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  1. Z

    Rooster suppression?

    Do dominant roosters suppress other rooster's growth? I debated which category to post this, but landed here. I do apologize if I chose incorrectly. This is DCB. Dirty Cotton Ball. DCB is a now 20 week old splash silkie. At about 12 weeks, DCB grew wattles and a small comb. By 16 weeks (this...
  2. C

    Is my coop too small?

    I built a coop that is 4x4. I built a ladder type perch that takes up a bit of room, and two perches higher by the ceiling, I’m afraid there is not enough room for the chickens. Do they need a lot of room to walk around inside the coop? I will have a big run and sometimes free range. I have 6...
  3. Quacking ducks

    How many chickens can I have in coop

    Hi i have a 4x8x8 coop and I was wondering how many chickens I can have in the coop?
  4. creedatticus

    Hardware Cloth for Coop

    is 1 inch holes in hardware cloth to big? we are deciding on what size to buy for the apron around our chicken coop.
  5. J

    Eglu Cube XL - joined 2 together for more space

    I wanted to share some modifications I made to expand my Eglu cube. I'm entirely new to chickens, and I bought an eglu cube, 10 chicks, 1 guard goose. I swear, before I ordered the cube, I thought I'd read that it would hold 10 chickens, but after building it I realized I wouldn't be comfortable...
  6. J

    How much longer do y’all think before she can lay eggs?

    I got her when she was idk big enough to sit on my palm but still sounded like a chick, she sounds like a hen now and is a lot bigger but I don’t think she’s reached her potential size yet. I feed her insects, live fish, rice and sometimes bread. The breed I’m pretty sure is Black Australorp...
  7. LizzzyJo

    Mixing banties with standards in a flock - what are your thoughts?

    I am picking up 3 sebrights tomorrow and am wondering if I can mix them in with my standard hens after quarantine. What are your thoughts?
  8. Y

    My cocks are huge!

    I've been raising roosters for two years now and these cocks just haven't stopped growin'! They've gotten to the point where they are larger than my youngest child Richard, and it's becoming almost distressing. They're just so big and I have no explanation for it, but I figured I would share...
  9. H

    Chick Not Growing

    My EE chick is about two and a half weeks old and is smaller then my one day old Ameracaunas and I wasn’t sure why this is? The chick is otherwise healthy it just hasn’t grown at the same rate as my other EE’s and I was wondering if there’s anything I can do?
  10. TheBirdBabe

    Mystery Chickens

    Hello, As you all are fully aware, TSC chick days are in full swing. I went one day to prepare for chicks & ended up getting some "bantams" that were sick. Thankfully I nursed 14 out of 15 back to full health & they're doing spectacularly! My only concern is, do you think these guys are actually...
  11. Maiahr

    Egg size picture gallery?

    I would like to ask if there is a picture gallery where we could post pictures of large, unusual, etc. eggs? How can I create a folder in the gallery for that? Or maybe there is already one?
  12. Cheeping Crazy

    Eglu cube and Brahma

    Hello, I have a question about the Eglu cube and whether or not it will fit a brahma? I currently have x2 silkies, welsummer, wheaten maran and a legbar. Would a brahma be able to fit in the cube with them comfortably? And does it have any problems nesting and getting in and out of the cube...
  13. What size is this egg?

    What size is this egg?

    One of my Leghorns regularly produces these eggs. She was hatched Febr 2020, so she is one year old now.
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  14. WolfLady

    Air pocket huge size difference?

    Hi! I'm currently incubating 12 eggs, some white eggs (from mosaic chickens), some blue eggs (wheaten ameraucana) and some brown eggs (red hen with legbar roo). The air pockets on the white and blue eggs are growing about the same. On the brown eggs... they're suuuuuper tiny. Is it normal to...
  15. jackbolton3

    Can Quail Be bred to be Smaller?

    First post so sorry if this is in the wrong spot if it is please let me know I'll move it :) So this is an idea that has been bugging me for some time now. Through selective breeding we are able to increase the size of our birds over generations. Is it possible that the reverse can be done as...
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  16. B

    New Member

    Hi, besides dogs, a cat and a rabbit, we have 2 mature chickens (a polish - new to our family, a buff Brahma Bantam), 3, probably 5 or 6 week old chickens (a Well Summer hen, a black lacewing hen, and an Easter egger hen), and 6 ducks (4 cayugas, 2 Welch Harlequins) that are about 3 weeks old...
  17. EnnieM

    Too much space?

    Will chickens do poorly is a coop that’s TOO big? I’m only “planning” on keeping 10-15 chickens.. however, chicken math. 😂 There will be 2 brooder pens as well (stage 1 and stage 2). We were thinking of making it atleast 12’ wide x 8’ long.
  18. EnnieM

    Homemade incubator size?

    I’m making my own incubator out of a cooler. 90 chicken eggs. Should to go with the 120 qt, 150 qt, or will I need multiple coolers? Thanks!!
  19. Bigbluefrog

    It is all about the Roost! size matter?

    I am curious what is the best Roost? 2x4s, 2x3s, A foot per bird! I learned it must be above the nests or they will sleep in the nesting box. :he I made that mistake already. I might be over thinking this but I am redoing my roosts for a 4 th time! Augh! And I have to crawl into this...
  20. J

    drake, duck pair size difference will the duck drown??

    I have two 3 month old ducks One is a mallard looking runner duck and even compared to other runner ducks she looks to be on the smaller side but I'm not completely sure about it and the other is a Abacot Ranger (streicherente) drake who is definitely much bigger and heavier than the runner...
    • jandi333
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    • drowning large mating mating ducks size small
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
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