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

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Heh. That’s a very polite version of what I was thinking.

I tried to word it as kind as possible.

 

[Kiki]

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 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.

Lump hammered again. Check.

 

[Kiki]

I don't think my Australorps ever make a noise. My Welsummers in the other hand get extremely loud about laying eggs.
If they weren't so damn loud I'd get more.

 

[jwyles]

I haven't read the link above yet. Ill get to it.
I was reading a post in Tes' thread wrong maybe. I thought I read that birds in our heat will develop Combs and wattles faster. Let me go back.

7 is getting busy.
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Qual eggs are so pretty. I saw a pic of some on Pinterest someone had blown out and dyed different colors and put in a jar as decoration. They were all these bright colors but the spots still showed through. It looked so cool!

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

I don't think my Australorps ever make a noise. My Welsummers in the other hand get extremely loud about laying eggs.
If they weren't so damn loud I'd get more.

Good to know on the Australorps! Welsummers are so pretty but if they are anything like Marans then I’m out.

 

[Tesumph]

It's too young to label it spastic.

Um, no. I almost wrung it’s neck then and there when I finally caught it this morning.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

We have had really good luck with our Marans, they are my favs. Although once the chicks hatched they would actually scream if the little ones didn't listen. Have never heard a hen scream loud like that before. Now that the babies are on their own in the flock the screaming has stopped.

 

[Kiki]

I'll see if I can catch mine yelling on video.


7 is coming soon.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

We have had really good luck with our Marans, they are my favs. Although once the chicks hatched they would actually scream if the little ones didn't listen. Have never heard a hen scream loud like that before. Now that the babies are on their own in the flock the screaming has stopped.

Sounds like a really bad mom who can't control her kids and resorts to yelling their head off.

 

[jwyles]

We have had really good luck with our Marans, they are my favs. Although once the chicks hatched they would actually scream if the little ones didn't listen. Have never heard a hen scream loud like that before. Now that the babies are on their own in the flock the screaming has stopped.

If I ever get another Marans I'm getting from your breeder. Your birds are so different than mine and other stories I've heard about them. I would LOVE to have pretty Marans without the ridiculous ways! Mine is very nice looking but she has the wrong color eyes. The breeder I got her from didn't disclose that to me but i never planned on showing her anyway (he and his wife showed theirs). I think that's why they were getting rid of her too. She was the only Marans they had for sell. They knew she was a dud. lol