➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[Kiki]

http://thewayofthechicken.com/index.php/2018/03/18/chickens-combs-wattles-shrink/
Scroll down to “How It Works” paragraph 2.

Thanks I'll check it out now.

 

[BantyChooks]

Re: comb size based on heat: I believe it. Birds I've owned from same genetic stock as breeders in the south end up with much smaller combs in adulthood.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

take notes next time.

Lol
I did an ivermectin treatment so just grabbed the last eggs before the treatment and gave them to the girls. Normally I only give them chanteclers. I'm kind of enjoying the surprise this time.

 

[Tesumph]

How are you feeling today Tes? Better I hope.

Much better, thanks for asking! I pretty much slept for 3-4 days straight and didn’t see my chicks at all in that time. This morning I felt great and finally got to go see them, which sparked the whole gender panic. They grew SO much while I was hibernating!

 

[Tesumph]

Me too!

Me three!
Like I said, even if that whackjob turns out to be a pullet, I’m very likely getting rid of it anyway. I cannot stand spastic birds in my flock.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Me three!
Like I said, even if that whackjob turns out to be a pullet, I’m very likely getting rid of it anyway. I cannot stand spastic birds in my flock.

I wish I could ditch all my spastic birds. The Marans would be the first to go. I think one of them is starting an egg-eating thing. Two days in a row I’ve seen her trying to lay then once she’s gone there’s poop in the spot and no egg.

 

[jwyles]

I wish I could ditch all my spastic birds. The Marans would be the first to go. I think one of them is starting an egg-eating thing. Two days in a row I’ve seen her trying to lay then once she’s gone there’s poop in the spot and no egg.

Ditto on the Marans. Your experience is so similar to mine. Is Your's really loud and vocal? I just don't want to waste my time looking for another dark brown layer that will probably only lay medium shades or spend a fortune on one I know
will lay dark but be just as obnoxious and stupid so I just deal with her. Mine was pecking at eggs and eggs disappeared from under her while she was broody but here lately I haven't had an issue. Don't know why she stopped but at least she's not doing that anymore.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Ditto on the Marans. Your experience is so similar to mine. Is Your's really loud and vocal? I just don't want to waste my time looking for another dark brown layer that will probably only lay medium shades or spend a fortune on one I know
will lay dark but be just as obnoxious and stupid so I just deal with her. Mine was pecking at eggs and eggs disappeared from under her while she was broody but here lately I haven't had an issue. Don't know why she stopped but at least she's not doing that anymore.

Yes! They are so loud, especially before, during, and after laying an egg. And the non-stop broodiness is ridiculous when we run an egg business.

 

[Tesumph]

I wish I could ditch all my spastic birds. The Marans would be the first to go. I think one of them is starting an egg-eating thing. Two days in a row I’ve seen her trying to lay then once she’s gone there’s poop in the spot and no egg.

I put up with it in my previous large flock, but these are/will be treated like pets. I had a Minorca that would throw herself into the wire and physically harm herself and others by crashing into things when I looked her direction. Ugh. Not worth the stress.

 

[GoldenChooks]

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Hey Kiki, I would recommend blending up the chicks food (the food that isn't soaked in water) so it'll be smaller for them because quail chicks have a hard time eating the pieces that big.

I didn’t use to tell people but I have gotten so fed up with it. Especially on color genetics because I spend hours studying and then people go and spew nonsense.

I have so much respect for people who study genetics, it's so hard for me. But have you been on the genetics calculator thread you could help there.