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    My Backyard Hobby Farm

    Hi everyone We have a little hobby farm in BC Canada 🇨🇦 if you are interested in polish chickens, call ducks, bantam Cochins, frizzle chickens, gardening and building chicken coops , please follow along on my YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@Mybackyardhobbyfarm We’re also on Facebook and...
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    Best ratio for Call ducks

    What is the best ratio for call ducks ? We have 7 call ducks , from several different locations. 2 drakes and 5 ducks First we got a pair, and then another pair, and then a bonded group of 3 girls . They tend to stick to their own cliques… the two pairs hang out together and the group of...
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    Lavendar Drake?

    Hi I got this drake and I’ve always just called him blue but recently I was told he is a Lavendar. Which is blue with brown dilution I was told. What are your thoughts? Please look at all the pictures before making a judgment call. I’m super excited if he is indeed Lavendar.
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    Will the beard gene pass to chicks if only one parent is bearded?

    Question about beards I have 3 WC cuckoo polish. A non bearded rooster and no bearded hen and the other hen is bearded(pictured). My question is , what is the chances of getting bearded chicks from the bearded hen ?
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    What colour is this chick?

    I had this chick hatch today , and another just like it . What colour would it be considered ? Blue ? My flock is all Polish , consisting of WC black rooster over WC black hens, a gold laced hen , black crested white hens, and then two pullets not yet laying (WC cuckoo and Black) . This is...
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    Creating CandyCorn Polish from cuckoo and gold laced ?

    Hi , I have one young pullet who is mixed colour but some feathers look candy corn. I was wondering how I can make more of her ? And what kind of rooster should I breed her back to, to create more of the candy corn feathers? I have white crested heterozygous cuckoo(gold leakage) and a...
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    Sprouting and Fermenting

    Hi there , the last two weeks I’ve been experimenting with sprouting and fermenting feed. I have a few questions and also am open to any helpful tips or guidance. Please note, they are being fed free choice layer pellets. Ive read that sprouting and fermenting has some benefits for...
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    Polish - WCB roo with BCW hen

    Has anyone done this crossing or can predict colours on this pairing(s)? White Crested Black Rooster over A.). black Crested White hen. B.). gold laced hen
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    Polish, Runners and more day to day on My backyard hobby farm

    Hi everyone , We now have a flock of mainly Polish chickens . There is a couple frizzles and production layers(requested by husband ) in my flock too. I also have some Indian Runner Ducks . Im going to use this thread to post pictures of chicks , grow outs and adult birds and anything else I...
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    Polish rooster - what colour would you call this ?

    Hi, so I have this guy… supposedly a white crested Cuckoo Polish but he obviously has another colour tone mixed in. My questions: Is their a name for this colour pattern ? If I breed to a standard white crested cuckoo hen am I going to get gold colour leakage ?
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    How many pigeons can I fit in this space ?

    I am building a pen with a base of 3’ by 3t’ and a height of 5’. I was wondering how many pigeons I can fit comfortably without overcrowding? They will have adequate nesting space and roosts/perches. I was thinking just one pair but I have this lady telling me I can have four pairs in there...
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    Indian Runner Duck Colour crossing

    Hi I just want to confirm what my predictions from the hen calculator are. If I have a blue drake over choclate and black hens , I will get 50%blues and 50%blacks , right ? White drake over choclate or black will produce 100% bibbed blacks ? And white drake over white hens will be 100%...
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    Polish Colour mixes

    Hi I have 2 separate Polish pens (white crested black and black crested white)but also hope to get a few other varieties and make some fun surprise mixes. What would I need to make candy corn Polish? I was told a goldlaced with cuckoo but I want to hear it from a few other people. Question...
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    Call duck or Mallard?

    Hi I have 8 ducklings about one month old. They were sold to me as call ducklings but I never seen the parent stock and I have lost contact with the person. what do you think ? Call ducks or domesticated mallard? Or something else Help me out please
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    Chicken Calendar project

    Hi there, I would like to collect some pictures for a chicken picture calendar. If you are willing to volunteer any good quality pictures of your chickens I would really appreciate it. Thankyou. This is not for profit. Just a personal use calendar for fun. If it turns out nice enough and you...
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    Incubator logs

    How do you keep track of your eggs? How many go into the incubator and how many are duds and how many quitters and how meant hatch? Is there any apps or charts to use ?? How do you do it ? I’ve just been typing it into my notes on my phone but I’m looking for a better way. Thanks !
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    My Backyard Shenanigans

    Hi there all you people of BYC! I’m Anna, I’m 23 years old, married with three little kids and we live in BC, Canada 🇨🇦. let me tell you a little bit about me and my backyard chickens ! 🐓 My first memory of chickens is my mom running outside to chase off hawks from her golden sebright bantams...
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    Leghorn mix?

    Hatched this chick from a mixed flock. She lays a very pale bluish egg. I think she has some leghorn in her. Any ideas ?
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    Crested mix ?

    I got this pullet recently. I was told she was a mix. Any ideas ?
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    Moulting ?

    I’m assuming this is her first moult ? Her hatch date was Feb 26,2020. Left side is this summer when she started laying and the right side is now. She’s looking pretty scraggly and had stopped laying a couple weeks ago but she hasn’t changed at all in demeanour or activity.
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