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  1. Duckee

    Winter molt???

    My brabanter is in a full molt right now. She has lost lots of feathers & stopped laying too! She is fine otherwise. Ive never had a hen do a full molt in winter... Is this normal? Do i need to do anything special for her? We have been in low to mid 30's at night. I have 16 chickens and...
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    POP QUIZ: Are you as smart as a 3 year old???

    APPARENTLY I AM NOT! I have this puzzle of shapes that is ranked for 3 years & up. I feel very "less than pre-K" right now because I cant tell my 3 & 5 year old grandkids what this shape is!!! Your quest Post the proper name of the shape in the picture (light green color) OR post " I am less...
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    What is up with this egg!!!

    I have a 6 year old comet that was laying up to 5 times weekly then stopped laying after an attack on the coop in june that ended in 4 pullets dead. She was not injured at all. She esstentially picked up "Rooster" behavior and stopped laying. In September she started a molt. For the most...
  4. Duckee

    When is it too late?

    I should know this, but ive never had this issue before... I changed coops when my 12 girls were at POL. It has been about 3 weeks now and I think 4 started laying so far. One laid for the first time the old coop the morning of move over. She stopped for. Week, then started back. Every one has...
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    Whose egg is it anyway? (Pic heavy)

    I GOT AN EGG TODAY!😁 HERES A FUN GAME TO BREAK BOREDOM: I have 12 pullets, ages from 14 to 19 weeks. 4 are EE's 19 weeks, no comb growth or color yet. I didnt think any were near lay based on the way they look, but yet I got a first egg from one of them! * None of my pullets squat yet and...
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    chicken love 💘

    I was recently blessed with a puppy. He is doing great with the chickens when they free range. But, I've noticed the 18 1/2 week old black sex link taking a "MAJOR" liking to him ;) she follows him around, struts her stuff in front of him when he is laying down resting, she speaks some kind...
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    Which 15 week old chick was sing egg song???

    So last evening I let my chicks out to free range before bedtime. 2 of the chicks, 1 australorp and 1 easter egger, stayed back in the run. Of those 2, one started singing the egg song! I tried to figure out which one it was from a distance to not disturb, but couldnt really tell. As I came...
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    Sapphire Gem vs Production Blue

    I recently aquired 4 chicks from a local man. He said 2 chicks were sapphire Gems & 2 were production blues.He did not give ages, but guaranteed all were pullets! He said these are the Gems: This one is all blue and appears youngest This one is starting to get light yellow around neckline and...
  9. Duckee

    Need BYC pros assistance please

    I got 4 pullets 2 weeks ago from a local breeder (chickenscratchpoultry). They are all mixed. Breeder didnt share what the mixes are...but nothing gets past the BYC pros! I would like to know the possible breeds mixed in these. Also age and pullet confirmation...Or am I asking for a miracle...
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    BSL pullet? Or have I been duped? (Pics)

    I got this chick on 4/22/20 marked as a BSL pullet at local feed store. I know very little about them, but her coloring and lack of yellow head dot seemed correct. She should be 5 weeks old now, but may have been up to a week old when i got her. Take a look, have I been duped? Is she a Roo...
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    Hatcheries sexed chick accuracy?

    What hatchery did your sexed chicks come from? How accurate was their sexing rate? I got my 8 chicks at local feed store that had hoovers chick boxes laying around. Of my 8, 3 are sex links. Of the 5 (marked as pullets) remaining, 3 look like possible roos! 2 easter eggers, and 1 Black...
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    Boy? Girl? Who knows?

    I got this easter egger at local feed store on 4/22/20. It is showing bot & girl traits so im confused! Besides a chicken, what is this thing??? Lol also, it already jad some feathering and was big when i bought it. Can you guess about how old?
  13. Duckee

    Rouen duck 1st molt-eggs changed?!

    I have a rouen female and jumbo pekin male that are a breeding pair. The rouen just came out of her first molt and has begun to lay daily again for about a week now. Before her molt, her eggs were huge and bright white. Now they are very small and sometimes pinkish and sometimes tanish...
  14. Duckee

    Did this chicken lay this egg???

    I found this egg and doesnt match my other layers eggs. They have all laid today with the exception of an EE which lays smaller bluish green eggs. Could this be an EE egg? I have this. EE at POL, but in this pic she is trying to lay still. She keeps laying in nest and dust bathing like...
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    Are these eggs from the same chicken???

    I have 4 EE's at point of lay (well one is supposed to be an olive egger). One has been squatting since jan 1 and another is showing other signs ( like wet stuff on her rump like my other hens that lay get). Three days ago i got my first small greenish egg, yesterday another of the same. Today...
  16. Duckee

    Easter or Olive egger?

    Olive is 19 weeks old. The lady I got her from at 3 weeks old said she is an olive egger. How would I be able to tell before she lays? How can i tell what breeds she is mixed with? She is solid black ( comb, feet, feathers, beard), im not positive about her skin color, but it looks dark to...
  17. Duckee

    Why do we need a loud bossy rooster?!?!...Oh, that's WHY!!!

    SKIPPER IS ROOSTER OF THE YEAR! Today my little 3 month old bantam rooster risked his life to save his 14 bantam girl friends!!! A big hawk/falcon decided to attack my chickadees in daylight while they were free ranging before being put up for the night. Mind you, me and hubby were right...
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    HELP PLEASE! in the middle of an assist hatch & my guide is unavailble now!

    my duck (rouen/pekin cross) is on day 30 and stop all movement today even with lots of stimuli. a friend that raised ducks told me to put a breathing hole in the air cell...so i did. After much stimuli the duckling started to move....that was at 10am this morning. As the day progressed all...
  19. Duckee

    Does the color of mix duck eggs determine which breed the duckling will look like?

    My rouen duck breeds with my jumbo pekin. She lays all white eggs. Does this mean the ducklings will be identical to the pekin duck? Does the color of mix duck eggs determine the breed the duckling will look like?
  20. Duckee

    This Rouen is confusing me....new at raising ducks & need your opinion please

    This Rouen is confusing me. Bumble is 13 weeks old and showing signs of boy and girl. Bumble has a LOUD voice and the beak is like a female coloring and NO drake feather, no white ring around neck. But now grey feathers are coming in and there is a green shine on the head and a faint...
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