10! So its been a lot of fun watching them all grow. :) We love...
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    Tiny duckling?

    These swedish ducklings were hatched end of July. Their momma had had a previous set of 4 and then decided it sounded like a great idea to set on another nest, and hatched out 5. 4 of them are growing perfectly fine. But one of them basically quit growing at a couple weeks and is just a tiny...
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    HELP!!!!! Mean Rooster

    We use the hatchet and wood block method. We have the same problem as you and are taking care of him today. Not only is he attacking us but he's gotten way too rough with the hens and I found one with a gash on her side. I tried giving him time to calm down as he's only a year old but now it...
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    Is she an Andalusian?

    I did not order directly from them :) I picked up 2 of these from the feed store, and from the shipping tags I saw, they order from Meyer, McMurray and I want to say Dunlap. There was only like 6 chicks to choose from, so I just let the guy working there grab two, instead of picking. And he...
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    Is she an Andalusian?

    Nope, not guessing older. I got my order from Ideal on March 13th. I bought these chicks March 28th. Which should put them right around the 20 week mark if I am counting right :) They were marked as pullets, but obviously that doesn't make any difference because I also grabbed 3 EE's that day...
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    Is she an Andalusian?

    So her skin is white and the bottom of her feet is white. In comparing the features in the pictures, they are pretty similar, just comb size and coloring is pretty far off. The black ones legs are black, not the slate color like the splash is. Here is a close up of her face: This is the...
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    Is she an Andalusian?

    I plan to ask again when I go in, but I am pretty sure it was Meyer or McMurray and possibly Dunlap, and Ive looked. the only one that looks similar in coloring is Sumatra but the comb is wrong. If I compare her to the other one I got at the same time, the splash, they do not look all that...
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    Is she an Andalusian?

    Yes, I knew they could be black, but trying to find pictures has been frustrating! Its interesting the difference between comb growth in this one and the splash. the splashes comb and wattles are much larger than the blacks! I was a little worried she might be a he, but no rooster feathers to be...
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    Is she an Andalusian?

    I bought 2 "blue andalusian" chicks from the feed store. I was pretty certain I would not end up with blues, but was hoping! One turned out to be a splash and looks like all the pictures I have found of them. But the other one is black, and does not really look like any pictures I have found...
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    Hens not leaving roosts at all

    I had this same issue with some of my girls when I had the 4 cockerals with them. One of the EEs was very aggressive towards the pullets and they were hiding out all day. I separated the 2 we are not keeping, and the girls started coming out and now they all free range, and the 2 cockerals we...
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    First eggs!!!

    The long awaited egg wait is over!! We got our girls March 13th and we got our first egg 2 days ago and found 3 more today! So super exciting and I know you guys will understand a little better than my friends haha Excuse the dirty boy hands, he had been playing hard outside when I asked him...
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    First time raising meat chickens--they got BIG!

    I don't give mine feed all day. I feed them fermented feed 2x per day starting at about 3 weeks. It helps eliminate a lot of the laziness and leg issues they can have, in my experience anyway. They still grow great, but tend to not get to be churkeys. The last batch I did, they were cornish x...
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    Where do you guys get slaughtering supplies? Scalpel/ really sharp knife, killing cone, etc?

    My husband bought me one and it is really awesome!! I go about 7 chickens between blades unless it seems like its getting dull before that point. They are easy to change, inexpensive and make processing go so much faster!
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    ANY OF THESE CHICKS LOOK LIKE A EASTER EGGER ? HATCHED IN INCUBATOR

    Look at the color of the legs. 2nd picture, the one in the feeder with darker legs, they look like they may be green? If so, they would be your easter eggers :)
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    Advised to not use 2x4s for Roosts...

    If you did want to use PVC, I would get a larger diameter and paint it with sandy paint, so its not slick anymore. I am currently going using 2x2s in my coop but will probably add a 2x4 and see which they prefer. Im in MT though, so winter can get cold and Id like them to be able to keep their...
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