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  1. chickmomma03

    Wanted: Bantam rooster and female duck

    I am looking for a bantam cock or cockerel that I can work on bonding with. Must be friendly at least to a point, yet not completely aloof, I need him to be a protector of the girls, but I want him to be human tolerant. I am not looking to break the bank. I am just outside of Mint Hill area in...
  2. chickmomma03

    Charging and headbutting cock

    This is a newer behavior. I had never seen it before from Oreo. He always would just shake his leg and kind of charge sideways toward the girls to get them to move. He was injured and inside for almost a week. I brought him out once he was healed. That night I had a predator attack that killed...
  3. chickmomma03

    Something got one of my young pullets :( *graphic pictures*

    GRAPHIC PICTURES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THIS POST! Charity I am so sorry I failed to protect you. You were so young and had several years ahead of you. I am livid. When I built my coop and run I did the best I could to make sure the chickens were protected from predators. Something got into the...
  4. chickmomma03

    My 1yo BO cock is limping :(

    I have no idea what happened, but somehow my cock hurt himself. This morning when I opened the coop he was fine. Later this morning when I brought out treats he was fine. This afternoon when I went to feed and water he was fine. Later in the afternoon when I went to check on them he was fine...
  5. chickmomma03

    Pekin duck gender ?

    I have 2 pekin ducks. I bought them as day olds, and they're now 3mos 1wk old. Duckie, it's very obvious she's a female. Pekin, I'm pretty sure is a drake. Pekin is very loud all the time, and quacks very loudly. Pekin on the other hand is very quiet and has a low raspy sound. I've tried to get...
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    Fertile or infertile?

    I just want to make sure I am identifying fertile versus infertile properly. I took some pics of an egg I accidentally cracked yesterday while collecting eggs. I thought fertile. It is hard to get decent pics on my cell phone (don't get me wrong, my camera is pretty good, but it's hard to get...
  7. chickmomma03

    Well, I finally have my ducklings!

    I bought Pekin Ducklings as day olds on the 17th of March. Let me just say, it has been quite an experience. I have learned a lot along the way. They are messy, they are cute, they are cuddly, and they grow FAST!! This is Pekin and Duckie. I'm not sure of gender, but I suspect I have a boy...
  8. chickmomma03

    Gender help on these

    I'm pretty sure these are all pullets, but want opinions. They are almost 6 weeks old. Charity Charity Falcon Falcon Hawk Hawk Thresh Thresh
  9. chickmomma03

    SLW gender help?

    These little ones are almost 4 weeks old (4 weeks on Thursday). Any opinions/ideas on gender? They are a little on the wild side so it's hard to get good pictures while holding. First pic you can see comb on Hope (back one) Second pic you can see comb on Harmony (front) Any opinions or just...
  10. chickmomma03

    What is going on with my fish :(

    I have had african cichlids before, but took a long break. I bought 11 african cichlids and a plecostomus on December 31. Everything was going fine. They're in a 29gl tank with a whisper filter, aerator, and heater, it has a hood with LED lights on it. All levels were good, except for last night...
  11. chickmomma03

    vaseline on a comb, yes or no?

    Someone mentioned vaseline on a comb and feet/legs in another thread, so I had some questions. Temps here at night have been JUST below freezing on some nights. My cockerel's comb is a bit off on a couple of the tips. What temp for vaseline? Is it safe if it warms during the day here? And how to...
  12. chickmomma03

    My leghorn hasn't laid in 11-12 days

    I have a Leghorn, Ghost, 9mos old (36wks to be exact). She hasn't laid in at least 11-12 days now (none from her since the new year, I want to say last was on the 30th of dec, but that batch of eggs gathered is already gone). Production has slowed with the others who are laying, but they're...
  13. chickmomma03

    Poor Oreo. I felt bad!

    So, I had an issue in my coop. I guess I didn't brace the "lip" on the nesting shelf enough, and because they ALL sleep on it (10 pullets and a cockerel) it decided it was going to detach and fall (I assume from the weight over the last several months, it never FELT loose or anything at all or I...
  14. chickmomma03

    is she really trying to go broody on me?

    I have a young EE who just started laying 10/29/15. The past few days I have found her in the nesting bin laying on eggs. Day before yesterday it was a couple eggs, yesterday it was 5 eggs under her (hers and several other pullets), this morning I go out and she's laying on Ghost's egg. Call me...
  15. chickmomma03

    cleaning up a cochin's rear side? and question about night temps in NC

    I have 2 cuckoo cochins, and they arent the "neatest" girls to say the least when it comes to poop on their hind fur. I know it can cause problems. It wasn't too bad before because the other girls seemed to sort of "look after" them and help out. Today though, I noticed their rear is a little...
  16. chickmomma03

    Standard EE versus Bantam EE

    I purchased what were suppose to be ameraucanas (yes, spelled correctly too), but they are EE (which I realize is mix). They're smaller than my other breeds. I'm trying to find out what standard EE versus bantam EE look like though. Mine are 5mos 3wks old now, and they're smaller compared to my...
  17. chickmomma03

    Selling eggs for incubation. Questions

    I don't know what forum to put this in. I had someone who asked if my eggs were fertile or only for eating. I do have a cockerel and he is mating the girls (well, I'm not sure if he's mating ALL but I know he's mating the ones who are laying). Now, my pullets are still fairly young 6 1/2mos (4...
  18. chickmomma03

    Crowing at 4:30-4:54am. Why?

    Ok, seriously, don't laugh. My first cockerel, and he didn't do this before, he's 6 1/2mos. All of a sudden he's crowing at around 4:30-5am the last few mornings, and it's still completely dark out. I'm not going to open the coop at 5am when it's still dark because they WON'T come out of it. I...
  19. chickmomma03

    Cochins late starters?

    My cochins are 6mos old. All my other 6mo pullets are laying, but not the cochins. Their comb goes back and forth between pink and red and they really don't seem interested in the nesting boxes. When do cochins generally start laying?
  20. chickmomma03

    My EE seem so small compared to my other pullets

    So, I have Buff Orpingtons (1 pullet 1 cockerel), 2 Cochins, 2 Sex Links, and 1 Leghorn. They are 23wks old. My EE are 18wks old, but compared to where my older ones were at this age they are small. They have had the same diet, same environment, etc, so I didn't do anything different. They have...
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