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    R.I.P Jelly

    I am absolutely heartbroken right now! Its been 9 months since we got our Ducklings at 2.5 weeks old. They aren't friendly, they aren't the greatest pets... But heck, they were family! I'm angry inside, but bawling my eyes out because our Mama Jelly passed away sometime this morning- she was...
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    Guinea Pigs pics and Breeding questions~

    Hello- I am SchmidtChick, and I am by no means new to owning Guinea Pigs. But, it has been a few years! 😅 In September I added 2 young sows to our family, Shirley and Temple, who are beautiful and sweet as beans- Our 3 year old loves to help herself to cuddles and is very gentle about their...
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    Are Goslings supposed to be mean?

    So, I know geese 'can' be mean, but our baby Punter was 5 days old when we got him/her- he/she is now nearly 4 weeks old and is a Toulouse x unknown. I was patting one of our sweet chookens, Opal, because she came over for loving - then he/she came over and chased her away even so much as...
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    Fertile or Not?

    Title really asks it all - 5 eggs total under our Silkie Pullet that I candled last night (day 6 roughly) I'm going to assume the rooster didn't do his job (these eggs are from a friends 3 hens + 1 roo) - so there are 3 green eggs, 2 white eggs. If no chance of hatching / developing then I...
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    What Breeds Are We? (X4)

    Hey All, Our friends moved a few weeks ago, and as such left their 4 chickens with us. I know one has a deficiency of sorts that they had no intention of fixing, she eats/drinks/lays perfectly fine, just has a twisty neck... They are, and always will be, housed separate to our chooks. Can...
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    Adventures in Duck Hatching~

    Well, this is our first time ever hatching, and raising Musocvy Ducklings (we have no incubator *YET*, so Mumis Brooding them). Our current pair, Pogo and Jelly, were 2-3 weeks old when we got them in February- and as such are just not "tame" with people. They know we feed and water them, but...
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    Single Egg under Broody Chook

    Ok, so it's been a while since I was on here last. And I wanted some insight- We have a broody pekin bantam hen currently sitting on a single, fertile Muscovy Egg that is expected to hatch within the week. I cannot leave said duckling with her once it hatches, because our other chickens are a...
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    new chicken - what is she?

    We've recently acquired this new girl to add to our flock. Told she is Bantam x Silkie... but I didn't think Bantam was a breed, more a size. She is half the size of our current girls, and smaller than our Silkie who isn't fully grown yet. Has extremely feathery feet also ^ She is the...
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    What Color Silkie?

    I've had mixed opinions between Grey and Splash. My baby Lola looks like she may go Splash in my opiniom as she isn't darkly colored enough to go Grey... But I could be wrong? Parents
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    Lohmann Brown / White / Black?

    I purchased these four 1-week-old pullets when they were only day-olds. Silly me forgot to ask what breed/s they were and when I opened the local feed stores website, they only list Lohmann Brown/White/Black... But I've only ever heard of Lohmann Browns... What do you think? The blacks are...
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    Can we confirm day-old sexed Pullets?

    Today we brought 4 "Day old Pullets"... do they look like they are color-sexed or feather-sexed? Both blacks have white underbellies- black lehs One yellow is darker than the other, and the lighter has a black spot on its back # One ^she didn't want to open her wing properly # Two #...
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    SchmidtChicks Life (pic heavy...)

    So, I thought I'd make this for all our family updates pet and non-pet related. Todays update is starting like so- About 2 weeks ago we found out both our chickens were Roo's (yay just our luck!). So we recently rehomed our Splash Orpington "Ducky" and decided to keep "Dinky" our Mutt-Roo. We...
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    5 month Splash Orpington

    I think our girl is actually a boy? She's near over 5 months (hatched in Nov 2019 I believe) and has looked and sounded hen-ish up until these last few days. And I can't believe what I'm seeing looks like possible saddle feathers. Her comb and wattle look like her parents (both hens and...
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    For a Friend~ Breed/Gender?

    Asking for a friend who has recently acquired these 4 chickens, roughly 9 weeks old~ Wha breed are they? And are they pullets or cockerals? Chicken 1 - Peggy Chicken 2 - Penny Chicken 3 - Eggward Chicken 4 - Elsa
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    New to Goats

    So recently, as in the last 3 days, we've decided to add goats to our small hobby farm on 5 acres. We got 2 for company, but were wondering about a few things. These are our new additions- Daphne - Brown Doe - 9 Month Old Nubian X - possibly pregnant Staples - Black Doeling - 3 Month Old...
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    SchmidtChicks Waddling Adventure

    Hello and Welcome~ I thought I'd start this thread to share th progress of our adventure diving into Duck ownership. Today, 7th April, we finally picked up our newest 4 additions. Jelly, Bean, Pogo, and Legless~ between 2 - 3 week old Muscovies. I'll be sharing as much as I can, when I can...
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    Hello! New chicken/duckling parent~

    Hey All- I am Cassie and I live in Australia. I am proud to own 2 chickens by surprise. My partner brought home a chick after a few drinks with a mate end of December, and I decided to get her/him a companion start of January. Initially I got 2 extras, but gave one to another friend with a lone...
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    Help Identifying Breed/Gender?

    Hi all, I'm new to chickens, and quite inexperienced. We've had our two girls since they were itty and were set they were pullets once they began to feather. We have one definite pullet, "Ducky", who is a Splash Orphington *brought from a breeder near us. This is her @ roughly 7 weeks (4th...
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