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    Mottled or Muddled? - Bantam Wyandottes

    Long story short.....my 6 yr old wants to show chickens. He only had one little old hen so I suggested he buy two more to make a trio in hopes they would give him babies that he can show. I took him to a small, local show where he bought a Gold Laced pullet and a White cockerel. I know...
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    Eggs! (but not sure if we have a male) Help?

    I'd love it if these eggs were fertile but I'm embarrassed to say that I am not even sure if we've got a male. We only have three pigeons now. I thought all were females because I never saw any of them showing off and doin' their dance. How can I tell the difference between the male Homers...
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    Where is the learning in showing? Exhibitors? Judges?

    Forgive me. I am fairly new to the poultry show world but not to the show world, in general. We've had chickens for 9 years and my children have attended one or two poultry shows (other than county fairs) twice a year for two years now. We have raised and actively shown rabbits for 5. It...
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    Uh, oh. Thanksgiving Turkey Questions

    I'm raising some turkeys now and will have our first bird for eating on Thanksgiving. I also have an extra tom that I offered up for purchase for a holiday dinner. It's only been about an hour since I've advertised it (10pm) and I've already had 3 inquiries - all asking if I can process the...
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    Processing and cooking

    Can anyone point me to any pictoral instruction for processing quail or can anyone here give me pointers? It's already plucked but nothing else. Still whole. How about cooking? Tips, recipes? Quail are totally new to me. Thank you.
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    Leghorns

    I've been thinking about them. Perhaps replacing my children's RIRs with Leghorns. My 8 yr old is somewhat open to the idea. Will you tell us about yours? What you like about them? What you don't like? Do you show yours? Do you recommend anyone to buy show quality from (feel free to...
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    Trouble "offing"

    So, I thought I was a tough girl. I can off, skin, gut, and divide a cute, fluffy bunny rabbit with no problem at all but, apparently I have trouble with chicken. The "offing" part mainly. I've used several humane methods to kill my rabbits and have settled on "broomsticking" (cervical...
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    What to package poultry in for freezer camp?

    I am about to process my first large batch of Freedom Rangers. I would love to freeze these meaties, our small heritage turkeys, and rabbit but am not sure of the best choice of long term packaging. How do you package your birds for the deep freezer? What do use and where do you get it? Are...
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    Muscovy ducks or Guinea fowl?

    I'm wanting to be able to provide all the meat for our family here on the ranch. We have the rabbits, RIRs (provide eggs but are slow growers - not the meaty grocery store chicken), and a trio of small Royal Palm turkeys (no successful hatch from them yet). I'm looking to add another type of...
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    LICE!! How fast does Pemectrin get rid of them?

    What are your thoughts, and more importantly, your experience with this?
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    Ack! Need Call duck variety ID quick, PLEASE :)

    I'm entering my boys' birds in their very first non-fair show ever and am unsure of the variety of Call ducks they hatched last year. Dad was a Gray (typical Mallard look), mom is a butterscotch (I THINK). She's a creamy, pale brownish, sort of mottled color - well, she's looks the color of...
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    New to selling this breed. Help with price?

    Not sure if this goes here. I'm not selling this bird here. Just need some advice. My kids were given a handsome, little Rosecomb cockerel (people like to give my kids animals for some reason. lol) Well, that was fine. They were just going to show it and then sell it. They just bought a...
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    Shoot, entries are due! How do I tell the difference....

    between a banty Hamburg and a Rosecomb? Fair entries are due and my kids "inherited" a tiny, black Roo with round, white lobe thingies on the sides of his head. He's got a rose comb (bumpy with a spike sticking out the back), is very upright, curvy tail and spritely looking. I looked at the...
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    Eeww. Bad case of mites. How to get rid of nits?

    My children are in the process of reducing their flock so they can get show birds of only one breed. Mites were found on the birds so we dusted them (very well) so they could be sold. Well, someone came to picj up one of the birds today that was dusted about a 6 days ago. It still had some...
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    COLORS. What do you get when...........

    My son has a Grey and Butterscotch Call duck pair. Mama hatched 6 chicks. What colors could the ducklings be from this pair?
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    Magpie or Swedish ducks? Just not sure.

    Boy, am I frustrated trying to figure out what these ducks are. I thought they were crested Blue Swedish but now that my son bought a trio of actual Swedish from an FFA member, and I can see there the Blue Swedes are bigger and don't have nearly as much white, I can't figure it out. I was...
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    Lady Amherst Pheasants

    I bought a young LAP trio for my son recently. The male had just molted his tail at the time and had begun getting his colored feathers/white head feathers. When can we expect them to begin to lay? April? This is our first experience with them. How has your experience been? Do they go...
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    Pics of Blue Swedish, please?

    My kids "inherited" the poultry at the 4H farm. There was a crested pair of ducks there. A blue/silver drake and a chocolate duck. After hatching a few (we got black and silver) of their eggs, buying a trio of Blue Swedish from an FFA girl, and doing a little bit of reading, I realize the...
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    Where can I find a good online list of shows in California?

    Seems each club has their website listing their annual show but I have yet to find a website that lists them all. I didn't even find a list on the APA site. This is kinda driving me nuts. Help?
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    New to BYC

    Hi, I'm Amber from California. I've occasionally browsed BYC for a few years now. I attended the show in Hollister two weeks ago and along with seeing several 4H member/leaders I know, I met a BYC mod - Shell(by?) and her daughter. They had the prettiest Sebastopol geese and offered me one...
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