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  1. schambo

    Campbell colours?

    I have these three 5-week-old Campbells - two are khakis, but what's up with the third? It was yellow at hatch, so I assumed it was a white Campbell, but it's colouring is coming in not-white? I'm brand new to ducks - will it go white as it gets older? Is it some other colour or mix of colours...
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    Broody got fosters, ditched eggs?

    Marshmallow the silkie was happily brooding her first clutch of eggs, and I thought they were due to hatch yesterday (Friday). On Thursday, I got some day-old ducklings, so I popped them under her and she took them happily, but they’re pretty busy and she seems to have mostly forgotten about her...
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    Obviously Silkie roo?

    He (?) is only about a month old, but this is clearly a cockerel, right? Already bigger than the other two from the same hatch, and look at that comb and scraggly crest… I’m not too worried about it, I need a new roo, just wondering if I’m right.
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    Silkie ameraucana

    This little friend hatched out of an ameraucana egg, so hen is either my splash wheaten or blue wheaten. Clearly she’s been exposed to my silkie roo, because this guy has black skin and 5 toes on one foot. Roo is black, with lots of reddish leakage. Is there a way to make some guesses about...
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    Mystery yellow chick

    Can anyone explain how this yellow baby came from a Lavender Orpington roo? Hen is an Easter Egger that appears wheaten coloured. My understanding is that lavender should act as black, and that would be dominant in this pairing. Slight chance that dad is a black silkie or a blue copper marans...
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    Power outage on hatch day!

    I woke up to find that we had lost power for about two hours in the early morning. Incubator was down to about 80, and the eggs were getting cool to the touch. It’s day 21 - will they make it?
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    Young chick, frostbitten toes

    This is Barbara. Barbara is a 10 week old barred rock - she was out in a small growout in the outdoor coop with a brooder plate a few weeks ago, and the temps dropped more than I was expecting. She got pretty bad frostbite on all her toes. She’s been inside since, and everything seems to be...
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    Early death/not fertilized?

    Day 10, 3/4 of my ameraucana’s eggs are developing well. This one was clear so I pulled it and cracked it. I’m just trying to learn more about the process, so can anyone tell me what happened with it, where it stopped along the development process, or if maybe it wasn’t fertilized at all?
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    What’s wrong with this guys head?

    Roughly 4 week old barred rock chick. Is this just normal molting of fuzz as he feathers out? He looks like Beetlejuice 😕
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    Weird eggs!

    Look at these weird eggs from one of my ameraucanas! She's a new layer - will these get more normal shaped? They’re also pretty small. Is this typical for the breed? My easter egger who is part ameraucana and is about the same size as my pure ameraucanas lays huge, round eggs!
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    Help?

    Okay, so #3 has looked like this for at least 2 hours, and still isn’t out. They’re still moving a bunch and trying to push. At what point do I intervene? Their siblings have knocked them about a bit, will that make a difference?
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    First pips!

    I'm just really excited! This is my first attempt incubating eggs. It's more of a fertility test than anything, to see if my blue copper marans boy has the goods, and to practice with my incubator. I set 6, at day 18 two were obviously not viable on candling and 3 seemed good, and one seemed...
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    BCM/barnyard mix chicks or LOrp/BYM chicks

    I’m testing some eggs for fertility and experimenting with incubation (I’ve never hatched eggs before). The eggs come from a black bovans/dekalb mix, and my roosters are a blue copper marans and a lavender Orpington. I’m just wondering what either combo’s chicks are likely to look like when they...
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    Barred rock chicks

    How many ladies do you think I have among these week-old BRs? I tried to pick the ones with the smallest, most defined head spots. How do you think I did? Bluey Pinky Orangina Bean
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    Wheaten/blue wheaten/splash?

    I haven’t been able to find a clear answer on Google. Are these two 6 m/o Ameraucana pullets blue wheaten, wheaten, or splash? Obviously they’re two different, and I think the dark one is blue? Ignore Chickaletta, the white barnyard mix photobomber haha
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    Breeding splash silkie

    Someone local to me is selling some silkie pullets in a variety of colours, and I’m considering picking some up. Right now, my only Silkie cockerel is a splash. What coloured hens would produce the best colour combos when bred with a splash roo? I know nothing about chicken genetics. Options...
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    Getting started with ducks?

    Hi there! I am thinking of getting 3-4 ducks, probably next spring. We have about a dozen chickens, but know very little about ducks. We have just shy of 2 acres, with a large marshy pond in the back. The pond is naturally occurring and wild, and extends through several properties, but is...
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    Cockerel with a broken leg

    I got this guy recently, and he seems to have a broken leg? Basically, his right heel joint is super loose compared to the left, he walks with a limp, and his leg kind of collapses under him unless it’s supported. I have him in a popsicle stick/vet wrap splint, which does seem to support the...
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    Blue copper marans x Barred Rock

    I know that BLACK copper marans/BR crosses are often called Mystic Marans, but is there a name for the same cross but with a BLUE copper marans rooster? Are they still Mystic Marans? Picture is my new blue copper marans cockerel, Pumpkin.
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    Silkie sexing?

    I know they can be really tricky. These are my 4 silkies, and they’re between 8 and 10 weeks old. I’d also love to know what colour they each are, or if they’re just unofficial mixed colours. Marshmallow - the oldest, at 10 weeks. White, obviously. I don’t think I see any sign of comb...
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