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    Pekin X Call duck

    Hello, I'm not sure where to post this question. I have a female Pekin duck and two (one white and one gray) male call ducks. If I were to try to hatch her eggs is there any way of telling what size the babies would be. The reason I'm asking is because if they are smaller than pekin...
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    Gloucester, Va

    Does anyone know what I need to do to set up at the August 10th Gloucester chicken swap? I've never done one of these. Thank you. Sharon
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    Hatching call duck eggs

    Hello, I am trying to hatch my first batch of call duck eggs. I keep reading that they will sometimes hatch at 26 or 27 days. Is this the rule or the exception? I am on day 27 and out of 24 eggs two of them have externally pipped and I can see movement in there. The other eggs I don't see...
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    Needed Near Richmond, VA - experienced duck hatcher

    Help. I am buying some call duck eggs for hatching that I am picking up today. I have hatched successfully before - however my last couple hatches I got nothing. I thought the problem was with my incubator so I bought a new one. My ducklings were supposed to hatch this weekend and nothing...
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    Needed near Richmond Virginia - experienced duck hatcher

    Please post all ads in the appropriate BST section. You will find the rules here https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=250783 Thanks ~Staff
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    chicks dying

    I received chicks last week from McMurray. They all seemed happy and healthy - then last weekend, at a week, they started dying. At first I thought maybe they were too cold (our house is very cold but I had them under lights and last winter I got a lot of chicks and they were fine) but now...
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    pigeon eggs

    I have another stupid "newbie" question. I have one set of pigeons that have successful hatched two babies. I have another pair setting on eggs in the nest boxes. She's on the very bottom and I'm not sure when she started sitting - but I suspect it's been long enough they may not hatch. A...
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    Handling baby homing pigeons

    Hello, I just got started in homing pigeons. My first pair hatched their babies about 10 - 14 days ago. The adult birds won't let me handle them and I'd like the babies to be more tame. I pretty sure I'd read somewhere that you can start handling the babies at 10 days to get them used to...
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    Virginia shows

    I know it's early in the year...but are there any upcoming swaps or shows in Virginia? Thank you.
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    Dominique hens?

    both of these are supposed to be dominique hens. However, when looking at them side by side the comb and tail feathers look a little different. Could the back one be a rooster? Or......could it be partial Barred Rock? Thank you. Sharon
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    Looking for Call Ducks

    I live in VA. Does anyone have call ducks or hatching eggs available for sale at a reasonable price? I really would like to get started with some of these. My husband really wants white ones - I don't really care about the color - I'd like a variety. Thank you.
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    dark brahma????

    What kind of rooster is this? I thought it was a dark brahma...however he doesn't look like any of the pics I've seen of them. these have more colors than the other dark brahmas i've seen. any thoughts??????? Thankyou. Sharon
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    Does anyone know what kind of roo this is?

    Thank you
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    chicken broken leg

    A couple weeks ago I noticed one of my chickens was limping. It progressively got worse and about a week ago I realized it was probably broken. i did some research and read about how to splint....and then read that in some cases its better not to splint - it could cause more harm then good...
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    Paralyzed Chicken

    Hello, I have a Silver Laced Wyandotte that we found the other morning underneath a box (on wheels so she wasn't smashed), She can't move her legs (or it seems anything below her neck). I've done a little research ..... I don't believe she has Mareks. As far as I know there is no poison...
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    ok....they're hatching now what????????????????

    I have two ducks and two chickens hatched and holes in some of the other shells. I read somewhere on here I should leave the hatched ones in the bator for awhile. However, they're crawling all over the other eggs and pushing them around. Is this OK? It's only been a few hours...should I...
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    Hatching tomorrow

    My first ducklings are scheduled hatch tomorrow. Is there anything I should be doing at this point? Someone mentioned that I should be spraying them down because waterfowl die if they don't have enough moisture. Now I'm reading that I shouldn't open the incubator. Is there anything I...
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    Adding more eggs

    Hello, I got my incubator ( the little giant one) last weekend. I was trying to decide whether to start with duck eggs or chicken eggs. I ended up putting the ducks eggs in last week. Now I'm wondering if since ducks take 28 days and chickens take 21 days if I can open it up and put...
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    Chick missing foot

    I came home from work today and one of my chicks is missing her foot. Not sure what got her - my horse attacked another chicken over the weekend so I don't know if he bit it off or what. Anyway....she seems to be getting around. Doesn't seem to be in pain (not sure how to really tell). I...
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    Partidge Rock???

    Hello, I had a hard time getting a decent pic...but can anyone tell what kind of chicks these are? I thought they were partridge rocks...but they have white underneath and the pics I've found of other patridge rocks I didn't see white under them. Thank you.
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