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    Ducks Pipped Early!

    This is my first time hatching ducklings. I’ve hatched many chicks so I’m very familiar with my incubators. I should note the breeds: Welsh Harlequin and Runner hens, and Welsh Harlequin Drake. Yesterday was day 24 of incubation. I went to check on the internal hygrometers and to my shock I...
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    Duck Genetics

    Hello, I lost one of my sweet black Indian Runner Duck today. Although I’m absolutely devastated, I’m holding on hope because I already had her eggs in the incubator and they’re developing. My duck flock consists of Welsh Harlequins (including the Drake) and three runners (black, blue, and...
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    Favorite platform for selling?

    Hey everyone, I’ve recently become NPIP certified and able to ship. Currently I offer just eggs for shipping and chicks for local. My question is what is your preferred platform for selling? I used eBay once but I’m hesitant to use it again. I have a pretty good following on social media, but...
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    NPIP Importation: Clarify please?

    Hello, I just received my NPIP certification number and was going down the list for each state’s importation rules. I had my flock tested for Pullorium-Typhoid but not AI (since it seemed unnecessary)… so my understanding is that I cannot ship to: New York Florida Virginia West Virginia...
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    Young Rooster Aggressive to Hens

    Hey everybody, One of my roosters (under 1 year) is rough with my hens. I have 31 hens and three total roosters. My head rooster is kind of a turd to people, but a phenomenal flock rooster. He’ll keep the younger ones in check if they get rough… but one is rough with the girls. He doesn’t ever...
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    Still ISO Lavender Marans

    Hey everyone, I’m looking for some Lavender Marans hatching eggs. I know Mt. Healthy has chicks but I’d love to hatch some myself 😊 Thanks!
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    NPIP Advice

    Hey everyone, I’m currently in the process of obtaining my NPIP certification; my birds have already been tested and are healthy 😊 I’m looking for recommendations/resources for shipping hatching eggs, and maybe next year I’ll do chicks. I’d like to keep just to eggs for now and really master...
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    How long will a rooster fertilize hen?

    I ask because I have a hooligan rooster that got in the breeding run/coop 🤣 He has found a new home (not soup) but now I have to wonder how long do I have to wait for his “donation” to no-longer fertilize my hen’s eggs? I’m breeding her to different roosters to get my desired chicks. Thanks!
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    Breeding to get Silked Lavender Ameraucanas/EE

    Hey y’all. I have some beautiful Silked EEs(roosters annd hens) and one Lavender Ameraucana (hen). I have had breeding projects where I was able to hatch additional Silked EE from non-Silked mothers. Would I be able to hatch lavender Silked EE? If so, how many generations would it take...
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    Egg Color: I’m stumped

    Hey everybody, I currently have three roosters that carry two copies for blue eggs. I had my younger two DNA tested to confirm for breeding purposes. I had always assumed that their father was also a homozygous carrier as well because all of his female offspring have laid blue or green eggs...
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    Suggestions: Looking for the darkest egg-layer

    Hi everyone, Currently I have an assortment of colors in my egg basket, including one Black Copper Marans, a Copper Rock, a few different types of Cuckoo Marans, Welsumers, and Blue Wheaten Marans . I’m interested in finding very dark or even heavy bloom French Black Copper Maran hatching eggs...
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    Incubating/Hatching Resources?

    Hey y’all! I’m looking for your favorite article/how-to when it comes to incubating ducks. I’ve hatched plenty of chickens but I would love to hatch ducklings this year too. I have one Drake and 6 hens. Breeds are welsh harlequin and Indian runners. Any advice is welcome! Thank you.
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    Rainbow Eggs: Crossing back

    Happy New Year! I have more egg color questions. I have some beautiful layers; one of my girls is a green egger (Mother is F1 Olive Egger crossed back to a homozygous blue rooster). She lays a beautiful rich mint green egg. I’m curious what her brother’s genetics would be. Does he carry the...
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    Egg bound?

    My bantam Cochin, Pearl, is right about laying age but has not laid yet. This morning she was all hunched over and not running around like she usually does. I picked her up to inspect and then set her down and she “pooped” what looks like egg white. Should I be treating for egg-bound? She has no...
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    Egg Color: Rooster

    Hey everyone! I have a little Easter egger roo with some interesting genetics. The father is homozygous for the blue egg shell. The Hen was an olive egger hatched from a homozygous blue roo over a Welsummer. So olive egg bred back to blue. My question is, what color egg shells would he pass...
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    Gold Star “pullet”

    Hi everyone, I got some chicks for my broody, but she rejected them. Now they are inside 🙃 anyway, I got a Gold Star and it’s a hybrid I believe, but I’m suspicious it’s actually a cockerel because of its color? What do you think?
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    Water Belly Treatment

    Hello, I was reading some other chats in here about draining waterbelly. I’m comfortable with doing that but my question is what about antibiotics or other medication to prevent further damage? My Welsummer is about 1.5 years old. She’s a great layer and her comb/wattle are vibrant red, her...
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    Genetic Testing?

    Hello, I have one rooster I’ve been considering for breeding. He is the sweetest rooster so I want to keep him anyway. He does his little wing dance for me and comes running when I call his name. It would be awesome to keep him as a breeder as well as a pet. His father has (I’m pretty sure)...
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    Cross breed gender?

    I’m back with a different pullet/cockerel. For awhile I was so sure this one was a cockerel, but now I’m questioning that assumption. For reference, my chicks hatch out sex-links with the dark skin. This one only has dark shank color, not beak or skin. I have had some turn darker with time, but...
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    Blue Laced Red Wyandottes

    Hello! I was sent some Blue Laced Red Wyandottes from Mt Healthy Hatchery. They are about 2 months old. This hatchery sends an extra chick but last time I ordered the chick was a male. I ordered one pullet, so one should be female. The extra one could also be female, but because they’re so...
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