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    Age old question...how do you say D'Uccle? seems like diff. ways to say it in different states. any

    Ok so the age old question of "how do you say d'Uccle?" has a few different threads on here. I have read them all. I think it is pronounced a little different depending on what state you are in. I have heard the "correct way to say it", I Have also heard that the southern states and northern...
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    Broody Hen injured her 4week old peep

    Ok. So I have a golden SEbright hen who hatched out one chick. The chick is about 4 weeks old now. I had them in a pen intue barn but when I go to feed the hen freaks out and tramples her chick all the time. Today I went out and the hick has his hea tilted. Still acting alright just. Little...
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    3rd Attempt at hatching eggs...Incubator in lockdown!

    OK so this is my 3rd attempt at hatching eggs. I ditched the egg turner and I have been hand turning the eggs 2x a day. Started with 40 and I'm down to 25. Most all the ones I threw out were not fertile. Now i am holding strong at 25. I candled them one last time last night and still saw...
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    Mixing Broody-Hen-Hatched chicks with Incubated chicks?

    I had my first chick ever hatch today!!! It is an adorable little Millie Flure who was hatched out by my broody seibright hen "Maria". This little one hatched out 3 days early! "Maria" still has 5 eggs she is setting on so I put a feeder with chick feed in the coop and a chick water for the...
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    WTB: D'Uccle Chicks/Eggs Ohio/Pa/WV or can be shipped

    I'm looking for D'Uccle Eggs or chicks. I have Millie Flures but I want some other breeds. I have a few Porcelain hens but no rooster so I would be interested in Porcelains, Brown/Red, Golden neck, Black Molted ect. Just let me know what you have, the cost, what shipping would be and any...
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    Red Sexed Link Oppinions...

    Hello everyone! Ok so Red sexed linked, golden Comte's, red stars, ect... The names go on and on. Basically they are a cross between a Red colored Rooster and a white colored hen. So I have found RIR and New Hampshire roos are the most common. For the hens White Rock, RI White, or Delaware...
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    FINALLY GOT AN INCUBATOR!!!

    YES, I FINALLY GOT AN INCUBATOR!!! Well I actually have 2 but I only have one egg turner. It is the little giant incubators but hey its something to start with. Long story short a family members friend got divorced and she left the incubators at her ex hubby's house and didn't want them so...
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    What do you think of this egg??

    Ha check out this egg, I found it in my STANDARDS pen. Its weird because all my girls are between 1-2yrs old. on the left is a standard egg, the middle is a bantam egg, and on the right is the crazy small one. lol STANDARD EGG BANTAM...
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    Questions bout incubators

    Ok so Im thinking about getting an incubator. First question my aunt has an incubator, its a little giant but her egg turner broke, she told me I can borrow it. How hard is it to hatch out eggs with out an egg turner? Next, what do you guys think of the little giant incubator from TSC? If...
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    Week old Bantam chick trying to attack?!?

    I swear Its true! I have a week old bantam chick, Millie flure D'Uccle to be specific. I have 12 chicks total. When I get into the pen and handle ANY of the other bantams, the one Millie chick comes at me and flaps his wings, puffs up all his baby fuz and gets the whole cocky attitude that a...
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    Turkey and Chick Mixing question..again...sorry guys

    A client brought a "chick" into work today. they found it on the side of the road. The office manager asked if I would take it and I have some chicks in my brooder so I said I would just throw it in with them...Note: I did not see the "chick" yet.... So I get ready to leave and I looked at the...
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    Mixing Turkey poult with Chicks?***Yup New Turkey owner***

    Ok so a client at work brought in a "chick" they "found" on the side of the road (the road they found it on is loaded with farms that have tame turkeys they let free range, Im totally convinced they stole it) anyeays. The office manager asked if I would take it (now I have not even seen it yet)...
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    New Silkie Owner here lol

    So Im not new to chickens, just new to silkies. We drove out to Meyer Hatchery and picked up 12 chicks out of their assorted bantam pen and 4 are Silkies. Ha Yeah even though I said no chicks this year, a hawk picked off 3 hens so new coop time and well have to get more chicks right So...
  14. mkhenderson17

    Cheap Coop Ideas

    Ok, So Im in a bit of a dilemma. I have to make a coop for my bantams fast. They used to free range but now I need to make a coop. I have fence so Im fine with the run just need cheap coop ideas. Right now they are in large crates in my barn but that is not adequate for them long term. I only...
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    Missing Hen help

    Ok so my Millie D'Uccles are coming up missing one at a time AND its during the day. BUT I found broken eggs hidden in my barn. So IDK. The hens free range, so could they be setting somewhere on eggs? I think Im just being hopeful :'( All I have left are the 3 Golden Sebrights and my...
  16. mkhenderson17

    What product can kill Lice and still eat eggs?

    Ok so I have been researching Lice on BYC and I still can not find the answer to my question. Is there a product that is safe to put on my hens to kill the lice AND still be able to eat the eggs? If not what are the withdraw times for eggs for the products. Also, I know Frontline kills...
  17. mkhenderson17

    Duckling acting weird ***EMERGENCY***

    So I finally broke down and bought 6 ducklings from the feed store. Got them home, set up their pen (food, water, and pine chips) and now one duckling is acting wrong. He acts like he is trying to swallow something and has foamy bubbles at the sides of his beak once in a while. He will walk...
  18. mkhenderson17

    Just bought some wild pullets and a roo, do I stand a chance?

    So I went to pick up a few Americana and Araucana hens yester and just planned on getting 2..... yeah everyone knows how that goes.....These people had so many crammed in a horribly muddy coop I felt bad so I got 4 (2 of each) AND a Araucana rooster. These Girls, and roo, were hardly ever...
  19. mkhenderson17

    Looking to buy an incubator & looking for suggestions...

    Im looking into buying an incubator and there are too many options and now I totally confused myself. I want something that will hold a minimum of 30 eggs (more is ok!!) I want something good and reliable, but not something that is super expensive. Its just a hobby kind of thing...not...
  20. mkhenderson17

    Questions about Anconas

    Hello all! Im thinking about getting Ancona ducks for my creek/swamp area on my farm. I was wondering if anyone can tell me if they make nice pets and stay close to home. I am worried they will migrate to the lake that the creek opens into. We do not own the lake, it belongs to the city...
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