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  1. pecangrove

    3 pix, what breeds, please?

    Here are three pix of my almost week old chicks. They are all bantams, and are supposed to be either: Silkie, Serama, Cochin, D'uccles, or Seabright. One has the frizzled gene coming out, too. Any ideas what is what? This is a group shot, showing the feathering coming out on the yellow ones...
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    Question on bantam eggs hatching

    This is my second batch of bantam eggs (mixed varieties). With the first batch they all hatched within about 24 hours starting on day 19. This time, on day 18 the first egg pipped and hatched late that day (yesterday evening). There are now 2 more eggs pipping (day 19). There are 12 more eggs...
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    Need some help please

    I have a Welsh Harlequin duck and a Khaki Campbell drake - about 2 months old now. We have them in a decent sized pen, about 6x10. It has an old dog house for their coop, though they only use it when it rains heavy, otherwise they hang out under the large hydrangea bush. LOL There is a small...
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    Moving outside?

    The 3 bantam chicks I have are almost 3 weeks old. They have their wing feathers, and some of the tail feathers. One of them even has started using the roost bar I put in their cage. :) My question is this... in about a week or so I am expecting some more eggs to hatch. So knowing that the...
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    Bantam chicks feeding tips

    I had 4 chicks hatch about a week ago, but after about 3 days the first one died. No obvious reasons, no injuries, etc. After really checking over the others, I realized that their crops weren't full the way I thought they should be. So after talking to the guy I got the eggs from, I learned a...
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    Name this chick! And gender, too. :)

    Here is a picture of all 3 of my chicks, about a week old now, showing their feathering starting. The smaller one on the right (solid black including feet, think it may be a rooster) has the longest feathering on his wings and has some tail feathers now. He also has lightly feathered feet. He...
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    What, if any, vitamins/medications/etc

    do I need to give my ducks and chickens on a normal basis? Right now the ducks are getting just regular mash and water, the 1-week old chicks are getting medicated chick starter and water with a little ACV added to it. But as they get older what all will they need as far as meds and wormers and...
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    Sudden death ?s

    As some of you may know, I had 4 chicks hatch out over the last few days, one being born defective that I had to euthanize. Well, the first hatchling who was strong, friendly and active as of last night died. I woke up this morning to him/her laying in the middle of the brooder. :( There was no...
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    Brains exposed

    I just hatched out 5 bantam eggs (various types) and the last one ended up hatching out with one eye missing, the lower beak longer than the top, and his brains outside of his head. Not to be gross, but I did take a picture if anyone would like to see it. Not for gruesome reasons, I just didn't...
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    Young duck charging us

    We have 2 ducks about 5 weeks old now. The Khaki Campbell drake has taken to charging at us when we are in the pen doing things. Even if we are offering treats. The female Welsh Harlequin just acts scared of us. Is this normal at this age? Is there anything we should do to curb the behavior - I...
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    Pipping chick with weird beak?

    The last of the 5 eggs has now pipped, and you can see his beak - the top looks a bit longer than the bottom. Is this ok??
  12. pecangrove

    Anyone want to hazard a guess at what types these are?

    Here is a pic of both types (2 of each hatched, the black ones both look identical, the bi-color ones have slightly different coloring, but otherwise the same). I think the gray/silver one is a Cochin, based on the 4 toes and feathered feet, though no idea what color it will be.... black? blue...
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    1 egg left - what do I do?

    I have one egg left in the incubator. When I candled them the day before lock down it has a large dark area, and then a rather large air pocket. I saw no movement but left it in just in case. Now the other 4 eggs have all hatched, and I candled that odd one again and it looks the same. Still no...
  14. pecangrove

    We have a chick! He has an issue.

    I went into lockdown Saturday morning after one final turn. Last night around 10 the first egg had a small hole in it, the chick chirping away. This morning at 3 I got up to check and it was completely hatched. :) Looks like a dark gray/black silkie. (We have 5 misc bantam eggs, so we don't know...
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    Almost lock down day.... couple of questions please.

    I believe lock down day should be on this Saturday, since I added the eggs to the incubator on Monday, Apr 1 in the afternoon. Is that right? That should give me a hatch day of about the 23rd? How long should I expect the chicks to take once they start moving the egg? Is there any particular...
  16. pecangrove

    Mulch for pen?

    We got our duck pen finished this weekend, and I am wanting to add some kind of mulch to it to help with the muddiness. We have heavy dirt here, and when it is damp outside it gets messy and packs hard. So I was thinking of adding some sand in for drainage, and then spreading some wood mulch on...
  17. pecangrove

    Housing and pool questions for young ducks

    I have a small kiddie pool I am planning on using for the ducks once I put them outside. But will it be large/deep enough? I have (what the general consensus here says to be) a Welsh Harlequin duck and a Khaki Campbell drake. We *may* get one more (either another WH or a Mallard), but if so that...
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    First time candling eggs

    I have 27 eggs incubating, and this is the 8th day after setting. So I decided to candle them. Mind you, the majority of the eggs were posted to me, and I can't verify their odds of fertility. The results are VERY mixed. I have 2 absolutes that I saw wiggling around (yay!). Then I have a few...
  19. pecangrove

    New here, new to ducks - ID help, please. :)

    I was raised around a lot of different farm animals, but save for one Pekin duck my grandmother got me, I have virtually no experience with them. Well, the hubs and I decided to get 2 duckling for our boys (and me!) and are in the process of building them a pen while they feather out in the...
  20. pecangrove

    Hello from SC

    We live in a small neighborhood (boo!) but have decided to make a small duck yard for 2 ducklings and a portable chicken yard for a few bantams. I was raised in the country with all kinds of farm animals, and after 15 years of being without, I finally talked my hubby into it. :) Glad I found...
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