I have 4 chicks (5 weeks old) that came from a splash ameraucana roo and a splash marans hen.
Dad has slate legs and mom has white. All the babies have white legs. So it seems I may have 4 of 4 cockerels.... but I'm a bit suspicious... that maybe the splash dilution is washing out the color of...
So I've seen lots of photos now of 4 week old BCM roos with huge red combs but I've also seen many females with next to no comb. These are my only two BCM chicks and they seem to be on the gender fence. They arent super big or small body size. No copper color in any feathers so far.
Chick #1...
'Big Duck' here is a couple years old, he used to only have a green head but now has the cool racing stripes. Also any help identifying the female breeds too would be cool. I'm thinking they are pekin mixes... mystery ducks!
Aloha all,
I have 2 sister hens that are half splash marans - half buff Orpington. They both have a buff head and a blue body/tail. I currently have a splash ameraucana roo. I'm considering breeding them because they have a nice light brown eggs, are great mothers, and lay a lot. I know they...
My 2 year old half Buff Orpington half Maran hen has been sitting on duck eggs for a month. They are just starting to hatch and in the last 5 or 6 days a lump has slowly been growing on her eyelid. She seems normal and healthy, still eats, drinks, and poops normal. Hasn't been around other...