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  1. Lalegid

    Is this one looking like a rooster?

    I'm a little suspicious of this chick's behaviour. It is 3 months old now, a barred rock/araucana. Is it looking like a rooster? There is some colour in its face.
  2. Lalegid

    Is this normal for a muscovy?

    I'm fairly new to muscovy ducks. I've had chooks for years now so I'm familiar with keeping them. I've been given this muscovy, from a friend of mine. I'm guessing it's a female as it's showing good wing development and has very little colour on its face? What I'd like to know is, is there...
  3. Lalegid

    My chicky-ducks!

    Just thought I'd share pics of my chicks and ducklings in their brooding box. Thought it would be fun to make them a big house with rooms so that they can explore. The ducklings are very inquisitive, they're enjoying having the space to roam. My kids think it's great too lol! I have 3 little...
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    Duckling pics!

    My wee muscovy ducks, a few days old. We took them outside for an explore today, and they loved it! They are so inquisitive, loved playing with bits of grass, crunchy leaves and sticks.
  5. Lalegid

    Muscovys imprinted on me, help!

    I helped a friend rescue some muscovy eggs last night. Their nest had been destroyed and they were starting to hatch! I got them warmed up, two hatched late last night and one is still hatching. They've imprinted on me... they're in a brooder but they keep squawking for me! Can anyone give me...
  6. Lalegid

    Huge egg!

    Jenny (a red shaver) laid this enormous egg this morning, I've never seen anything like it!
  7. Lalegid

    A surprise!

    It turns out Gloria the leghorn has been laying for a couple of weeks. She's a sneaky one!
  8. Lalegid

    A question about egg colours

    Just a question about egg colours, and how colour is determined. I hatched a few wee araucana cross chicks, they had an araucana mother and barred rock father. They hatched from green eggs and, I assumed, would be easter eggers and lay greenish eggs. They've both started laying this week and are...
  9. Lalegid

    Treating scaly legs in a scared chook

    One of my chooks has scaly legs, I plan to treat her by soaking her feet in oil and applying vaseline. Problem is she isn't a tame chook, what's the best way to go about treating her? It's easy enough to pick her up at night, I'm not sure how to keep hold of her without really stressing her out!
  10. Lalegid

    Help with sexing these chicks (8 weeks)

    These are 3 barred rock/north holland babies (Dad was a barred rock, mum was either barred rock or north holland.) Two have yellow legs, one has white (she has the nth holland mum obviously, from the leg colour, the other 2 I'm not sure if they are pure barred rock) They are 8 weeks old, and I'm...
  11. Lalegid

    My 11 week old EEs - sexes?

    These chooks hatched from green eggs, their mum is an araucana, Dad some type of araucana/mixed. Are these classes as Easter Eggers? I'd like some ideas on whether they are girls or boys! #1 Black, I think he's a rooster #2, brown - rooster? (2 photos of him) Cleo - a hen I hope...
  12. Lalegid

    newly hatched duckling with umbilical prob?

    This is a wee duckling who hatched a few hours ago. Something's unusual with its belly, is this a cause for concern or will it be ok? Ignore the wee piece of red thread, I used that to tie off all the egg gloop that this one was trailing around. :)
  13. Lalegid

    Do they look like Blackrock chicks?

    I've hatched some chicks that were sold as "Blackrock eggs", do they look like the real thing? Also, how do I tell the sex? 5/6 have some form of white spot on their head, and I thought that indicated male.... did I get 5 roosters and 1 hen from 12 eggs? (Bit of a bad hatch :( ) Lol!
  14. Lalegid

    6 week old quail, help with sexing

    I have 3 6 week old quail, I was wondering what sexes they are and if anyone could take a guess based on their colours? I'm not sure how sexing works with quail. Anyway, here they are. The brown one just crowed at me as I took the photo, lol! Not sure about the other 2, both yellow. The first...
  15. Lalegid

    Quail due on Friday

    I'm putting my quail into lock down tonight, only 4 eggs (a few more due in a week's time) but I'm hoping for a better hatch this time around. This is my 2nd time hatching quail, last time (2 weeks ago), out of 12 eggs I only had 1 survive. 9 eggs didn't hatch, out of the 3 that hatched 2 had...
  16. Lalegid

    This chick has a lump on its head

    This wee one hatched in the night, out of a green egg (araucana). It has a lump on its head, totally different from its siblings. I've attached a photo, and one of the group that hatched from green eggs. Is this anything to worry about? It looks different to the rest but other than that it is...
  17. Lalegid

    3 week old Barred Rock

    I reckon he's a rooster! This was my first wee hatchling, he's now 3 weeks. Just wondering if he's looking like a roo.
  18. Lalegid

    Day 23, thought this unhatched chick was dead -

    So I saw no signs of life from an unhatched egg (day 23), so I assumed it was dead. I cracked the egg open at the air sack end (just in case it wasn't dead) and it is alive and breathing in there! I've only broken the shell, membrane is still intact, but there is a small spot of blood on the...
  19. Lalegid

    First time hatching quail

    Hi there, I'm just looking for some quail-hatching wisdom, it's my first time hatching the wee creatures. They are due today, I have 12 coturnix eggs in lock down. One has started to hatch, but it has pipped half way down the egg (closer to the pointy end), is this chick in the wrong position? I...
  20. Lalegid

    Hatchlings so far

    Here they are, there are 2 more hatching but one seems to be quite weak, having some trouble and I don't know it it will survive. Tahi: barred rock Kowhai: Sussex No-name 1: Leghorn Sweatpea and Chickpea: spangled pekin No-name 2: Araucana
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