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    Reassure me - less movement, no noise

    On day 20 of lockdown and I'm seeing my eggs move less and less. No internal pips that I'm aware of because I'm not hearing any peeping. ***Reassure me it's because they're growing to capacity and just don't have the room to wiggle anymore because my nerves are shot.*** I'm not sure why I'm...
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    Definitely not a Khaki Campbell......

    My ducklings came from Ideal. Two Runners, two East Indies and one Khaki Campbell was what I ordered and what I thought had arrived. The more the feathers came in though it was clear the Khaki Campbell was not a Khaki Campbell lol. The only thing I can find that remotely resembles it is a Black...
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    When to transition outside?

    Living in Minnesota with such fluctuating temps I'm a bit confused by the normal recommended guidelines. Yesterday we had snow, today we're slated for a high of 60, low of 40. Highs in the 60's, nighttime lows in the 40's appear to be the trend for this week, next week warming into the low 70's...
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    Split Crest?

    I've only ever seen crested ducks, never crested ducklings. One of my runners is crested, but it's split, almost like pigtails. Is that normal (as normal as a genetic deformation can be) or will it eventually turn into one boof? (Picture was taken after swimming so it's really fluffy, there is...
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    Is this egg fertilized???

    I have five hens. No one looks or acts like a rooster, no one crows, I've never seen anyone attempting to mate and everyone lays or so I thought. I've had eggs look like this before but never thought much about it. Googled just now though out of curiosity and what I'm seeing has me wondering...
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    9 week old pullet gape breathing??

    We left for the three day weekend and had someone check our flock of 12 daily. Came home Monday afternoon to our SLW pullet struggling to stay upright and reaching her neck out to breathe. We immediately brought her in the house and checked her over. No obvious injury, no sneezing or wheezing...
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    Gender guesses - EE's, SLW's, Welsummers

    I'm brand new here and plan to read far more than I post. That said, in my intro thread Ol Gray Mare suggested I post pictures of my chicks to see if anyone has gender suggestions. They were hatched 3/27, so are now just a smudge over three weeks old. The SLW's are obvious to me at this point...
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    Hello from MN!

    I've wanted a small backyard flock for a long time now. I did an insane amount of research and we recently acquired a dozen chicks, 10 a couple of weeks ago, 2 last night. I wanted friendly, calm and gentle breeds that were winter hardy, heavy layers and were darker in color to help protect them...
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