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    Need Color-Identification Professionals!

    Hi there, I am trying to learn about more about genetics and guinea fowl colors. Right now, I have pearl grey guinea roosters and what I think is a pied buff dundotte or opaline hen. I have been calling her a "buff" because she has the slightest tan color to some of her feathers. Really, she...
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    Letting Momma Do It

    Hi everyone, I have free-ranging guinea fowl. One of them went broody under my pool deck and has babies due this coming Monday (4 days from today). I haven't actually decided what to DO when the babies hatch. This is my first natural guinea experience. Typically, I just move my momma chickens to...
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    Fertile Khaki Campbell Drake - East of Indianapolis

    I have a lovely Khaki Campbell drake. He is a healthy 2-year-old and is proven (very, very) fertile. He has been great with only one duck (we did have a bunch of chickens too) and has not abused her. He is quite predator savvy and is very watchful and concerned for his girlfriend. I have...
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    Parthenogenesis

    Have any of you hatched eggs from your single female turkey? I have one hen, and I am curious to try. I am just waiting on eggs! If you have done this, how was your hatch rate? I've heard fertility is about 50% and all resulting offspring are male. It would be nice to have a boy around again...
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    Guinea Colors - Breeding

    Hi guys, I have a buff dundotte hen and a pearled rooster. Any guesses as to what colors the two would produce? I wish there were a chart for such things. What combinations have you guys crossed? What colors did you get out of it? I want to know! :)
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    Appenzeller Spitzhauben

    I thought I was pretty good at sexing chickens, but these Appenzellers have really sent me for a loop. I have 6 of them, but there are only 4 pictured here. Can any of you help me sex them? They are 7 weeks old. I hope the picture is good enough, despite LOTS of handling, these guys are...
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    Sex Me! A 3 month old GLW. Pic Heavy.

    I've been calling this a cockerel, but he doesn't crow or dance for the ladies. He lives with two other cockerels which are the same age, and they're already acting manly. I can't tell if his saddle feathers are really pointed. What do you guys think? I am told he's about 3 months old. A TSC...
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    What color are we? - Pic Heavy

    I purchased these from someone who didn't know what color they were. I understand his confusion, because although there are great websites devoted to identifying guinea keet colors, I seem unable to do so. It seems like the body is pretty close to a true white. The markings on some are striped...
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    Free roosters - What are we?!

    These are being given to me, and their current owner is not sure what they are. They're about 12 weeks old and he got them from a private breeder. Any ideas? I'm stumped!
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    Miniscule Embryo - Abnormally small. Seems underdeveloped. Alive.

    Hi everyone, I set some lovely porcelain d'anver eggs on Thursday. I candled them yesterday and today. Thankfully, only one had to be discarded. But there is one I'm concerned about. The embryo is MUCH, MUCH tinier than the others. I could see its heart beating, so it is definitely alive. In...
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    Muscovies - Can you sex us?! - Pic Heavy

    I have posted before, and my image wasn't sufficient for most people to help me sex them with confidence. So here's a bunch pictures. These four guys showed up at a friend's home, and I'm hoping they aren't all boys, cause I'd like to keep them!
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    Day 18 - Rolling and Squawking?!

    I am sure this has happened to someone else before, but one of my day 18 eggs is rolling about and making horrible squawking sounds. I've incubated eggs once before and nothing like this happened so early. And there was chirping, but not dinosaur sounds! Temps are 99.5 and humidity is at 72%. I...
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    Proud of my duck pictures!

    I often tell my husband that I'm aspiring to be the world's greatest chicken photographer. Maybe I should be the world's greatest duck photographer too. Ducks certainly are a lot more fun to shoot (with the camera). I took these pictures of my Welsh Harlequin hen today. I think they turned out...
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    Sex these Buff Brahmas and Production Red?

    Hi guys, I fell victim to a sale at TSC. 2.5 week old, straight-run birds for .75 cents. I picked out four which looked like they are pullets. Lets hope I'm right. Here are pictures of a Buff Brahma and what I believe is just a production red. Early yet. Hope they are girls. !
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    Muscovy owners, can you sex these for me?

    I would also love to know what color these are. These guys showed up on a friend's property and she is going to give them to me. I am beyond excited. I am really hoping one of these birds is a drake. I assume their color is chocolate, but I am not sure if the silvery one is also chocolate...
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    Do ducks mate year-round?

    I know ducks have a breeding season. But I don't know if that's the only time they mate. I had someone inquire about purchasing some of my duck eggs for hatching, but I have no idea if they're fertile or not. I've only gotten 6 eggs in the last week and she'd like to buy them all. I don't have...
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    What's Inside a Bacterial Ring Egg

    I have an egg that I am 90% certain has gone bad. My hen began sitting on the large brown egg 8 days ago. I candeled it today and saw two stationary dots surrounded by a red ring. There are no visible blood vessels. The area around the dots is cloudy and dark. I want to crack this egg open to...
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    What's Inside a Bacterial Ring Egg

    I have an egg that I am 90% certain has gone bad. My hen began sitting on the large brown egg 8 days ago. I candeled it today and saw two stationary dots surrounded by a red ring. There are no visible blood vessels. The area around the dots is cloudy and dark. I want to crack this egg open to...
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    Questions about Holderread's

    Hi everyone, This past weekend, I sent out my order for Holderread's ducklings. Now, I'm seeing posts from people saying that you have to place orders in the fall before the next hatch season because Holderread's sells out. I'm really worried I'm too late! Additionally, I was wondering if...
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    Saxony Ducks - Questions

    I feel guilty about all the duck questions I have today! I am 90% certain that I am going to be ordering some Welshies from Holderread's. But before I make the commitment, I am trying to learn as much as I can about other ducks. The Saxony looks like a good option for me, but I have some...
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