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  1. KaziCritter

    random mutation or something to watch out for?

    i hatched out 14 chicks about 2 months ago, father is a french blue copper maran and mothers are a mix of breeds (these are just for laying eggs so no need to keep to a breed). out of the 14, 2 came from eggs from my easter egger (identified by their fluffy faces and the blue green eggs they...
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    candling question on tan & light brown eggs

    hoping im not being overly hopeful here, but i am starting to wonder about a few eggs in my incubator. I currently have a filled incubator (~44 eggs) with another 8 under a broody, 12 in the incubator are from one local chicken owner (legbars and olive eggers), 12 are from another local...
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    chick speculation

    short info for those that dont want to read the whole post: have fun trying to figure out the genetics these 3 chicks might have. mother is a hatchery white rock, father is a silver laced wyandotte, second possible father i dont know the breed of. full story: just had a trio of chicks hatch...
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    sexing 7-8 week old french blue copper marans

    i just got a pair of blue copper marans from someone who thought they were boys and didnt want any males. but after looking them over i can tell 1 is definitely male but the other looks a lot more like a girl. these are my first marans, but ive raised birds with both large and small combs and...
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    duckling leg trouble

    i just finished my first hatch, the first 6 ducklings came out in fine health (just 1 case of curled toes that splinting quickly fixed). the 7th has issues with both legs and one foot. they were due to hatch on the 20th, but the first didnt hatch until the night of the 23rd and 4 more following...
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    confusing duckling

    I have a pair of rouen ducklings I got at the local feed store. They are almost 2 months old and both are nearly fully feathered, just a bit of their necks, heads, and flight feathers on their wings to go. They have identical coloration (feathers, feet, and bill except one spot mentioned below)...
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    very injured duck in need of help

    i have a duck that was attacked (not sure on this but it was the neighbors dog, could have been trying to play rather then kill but thats besides the point) and is injured but alive. posted here (https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/940370/injured-bird-please-help#post_14426386) but was suggested...
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    injured bird, please help

    i hope this is ok here. i have a seriously injured duck, no vet near that even considers treating or looking at ducks. she got through the fence and the neighbors dog got her. she seems mostly just in shock except that a large patch of skin is missing from the back of her neck (can see jugular...
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    Question on feathers

    Is it common or normal for a drake to have multiple drake feathers? Every thing I can find from numerous searches on google say that drakes have a single drake feather at a time, yet my drake has 3 at last count. He got the first one in at about 2 months and a few weeks ago (approx 3.5 months...
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    Sick duck, Please help

    I have a duck that is pretty much non-respondant, feet cool to the touch (normally they have been nice and warm), and doesn't want to wake up. When I can get him to open his eyes nothing seems to register. I found him like this when I opened the coop only 20 min ago. I have him inside now to...
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    Wobbly, stumbling, & shaking chicken

    I have a chicken just shy of 2 months old that is obviously injured, but I can't figure out exactly where or how or if there is anything I can do to help her heal. She and 2 others are indoors, each for a different reasons that is keeping them from the rest of the flock but none are ill. Last...
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    Some questions

    I have a few questions for anyone who is up for helping out a new duck owner. I've been looking for answers all over the place, but can't seem to find a solid answer. Sorry if some of these have obvious answers or are just stupid/silly, I'm just trying to sort out some things that have been...
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    Help with new chicks

    Just got my first first batch of chicks, had ordered a mixed group of ones listed as good layers (can give breeds ordered if wanted/needed) as well as a few white broilers from Meyer. I did a ton of reading and research before and after ordering, but ofcourse that is no where near hands on...
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