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    Two Broody white Leghorns!

    We went camping for a week and had neighbors who could check in on the birds food and water, but didnt have anyone collect eggs. and when we returned 2 of our 6 month old white leghorn hens have become broody. One has 12 eggs under her. And one has 10 eggs. Its been 2 1/2 weeks since we got...
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    For sure a rooster?

    I was for sure for a few weeks , now im wondering if im right? Roo was a buff ameraucana/ hen was silkie/dorking mix About 8-9 weeks old
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    Do I have 5 male Ducklings??????

    I have 5 ducklings who are now 5 weeks old. Still all 5 make quiet peeping/raspy sounds. Not a single one is quacking or changing voices at all. 3 runners 1 buff 1black Swedish... in case breeds make a difference. They are all soo quiet. I even caught them each individually and held them to see...
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    Do only male black swedish have green heads?

    I have a black swedish duck who is 4 weeks old. Getting green feathers on its head and green feathers in other areas too. Does this mean its a boy? Or do female black swedish get green heads too. Its wings and tail feathers have green in them too. I can only see it real well in the sun tho.
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    Does this still look like a saxony duckling?

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    Is this a welsh harlequin?

    Wondering what breed this duckling is ....
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    Mixed ducklings from tsc????

    Hey i just picked up 6 new ducklings from tsc. They had all ducklings mixed together. Im not very experienced but i think i got a few pekin ducklings and a black swedish... Could be wrong. And then a light colored one that i have no idea? I seen some pictures of saxony ducklings she kinda...
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    Is it possible to have an aggressive 1 day old chick??

    Is it possible for a one or two day old chick to be aggressive? I bought 6 day old silkies yesterday. One is a buff and will not stop biting onto the other ones beaks and wont let go, will even drag them a bit by the beak. Also grabbed ahold of ones leg feather and drug it by its leg...
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    From mixed bantam bin at tsc

    Curious what breed? went into tsc tonight and found some silkies in the mixed bantam bin.... Even tho they told me they had no silkies! Only bantams...! Lol ... Anyway this little feather footed one was too cute to pass up. I only wanted 2 buff silkies but they have a minimum of 6 requirement...
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    Chicken being left out of coop...

    So we have 8 chickens. Got them all this past spring. They have now all started laying eggs. The last of the 8 girls to start laying seems to be getting picked on... She is a buff orpington. I have two of this breed that i got together. But she was the last to mature and lay eggs and seems to...
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    Boys or girls???

    first let me add im very new to quail... I got 5 hens- 2 weeks ago And then yesterday i picked up 20--- supposed to be 18 girls and two boys , however i received 21 and she said she added an xtra boy because he was the only one left ... So im trying to find the boys.... I have found one for...
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    Quail in north idaho????

    Im in north idaho.. Not too far from coeur d alene idaho. Looking for some coturnix quail... I wanted 10-15 but was only able to find 5 from one person. Would like 5-10 more females, and maybe one or two males. Cannot find any close by. Just the regular size quail... Not the jumbos. Let me know...
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    Laid one egg and none since....

    My red star pullet laid her first egg at 16 1/2 weeks.. This was last friday.. Around 2:30 The next day saturday around 3:30 she all of the sudden was acting sick/ lethargic --- sitting with back hunched, tail down and eyes closed , not caring if the youngers girls were close by( she usually...
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    Ancona pullet ??

    She is supposed to be a pullet and i had read they tend to have larger combs . She is also very very skittish despite me having her since she was just a couple days old. Very flighty... But so far she has a much larger comb then all my other girls. And hers is much pinker...
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    Added two new pullets this weekend

    We started with 4 , they are almost 10 weeks old if i remember. My husband really thought we needed a couple more so i picked out 2 easter egger pullets this past weekend. they were supposed to be 8 weeks old but they are much smaller than my dads chicks who are 8 weeks old. So im not sure.
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    Introducing my current 9 week old pullets to two new 8 week pullets

    So we have 4 -- 9 week old pullets who have been well established in their coop/ run for 4 weeks now. They also have free range of our fenced yard for a few hours in the morning and few hours im evening. My husband has decided we should get a couple more. So i have found close by some 8 week...
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    Pullet??

    I bought this as a pullet along with 3 others. I bought 4 diff breeds. This one was called a partridge rock i belive. Anyway her tail seems very different from the other 3 girls.. I didnt know if this was her breed? Or if maybe she is not a she.... [/IMG]
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    Boys or girls????

    Is 2 weeks too early to notice a different in sounds between a male vs female duck? I got 2 baby pekins 2 weeks ago. And one is noticably bigger/thicker and his tail really tips up. The other smaller. Tail seems to point down more often, and is smaller. Otherwise they look the same. I already...
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    Chicklets are growing so fast!

    I am amazed at how fast these girls have grown!!! These pics were take this past Tuesday so they are already alot different! Soo many feathers have come in! They love when i come in the room, i take off their lid and they all fly out of the box and with in seconds are on my shoulders! I love...
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    New chicklets in my life!

    Hey, new here. Never had chickens before but have been around plenty. I was a vet tech for almost 14 years and a dog groomer also for almost 11 years now. I quit my job at the vet clinic a couple years ago and now groom from my home! Have always loved all animals. Just recently bought 4 baby...
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