age of identification

  1. C

    Age guess

    Anyone have any good tips on aging adult ducks? What age do ducks begin to gray?
    • Cbutler
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    • age guess age of ducks age of identification gray feathers old ducks
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    • Forum: Ducks
  2. D

    Mallard with green head at 4 weeks?

    I have 6 mallards that are 4 weeks old today. One of them (Willie) is already developing green feathers on his head. If I’m remembering correctly, my last male mallard (about 10 yrs ago) didn’t start getting green feathers until he was around 3 months old and was molting his first set of brown...
    • DuckMom2019
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    • age age of identification duckling feathers gender green green head male mallard sex identification
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. I Like Ducks

    I need advice about my ducklings!

    This is the smallest one out of the three and the other ones seem to have a darker brown fur. I found three mallard ducklings a few days ago and there mom was killed by my neighbors dog and I need help. First off, how do I tell their gender. Secondly, how do I know their age. Finally, how do I...
    • I Like Ducks
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    • age of identification containers ducks eating habits food scraps gender help gender id poultry story
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. Dillychick

    Howdy, semi newbie here.

    My hubby keeps bringing chicks home (I'm open to it)! 6 chicks moved in from TS 2 weeks ago, not positive how old they actually are. We lost one :( They're growing fast, hopping/flying out of their crate onto the ledge. Found some poop on the wall, how'd they do that? The brood is/ is in our...
  5. TheBadaWingClub

    New babies

    Sooo.. here is my story, I was gifted/pranked one night at 3am., 2 hens and a rooster with a semi broken, but manageable coop, about 1.5 months ago. I have no idea what chickens do, what they are about, nor did i expect to ever own one. But someone thought it would be funny to leave them on my...
    • TheBadaWingClub
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    • age of identification aggressive rooster baby chicks cleaning coops how cold is too cold new chick momma new owner selling chicks seperation what to do
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    • Forum: New Member Introductions
  6. Carlswani

    Age of egg advice needed on lockdown

    Hello! I’ve had two failed hatch attempts and think the second was due to too high humidity during the whole incubation process but the problem is 5-10 days into the last hatch I got a frizzle rooster and was so excited to see if he was fertile I put the first one of his eggs in just to see if...
  7. Hilary Cruz

    Gender and breed of my pet chickens

    can you guys help me with their gender and breed? Is it too early to tell? :pop
  8. AliceA

    Roo ID

    Hello, I have always purchased day old female chicks. This year I was inspired to hatch eggs in my Kindergarten classroom. It was a wonderful, exciting experience for everyone in the school. They inspired questions, visitors, science projects and stories. Now what? When will I be able to...
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