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    Need Help Identifying Gender

    Hello turkey-loving people! Can someone please tell me if there’s a way to differentiate the sex of these two turkey poults? They are the Black Spanish variety and they are six weeks old today. Edit: The one in the first photo struts on a regular basis, while the second turkey I observed...
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    Ducks Abandoned in pond!

    On my morning walk, something told me to walk the other way and go around the big lake today. Lo and behold I see these three clearly domestic ducks that somebody must’ve abandoned. They look to be a light buff hen and two blue runner drakes. I went back to my house, got some dog food and came...
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    • abandoned ducks help rescue
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    What color is this boy?

    Hey guys I need help figuring out what to call this color. This cockerel was born in May this year and he’s a result of multiple years of cross-breeding my flock (multiple breeds), so I can’t really pinpoint what combination of breeds he is. Any suggestions would be much appreciated! And here he...
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    STOP wasting your money on dried mealworms!

    Hey guys I just wanted to say if you’re not raising your own mealworms yet, get started already! I wanted to share this video of us getting a shipment of 10,000 mealworms from Rainbow Mealworms. I’m not being paid for this I just wanted to talk up this website because I am really happy with...
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    Chicken Pricing

    Hello everyone, I have a question about selling my chickens. An acquaintance has expressed interest in buying from me since I’m a well-known chicken lady. I have sold chickens before, but wanted some feedback on my prices. Normally I sell started pullets for $15/e, young birds for $10/e, and...
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    Using a Broody Hen to Raise Ducklings, Questions

    Hello everyone! I could really use some advice from anyone who has done this before. I have 5 baby ducklings in the incubator almost due to hatch, and I was thinking about letting a broody hen raise them. She is a BO hen and a very dedicated mother, but has never had experience with ducklings...
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    Is Rooster Behavior Passed On Genetically?

    Hello! I have a Black Copper Maran rooster and he is the only one i have of that breed. I wanted to use his genetics but am worried about his temperament. He is way too rapey towards my girls. They don't want to be around him because of it. What do you think, will his male offspring display...
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    Question About Duck Genetics

    Hello! I recently bought six ducklings from a lady who lives nearby, and I'm curious to see if she is right about their sex. So can a Khaki Campbell drake crossed with a Cayuga hen produce sex linked ducklings? I couldn't find anything, any input would help! To note, one of them is blue...
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    • cayuga ducklings breed khaki campbell duck
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Are Pekins Supposed to Be THIS Lazy?

    Hello everyone! I got my first ducks this year. Ten hatchery assortment straight run. I think I got 5 rouens and 5 pekins. They are now one month old. They have all been eating the same food and everything, but I noticed the Pekins have put on a lot of fat. Given the opportunity to forage, they...
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    • health issue in ducks new at raising ducks pekin rouen
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Soft Egg Shells in Pullet

    Hello, thanks to anyone who may help me figure this out. The issue is with a 5-month-old Austra White pullet. I have caught her several times lay a very soft-shelled egg in the middle of the coop floor; which promptly gets eaten. This has happened in the morning and in the evening. She is on a...
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    Please Help

    I have a 4 month old legbar pullet who is ill and I can't figure out what it is. She has been this way for approximately five days. The poor coordination is accompanied by sneezing. This video should explain: I should add there has not been any nasal or ocular discharge.
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    Young Layer

    Hello everyone, maybe you can answer a question about fertility and egg laying? I witnessed a very young pullet (14 weeks) accept the advances of a cockerel. The pullet is an Ameraucana. I thought that pullets will only mate if they are ready to lay...Should I be getting some more nest boxes...
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    Please Enjoy this GIF of Chickens in Reverse

    Oddly satisfying.
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    Adorable Kiddos

    Hello everyone! I just want to share this video of my new birds. They're about seven weeks old now. Thanks to BYC for giving me the hanging cabbage idea!
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    A Real Head Scratcher

    Hello everyone! I need help identifying this breed. They are six weeks old. My best guess is Cream Legbar Cockerels. Due to the head tuft and barring. But their shanks are grey with very slight feathering. I got them from an assortment of rare breeds by Meyer Hatchery. CL cockerel? Or another...
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    Help Identifying Breed

    Hello! I got some assorted rare breeds from Meyer Hatchery. I've figured most of them out, but I need another eye for these. 5weeks old at time of photos. Pinkish gray shanks, clean legged. Red ear lobes. Yellow beaks. These two are the most confident and friendly in the entire bunch. I took...
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    What color pattern is this?

    Hello everyone, I've been having trouble identifying my three month old pullet's coloring. I'd like to know what the color and pattern is officially called. Her name is "Peppers". She is a backyard "mutt".
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    Chick Murder!

    Hello everyone, to fill you in I have a couple of broodies sitting together and they just hatched three chicks yesterday. Well the nest they chose happens to be one of the favorite of the flock. I did not seal it off because I figured the moms would shoo away any other hens. I come in there a...
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    Naming

    Hello, I have a black pullet and a blue cockerel that just turned one month old. Care to share your name ideas with me? The pullet has brown spots on her breast and white splashing on feathers. ?
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    Lavender/Blue lorps

    Hey everyone! I just wanted to share these pictures with you! These guys are almost a year old now. I am so proud of them! Which one is your favorite?
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