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  1. Trenton H

    BCM Cockerel or Pullet?

    Well, I think you are right! His comb has started reddening up, but the wattles still have yet to come in. We have 14 females...do you think there is any chance of keeping both him and the RIR rooster? The BCM is super docile at the moment, and probably the shyest and most nervous one of the...
  2. Trenton H

    BCM Cockerel or Pullet?

    Here is my 8 week old Black Copper Maran (breed is a guess, as this guy came free with the other birds). It was pretty feathered at 1 week old, and has been fully feathered like this after 2 weeks. With the large comb, I assume it to be a cockerel, but could it be a very rapid developing hen...
  3. Trenton H

    1st time outside the brooder

    I also have the coop to attach with the run, but that will moved into postion after the run is done, to properly level everything. So they will spend the nights in the brooder until then, only daytime outside,
  4. Trenton H

    1st time outside the brooder

    Thanks all for the replies. I would have put them outside earlier, but the run is still being finished, and will be done tomorrow. I have a 1/2 of a pet carrier that works well as a shelter.
  5. Trenton H

    1st time outside the brooder

    They are just over 5 weeks old, and it is a little over 80 degrees here. I have chick grit, how much do you mix in with the feed mash?
  6. Trenton H

    1st time outside the brooder

    I have chicks who are getting ready for their first time going outdoors. The run is on a grassy spot in the yard. Up till now they have been in a brooder, on pine shavings, and are being fed chick feed. Any advice for their first outing? Should we keep the time length small, or have them out...
  7. Trenton H

    Bumblefoot?

    My experience is that is most likely a sore, and not bumblefoot, yet. Those points can be an area that will become infected, since the skin is already broken. I would soak in Epsom salts fora couple days and see if that helps improve anything before doing anything more drastic.
  8. Trenton H

    2 Week Old Chick Losing Control

    Doing some more research, do you think this could be wry neck?
  9. Trenton H

    2 Week Old Chick Losing Control

    I just went and adjusted the lamps and checked on them. He is supporting his left side on the box wall, and moved around using that. When sitting, he was turning his head backwards over his body looking around. But when he was doing the head kept rolling back towards his front, so he was...
  10. Trenton H

    2 Week Old Chick Losing Control

    The room fluctuates between high 60s to high 70s. I have been adjusting the lamps up and down accordingly. The birds all do still like to hang out under the heat lights...
  11. Trenton H

    2 Week Old Chick Losing Control

    I can try to do that. Do you think that the one might just be overheated?
  12. Trenton H

    2 Week Old Chick Losing Control

    Here are some pictures of the brooding setup. He is the black bird in the little brooder. I had (5) birds in the little brooder earlier, and (11) in the big one. The have been growing very fast, but I haven't noticed any issues with overcrowding. The heat bulbs are 75 watt reptile heat...
  13. Trenton H

    2 Week Old Chick Losing Control

    I am getting a picture of the brooders loading. He can move around, but not quickly, or gracefully. He kind of drags the left side along. HE can move the leg and neck, but atm is preferring to sit and slump.
  14. Trenton H

    2 Week Old Chick Losing Control

    80 not 85? Today is 2 weeks from the hatch date. There is a waterer in the brooder box, so he could have hit that. He always was trying to jump out of the brooder too when I take the wire top off. So it is definitely a possibilty he crashed into something.
  15. Trenton H

    2 Week Old Chick Losing Control

    I have a two week old Black Copper Maran who has been a very spirited bird in the brooder. Very active and jumpy. All looked fine this morning, but about two hours ago we found him sitting kind of slumped in the far corner from the brooder lamp. He is slumping on his left leg/side, and while...
  16. Trenton H

    Molting issue

    Well, I checked her oil gland today. I don't know exactly what it is supposed to look like, but it was very oily. I attached more pictures of her wings. Something I missed before is her right wing feathers still show where I clipped them almost 2 years ago! I thought she was molting...
  17. Trenton H

    Molting issue

    Thanks! I will check her back in the morning before work.
  18. Trenton H

    Molting issue

    She is 2 1/2 years old. I have 11 ducks, 2 of which are drakes. 5 females and 1 male were hatched this spring. The "original" ducks don't really mingle with the new ones, so I think she would only be mating with the one drake. I have not checked her oil gland, and am not quite sure how to go...
  19. Trenton H

    Molting issue

    I feed her Purina Duck feed, and offer mealworms as treats daily. What would be recommended to increase protein?
  20. Trenton H

    Molting issue

    One of my duck's wings also looks similar. I wasn't sure if it was hen-pecking, but I have never observed her being messed with by the other ducks. Maybe it is the same thing. Most of her flight feathers are just the quills. She looks damp since she just came out of the pool.
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