I have two roosters and twenty five hens. One of my roosters is a big buff Cochin who is the sweetest. He doesn’t crow and he only occasionally breeds with the hens that I’ve seen. He seems to be a pretty good boy. He causes no problems at all. I plan to keep him.
now my other rooster, a...
I had a bantam frizzle mix hatch. I’ve never had a frizzle what special cats do they require. Can I keep it with my standard size chickens. Do I need to care for it’s feathers a certain way. Should I let it free range with the others or should it be locked in a run.
One of my roosters, an EE is in love with my Indian runner duck. He will not stop trying to mate her. She will be minding her own business when he jumps from his roost and tries to mate her. She quacks and fights and eventually gets away from him. For the last week she has been the subject of...
I purchased 12 saxony duck eggs from eBay. I got them and they all looked nice however their air sacs were already large so definitely not the fresh eggs I was promised. I put them in the incubator and only 1 has developed at all. So I go check the breeder information and find a review that says...
So we had an all out weird situation this morning. My young rooster tried to mate with one of my Indian runner ducks. She got away but right after that my guineas went crazy and started attacking the duck. Chasing her all over the yard and into the woods. Whenever she came back near the coop the...
Just hatched these two beautiful Ancona ducklings, hoping for my 3rd egg to hatch but it seems to be malpostioned but I have hope! With some patience and luck maybe I’ll get to show a picture of a 3rd duckling! My daughters named the light one “Casper” and the black and white “Spook-a-boo”. 😂
I have a few duck eggs that are pipping and Zipping. This one has been discolored since yesterday and now it’s trying to zip. What is going on with the outside of this egg? At day 10 it had several black spots in it but was still moving around so I’m at a loss as to what this is.
I bought a random assortment from Hoover’s hatchery. These are the little darlings that came. I think I know a few of the breeds but I’m unsure about a couple of them. Let me know what you think.
Kokomo!
Puddles (blue Swedish?)
Cotton (crested?)
Splash (blue runner?)
Walnut (Cayuga or...
My favorite spitzhauben. I’m thinking it’s a pullet. It’s about 9 weeks old now. It’s a bully and has pushed around some of my older brahmas That are 13 weeks. So that behavior led to me think it was a Roo but it just seems To look girly. I’m going to keep it regardless because it loves me and...
I absolutely adore ducks and have often been seen browsing the local rural king and buying birds that I don’t have and I spotted this little darling today and had to have it. Along with a chocolate Swedish, blue Swedish, blue runner and a mystery black duckling that could be a Cayuga or a black...
I want some cute little silkies with the spots of a spitzhauben. Who should I breed to who and which should I breed back too. Should I breed a cross to a cross or a cross to a spitz or a cross to one of my other silkies. Or a cross to a cross and then a silkie? Suggestions? The silkies I have...
Just wanted to share my silkies, Spitzhaubens and some of my gorgeous ducks. My newest Saxony hatchling Ducky, My 3 silver Appleyards seem to get more gorgeous by the day As well as my khaki Campbell drake and couldn’t leave out my Potbelly, Pumba.