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  1. Chickhick

    Niederrheiner?

    I got this baby as my Mystery chick from Murray McMurray, along with my barred rocks. Upon arrival it was significantly smaller than the rocks, so I thought it might be a bantam, or at least a lightweight egg laying breed, but now it is catching up in size. I thought it was lemon cuckoo in...
  2. Chickhick

    Sexing Silver Appleyards

    Two baby ducklings hatched for me yesterday, and I am hoping for a male and a female. They are Silver Appleyards, and their markings are very different. One has a distinct dark patch on the top of the head (along with "eyeliner,") and the other has a pale hazy mark on its head with no...
  3. Chickhick

    Mini meat ducks?

    Just wondering... do any of the little ducks make decent meat birds? For instance, does the Mini Silver Appleyard have a meaty build like the big ones in just a proportionately smaller bird? I love quail, and their smaller size, to me, is so much easier to deal with in processing. If they are...
  4. Chickhick

    Prefered Flooring for the Duck House

    I have a barn with different flooring areas and I want to know which area would be best for the ducks. One room has concrete flooring and the other is dirt. Currently I have hay and pine shavings for bedding in both areas. I usually keep the chickens in the concrete one. (I currently have...
  5. Chickhick

    When can I let them free range?

    My Guineas are 4 1/2 weeks old and have been in the same area of the barn since they were a few days old. I just put roosts in there last week and they love the roosts. How long do I still need to wait before they can go out and forage in my pasture? The barn room is 8' x 12' and the pasture is...
  6. Chickhick

    Breeds with Shiny Eggs?

    Please share with me which breeds typically lay shiny eggs. I'm thinking Euskal Oiloa (Basque) and Marans, but are there others? Also, some Marans eggs are matte, so are there particular lines that tend to be shiny? I've decided that I really like shiny eggs better, so I'm looking into my...
  7. Chickhick

    Hatch Rates of Jumbo White vs Jumbo Brown

    Has anyone noticed a difference in hatch rates comparing the Jumbo Whites (Texas A&M) to the Jumbo Brown Coturnix Quail? I have 52 eggs set, half each kind (unless the extras happened to be one or the other) and I'm hatching out more Whites so far. (7 White to only 3 Browns.) Maybe the Browns...
  8. Chickhick

    What age to butcher?

    I got 35 beautiful little guinea keets this morning. (I ordered 30, got 5 extras, and all made through the mail perfectly healthy!) What age should they be for butchering? (I have mostly the regular size, but several Jumbos.) Thanks!
  9. Chickhick

    Pinioned Guineas still clear 6' fence?

    I have 30 keets coming this week and I planned on pinioning them to keep them in the pasture. I've read some posts that make me think that even pinioned they may visit the neighbors over the 6 foot wooden privacy fence. 20 of the keets are normal guineas, and 10 are Jumbo. What do you think...
  10. Chickhick

    WTB Dorking eggs

    I am looking for a few Dorking eggs to hatch. I prefer Colored, but will consider Silver Grey or others. Please contact me with info and price. Thanks!
  11. Chickhick

    3 INCUBATORS for sale

    We are moving to a no-chicken home so I am selling all my incubators. My loss is your gain. Here they are: #1. Brinsea Mini Advance Incubator with both the normal and small turner rings. Works great and in great condition. $100, including shipping. #2. Brinsea Octagon 20 Advance with...
  12. Chickhick

    How long can they be without food?

    I had my 1st turkey hatch today. The other eggs have not pipped yet and aren't due till day after tomorrow. Can turkeys do fine in incubator waiting for the others to hatch, or should I get him out and put him in a brooder with food and water? I've hatched lots of chicks, but this is my 1st...
  13. Chickhick

    Serama?

    I got a mystery egg with an auction or trade (I can't remember which.) (And I can't remember who I got it from.) This egg looked different from all the others. Now the egg in question was tiny and long and skinny. It hatched out a regular looking (no feathered legs or crest or extra toes, or...
  14. Chickhick

    boy vs. girl Cuckoo Marans

    I've read that Cuckoo Marans are sexable at hatch... how can you tell the boys from the girls? Thanks!
  15. Chickhick

    cage wire question for coturnix

    I am planning on buying some cages for my coturnix for when they grow up a little. The cages I'm thinking of have 2"x1" wire for the sides and 1"x1/2" for the bottom. Would this be appropriate for Coturnix quail?
  16. Chickhick

    feather loss on head... help

    I have some new chickens in quarantine, and they are overall healthy, but there are bare spots on 2 of their heads. I looked for external parasites and I cannot find any. I parted the feathers around the bare spots, and also around the vent. I can't find any bugs or bug poo. This is only my 2nd...
  17. Chickhick

    crippled coturnix at hatch

    My coturnix started hatching yesterday. They were shipped eggs from 2 diferent places, and I'm pleased that most of them are doing well. There are 5, however, that are crippled. One always has his neck bent tightly one direction. Another is spraddle legged. And 3 others just have no strength in...
  18. Chickhick

    Buckeyes really catch mice?

    Is it just an exaggeration, or are Buckeyes really good mousers? I'd rather a few more chickens instead of a cat in the barn.
  19. Chickhick

    Whitmore great to deal with

    Just wanted to let you all know how very easy it is to do business with Will Morrow of Whitmore Farm. I got eggs from him last year, and he sent out a second time because the post office messed them up bad, and he was very apologetic even though it wasn't his fault at all. This year I ordered a...
  20. Chickhick

    proud of my coop "windows"

    I'm so happy with the work I've done on my coop! I bought an old door with 2 rows of glass window panes at a thrift shop by the side of the road for $12. I like to see out of my coop into the pasture, so I had only used wire from about waist-high on up in one of the coop's rooms. Even though...
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