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Not sure I will, just exploring my options. Shows sound fun! Mom is a Tri-color Doe, Dad is a Blue Tort VM Buck... Should she be breed with another VC/VM? BEW? or Non-Carrier? I know how the trait breeds out and works, I am just wondering from experience of others, what would be the best...

Background: I got some Pekin Ducks from TCS. They were desperate to get rid of the 2 week old's, and gave me 6 for $2. I am now thinking they were Jumbos. They are 10 weeks old, Huge and are having issues with their legs. We ended up with 2 girls and 4 boys, so we new the culling process would...

I have 6, 8 week old pekins. 2 are females (they quack), one is male (curled feather) the other 3 sound male, but have no curled feather yet so I am not sure... I will only be keeping 1 pekin drake, as that would make for 2 drakes to 7 females (total), which is a higher ratio then I wanted and I...

My not so little anymore ones will be leaving the brooder in my basement soon and moving to their outdoor coop with enclosed run. I will probably let them free range during the day when they are older. I am getting so many mixed ideas and reviews on how to best care for them and with winter...

Hi! I have recently purchased 6 white pekins and I am in love! They are 2 weeks old and growing faster than I expected lol! I plan to move them outside to the big coop once it is completed this weekend. 🤞 In the mean time, they are in a big plastic container with a heat lamp. I am using a baking...

GRIMAUD HYBRID PEKIN, can you breed and hatch your own or is this similar to the Cornish cross where they need to be purchased every time? I asked the hatchery and they told me to ask a duck breeder ... 😒 When I purchase my ducks I was hoping to get a few different breeds, some being good moms...

We are thinking of trying our hands at some meat chickens... I am thinking heritage breed so they will need to be housed for longer, 6 months is what I am seeing... I have read a lot about meat chickens and not needing a coop, just a run and places inside of it to roost... But what about in the...

Here are my 3, 2 week old buff silkies. 1 of them has lighter legs than the other 2. 1 of the darker legged ones has no fluff on its butt, but I think that is from its pasty butt issues... Any Guesses?

My guess is Black Copper Marans, Cuckoo Marans, Welsummer and White Cochin... Am I right?!

2 week old silkie had a small abscess on its vent causing the poop to stay on it. I made sure to clean by dabbing with a q-tip and warm water each time its vent was gross and drying... It stated upon arrival from hatchery. The chick is now 2 weeks old and the abscess appears to be gone and the...

Looking to add a Salmon Faverolles Rooster to my flock of 15 Chickens. I have not had a rooster yet and this seems like a friendly & Beautiful addition.. I have 3 silkies that are only 2 weeks old at the moment, so I currently can not sex them. 1 does seem to be a little different than the other...

Hello, First time with baby chicks! I have 3 silkies, 1 brahma and 1 mystery chick. They are all 1 week old today. When they are laying down to sleep, I noticed they twitch their heads a lot. They all do it when they first lay down to sleep, 2 silkies tend to keep doing it while they are...

I have 4 girls I took in 3 weeks ago. I average 1-3 eggs a day so I believe they are all laying but this one seems to have a raw spot on her backside and some broken feathers on her chest. She has been like this since I got her. they do not seem to be getting better, if anything I would say more...

I have some new chicks arriving on July 9th. I created an area for them indoors with a brooder as I have read on here. My question is by the time they reach 8 weeks it will be in the 30s here, will that be too cold for them to move to the outdoor coop? I really do not want to have a heat source...

New to owning chickens, a dream I've had for a long time. I've done a lot of research over the years, but the best knowledge comes from experience! Looking forward to everyone's posts and hoping I can help others as I am sure many of you will be helping me.