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    Mixed breed fun. What do you think?

    We have a little cockerel I call Mo. We hatched him from our own eggs. I know he is half Polish. He is sired by Hans, our mixed breed beauty. I believe him to be Black Copper Marans x Gold Deathlayer. Some people in another post I made about him don’t believe he’s BCM because of the comb type...
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    Hoovers Hatchery bantam identification

    Four weeks old now. We had three other bantams from that assorted bantam bin at a local small farm store that managed to get one shipment from Hoovers hatchery before they stopped sending chicks out. All three passed away. This is the only one to survive. So sad. I want to say it’s an OEGB...
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    First-time Duck Momma and her Babies

    My 9 month old Fawn & White Runner duck hen that only started laying eggs 2 months ago started setting on eggs a month ago, and she actually sat all the way through to hatch! Sadly, she didn't know what was happening and even with my help two ducklings didn't survive hatching. She squished them...
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    • broody duck ducklings hatch hatched at home identification pekin runner cross runner duck young
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    Prairie Blue Bell pullet or cockerel?

    16 weeks old. Was sold as straight run. I see no comb development yet and have heard no crowing but I suspect cockerel. I currently have too many cockerels and we are working to pare them down quickly. Photos include the blue Prairie Bluebell Egger from TSC and same age Starlight Green Egger...
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    Heritage breed Cornish Chickens: why are they ignored and not widely bred

    I was looking for Cornish Chickens earlier this year. I had a terrible time trying to find them through breeders all across the USA. There are none. At least, there are none that are publicly mentioned on any website that lists breeders of chicken breeds. The ones I found were no longer...
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    Which chicken breed laid this egg?

    This may seem like a silly question when you see my chickens and which breeds I am discussing here. Buff Orpingtons, Polish (unsure if bantam or large fowl), and an Easter Egger. This afternoon’s egg haul. The brown ones are my SGs. Bottom one is my 1yo KC duck’s. Top white egg is the one...
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    White Rock leg color at 7 weeks old

    I bought white rock chicks (and more) from McMurray Hatchery. They have never had orange legs. I would have assumed by now they should have orange legs at 7 weeks of age. Are these poor hatchery quality? Are they something other than white rocks?
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    Guess breed and health of “Rouen” duck

    I was told this is a Rouen duck. I picked her up with two runners. She is tiny! I’ve never had a Rouen but I know they’re supposedly Pekin-sized. What do you think? She seems to be very underweight but even if she had a bunch of weight added she’s still tiny in stature compared to my khaki...
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    Ducklings with missing down (bald spots)

    Stupidly, I bought some chicks and ducklings from someone near me. I realize now it was a "backyard breeder" situation and I should have avoid the situation. What's done is done. I bought 6 Old English Game Bantams in varying stages of age (something like 1 week through 4 weeks of age) and 4...
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    • bald blue swedish concern genetic issues health khaki campbell naked neck duckling
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Buff Orpington 14 weeks pullet/cockerel?

    My buff orpington is 14 weeks old. I think it's a pullet because so little comb and wattle development but it has the marks where the spurs will start forming and it has the funny eyebrows that roosters get. I've never seen it this prominent in a pullet before, but I'm new to raising chickens...
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    Deathlayer mix cockerel, mixed with what?

    I hatched ebay eggs about 9-10 weeks ago. I recently sold most of them, I kept two. I believed both of these to be pullets. I was wrong. I have one of each. The one in question is the cockerel, though both are unknown breed mixes. The person I purchased the eggs from mentioned having Deathlayers...
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    Guess the dad: Barred Rock or Black Australorp on Sapphire Gem hens

    I was "sure" that by the time we incubated fresh eggs that the old rooster DNA should be GONE from the hens' oviducts... Well, now that they've hatched, I'm questioning if that's the case. LOL Here are some pics of our hatched chicks. Please help me figure out if the dad was a Black Australorp...
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    • andalusian barred rock black australorp chickens cockerel guess the breed hen mixed breed rooster sapphire gems tm
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    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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    3 week old ducklings introduced to adult flock, drake tried to "breed" with them

    So, here's my dilemma. It's kind of a long story so please bear with me. We bought 2 ducklings from TSC and the same day bought 4 chicks from a local non-chain farm store. They've been raised together and do great together. We then hatched out (via incubator) 9 baby chickens that we are brooding...
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    • breed drake duck ducklings mate
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Breed identification of day-old ducklings

    At TSC there were assorted ducklings. The ducklings appeared to be blue swedish, and maybe saxony or F&W runners today. I am NOT good with identifying ducklings (yet) so I stood there scrolling through several websites showcasing ducklings. I chose to buy what I think is an Ancona, and the is...
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    • ancona breed chocolate runner guess khaki campbell runner duck
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    Is this duck egg fertilized?

    So, I have 5 female ducks. I was getting 5 eggs daily. I had dropped down to 4 eggs, then 3 eggs daily. I thought it was because my rooster is being rude and chasing them around sometimes, whether to be mean or to mate, I don't know. But I just put chicken eggs into our new incubator (for the...
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    • confused duck owner duck egg fertilized no drake
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Khaki Campbell Ducks and Drake(?)

    My five Khaki Campbells are now 24 weeks old. I am getting 3-4 eggs per day. Sometimes I get a double-yolk egg! I've had two so far in the 2-3 weeks that I've been getting eggs from them. I believed (until I got 4 instead of 3 eggs) that I had two drakes. Two of my birds have very orange feet...
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    • 6 months old khaki campbell sex identification
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Getting into selling hatching eggs as a newbie

    I am starting to raise chickens and ducks and would like your advice. I would like to start selling hatching eggs once my layers and rooster(s)/drake(s) are old enough and I've successfully incubated some of their eggs myself. Is Ebay a good way to start? I have an account but never sold...
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    Can Khaki Campbell ducks have a white ring around their neck? 1 week old

    I bought 5 "assorted ducks" from the bin at TSC. I believe they are Khaki Campbells. The other ducks in the bin appeared to be Mallards or Rouen but I'm a newbie just now learning about ducks and chickens. I have had my ducks for 6 days and they have already more than doubled in size! I notice...
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    • 1 week old breed cayugas identifacation khaki cambells
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    New Chicken Owner in the Desert

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens. I just got my first chicks yesterday! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 12 chickens right now. (3) What breeds do you have? I'm back living with my parents and we decided to raise chickens...
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