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  1. GodLovesU

    Crossbeak bantam

    I received a D’uccle with mild crossbeak (and weirdly, some missing toenails) from a friend.She was hatched sometime in February, but has yet to lay an egg.She is scared of my standard hens and mostly stays in the coop.I’m going to try to get some more bantams for her and my bantam roo.I know...
  2. rjmyooper

    In Breeding

    I'm wondering, since I'm getting Ducklings from a local breeder, and I want pure bred Harlequins, should I be concerned with breeding siblings? My thought is that even if I were to swap Drakes with someone else in the area, that they would still be from the same bloodlines. What are the...
  3. T

    Weird inbred silkies can't get mycoplasma?

    Hi we have been dealing with mycoplasma in our flock for quite a while. However some of our chickens have showed no signs or symptoms at all. Most of which being silkie. Once upon a time we bought 5 baby silkies from this random breeder in Florida. They were clearly inbred because one roo had a...
  4. SegiDream

    Really odd feathers. Is it genetic or a health issue?

    My buff laced brahma cockerel is almost 5 months old and has some odd feathers. I'm not sure why, maybe it's genetic (inbreeding or note purebred?) maybe it's a health issue, tried looking through old posts and couldn't find anything like this. A little history on him. I got him and his...
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