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Duck genders?
Hello, this is my first post and just wondering if anyone can tell me what gender my three ducks are. I think I have two female and a male because of their quacks but I’m not really sure! The two that I think are female are a little smaller than the one I think is a male. The one I think is a... -
Attachment Issues?
Hello there!! I recently got my first ever chick, and she is about 6 weeks old.. She is the only chicken that I have and most likely will have right now.. I have noticed that whenever I put her back in single coop, she starts to sound distressed, and tries to hop out and follow me.. She paces...- temppora
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- baby chick female female chick issues single chick week 6
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Is it too early to tell?
Can you tell the gender of any of the larger chicks yet? I know the smaller ones are probably still too small (although one has a comb that is already darkening so think it’s a male).They are all just over 3 weeks old. Are they still too young?- Newchickymama37
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- breed chicks female gender male sexing small
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Hen Tips!
Im getting 3 female indian runners. They're going to be ducklings when I first get them so I have time before they lay eggs but i just need some tips since I've never owned a female before!! I have a pekin male here already. (yes they're going to be separate until they're bigger) I just need to...- katiemichelle4
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- drake duck eggs female hen mating season
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Sexing Appleyard's
So I thought it was hard to sex chicks but this is a bother!! Ha, ducks are very hard to sex let alone tell if you have true breeds. I purchased hatching eggs from a local breeder and hatched out some Silver Appleyard's. But 3 looked to be the traditional coloring, and the other 3 looked almost...- Chicky-bock-bock-mamma
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- appleyards baby ducklings ducks female male quack sexing
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I Need First Timer Tips!!
So i’m getting 3 female indian runner ducklings and i only ever owned pekin drakes. Any difference between male and female any thing I have to look after. How does the whole laying thing go? When will they lay eggs and what should i do with them, how often is it? When do the eggs actually have...- katiemichelle4
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- duckling ducks eggs female help hens tips
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Pheasant M/F ratio
what is the ratio for Male to female with golden pheasants. Cause I’d like to have 2 of each. Thanks in advance- J&Kfeatheredfowl
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- female golden pheasants male
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- Forum: Pheasants and Partridge (Chukar)
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Female Mallard is weak and laying soft eggs
My mother's female mallard, Little Bossy, had her first lay last year. She laid right on time (between mid-March and the end of July), and with the exception of the first few eggs being soft, the rest were normal and there were no problems at all. She started to lay again about a week ago, and... -
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Silver australorp and jubilee Orpington, male or female?
I have 2 of my 11 week old chickens that I am still unsure of the sex. One is a Silver australorp named Sammy and one is a Jubilee Orpington named Steven. Any help the experts here could provide would be greatly appreciated. One of our chickens a black chochin is definitely a male and we have...- John Knehr
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- australorp chicken female male sex
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Agression during brooding
G'day all! Sorry I haven't got back to everyone who has replied to other threads yet - have been super busy! Recently upgraded my hutch to a 1.5 x 1.5 x 2m aviary, and installed gravity feeders and waterers to the wall, and also lots of hiding spots, hay and also live grass. My females have... -
Jenny w/open wound on side. I think Sunny hurt Cher.
Today just as I was herding them all (4 ladies and 2 men) in the pen I notice Cher standing off to the side all fluffed up and there were small drops of blood under her! I got her up on a table and had a look under her wing. Her side is open, all the skin scratched away with a good size hole and... -
My female duck's stomach making weird noises please help!
So, my female duck is 6 months old and just started laying for the very first time January 8th. She has laid an egg every morning since then. The other day I when I let her out she was acting very quiet and was walking slowly. I heard the weirdest sound coming from her stomach/bottom. It...- carlyducks
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- duck duck eggs ducks egg eggs female female duck
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The Great SI (Shape index) experiment
I have decided to do an experiment. After reading this paper on Shape Index of eggs and how that can essentially predict the sex of a chick before hatch. I decided why not? I am going to hatch, why not just see if there is any truth to it. It's kind of fun, regardless of outcome! Makes for a...- Nksg75
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- egg shape female incubating males predicting sex sexing eggs shape index
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Sexing Wheaten Marans Chicks
I have hatched two Wheaten Marans chicks and they are now 15 days old. I'm not sure if it's possible to wing sex these but chick 1 showed female feathering (short, long, short, long etc) at one day of age and has a lighter down colour. Chick number 2's wing feathers were all the same length, and...- Joeschooks
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- chick female male sexing wheaten marans
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- Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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Looking for a Female Silkie
Hi I'm looking for a female Silkie to introduce to my two red sex link hens , please if anyone has one that's in need of a home let me know I spoil them as my babies they're very well pampered. Preferably a well behaved & loving one my other two like to be pet & lay down with m. They get yummy...- BrandonMcfly
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- adoption female hens silkie
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- Forum: Chickens 8 Weeks & Older
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Polish Pullet or young Rooster???
Hi.. I recently aquired 3 beautiful polish hens. I was told that they are all female. That 2 were laying and one is "coming into pullet" All my hens are free range.. and by that I mean.. totally free range.. they have 5 acres of freedom and return to their nesting boxes to lay and roost in...- PolaOla
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- cockeral female male polish pullet rooster
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How to sex coturnix quail easily
My male and female quail have a very distinct feature to show and tell the difference. See my video below: Subscribe and like the video. -
How to sex the chick?
We've had several chickens over the years that keep disappearing (large patch of feathers left behind - we live on the woods) after a couple years old. The husby wants to know, and the main reason I joined, is to find out how to tell male/female when they're chicks. Or how old CAN we tell, and...- Linda Clements
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- female male sex breed age
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Science Fair Topics for Ducks
Today I found that my female duck played her very first egg today. I have two ducks- a Female Pekin and a Male Aylesbury. Does anyone have any topics for science fair with variables I could do. I was thinking maybe doing breeding with Pekin and aylesbury. Or testing how different foods affect...- Terre Virzi
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- aylesbury duck egg female help male pekin science science fair topics
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Turkeys in Bradenton, FL?
Hi all! I have a female BR who I've had for 3 years, and she is healthy and is still a wonderful companion :) She had been kept with a tom, but he recently passed due to a disease he had come down with. Despite treatment he didn't make it, and so she is being kept alone, at night/roaming...