I am starting a breeding program with my birds. They are Bantam Cochins. Male is a bad quality frizzle. There are two females. One female is a Black Frizzle Cochin and a Mottled Cochin. I am getting more show quality birds to show. I was wondering how to figure out how many will be Frizzled, and...
This isn't something I would normally do for a bird. But I think this is something that should be done for the best bird in the whole world. I had a bird, her name is Shilo. She was my Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Fit and Show mottled Bantam Cochin. I had her since she was just a chick. I...
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My current grand champion fit and show bird went broody with chicks A few weeks before a show. Thats fine. Its one of the two state fairs we have in Washington. But, now, she attacks me if I go near her to train with her/go near...
Recently, we were hatching eggs with my 4-H bird. She went broody, and she successfully hatched 2 eggs. But, because she hatched the two, she has stopped sitting on her other eggs. I candled them, and all but one were un-developed or dead. So, after floating the egg that was full black, the egg...
Ive had this Muscovy duck for around 4 weeks now. Normally, he is a screamer and loves to run around and have fun. But today, i noticed he was not peeping, only at the slightest, and he is not walking. Ive been giving him vitamin water and bread, but he is not eating/drinking anything.
Help?
Today i got home from Yellowstone, and i had been hatching out some ducks. But, i was very busy with them and just couldn't turn them. I've hatched many times, but my schedule blew up and i couldn't find the time to do it. Since it was my hatch, nobody wanted to turn them. So, i left them on the...
Here we are! One of my first shows. This show is for any Hens/Ducks and or Roosters/Drake you would like to show off. I will be judge, but i want 2 other judges to help with the process. If you would like to become a Judge, it would be nice if you know alot about Poultry.
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Hello! I have come to a moment in time where showing chickens is getting expensive. In our state, you must get your birds tested 4 weeks before every show. The testing costs 35$ for 4 birds. Ducks however, do not need this testing. I am involved in 4H and have been for 2 years now. I am a...