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

[BantyChooks]

I almost feel sorry for show birds. They're caged beauty, incarnate.

Yep. But what beauties they are.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Most of the show birds are raised as caged birds.

Huh, I thought they had breed pens, like a separate coop and run, but not cages all the time?

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Thanks for loving up on Sunny Two. She’s not perfect but this big red bird is impressive and lays like a champ. My first rooster was a New Hampshire and he was the smartest-little bit of protective ornery (perfect though for free range)- that I ever had. He was hatchery but he was still big and yard eye candy. Large green tail complimenting shimmery copper colored plumage. I’ve been in love with the breed ever since. I had a sweet RiR hen back then too, but the New Hampshire are fancier for me imho. And that blue ribbon Winner with her gorgeous necklace of green v’s— that very pic— had sold me first to get this breed. We hatched Sunny from an egg in a 1st grade classroom. So pretty blessed to get her. Eggs obtained from @Minniechickmama . Can’t say enough for what she’s done for birds in Minnesota. She’s scaled back. But should do some sweet talking to get her back into it.

 

[ShrekDawg]

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Thanks for loving up on Sunny Two. She’s not perfect but this big red bird is impressive and lays like a champ. My first rooster was a New Hampshire and he was the smartest-little bit of protective ornery (perfect though for free range)- that I ever had. He was hatchery but he was still big and yard eye candy. Large green tail complimenting shimmery copper colored plumage. I’ve been in love with the breed ever since. I had a sweet RiR hen back then too, but the New Hampshire are fancier for me imho. And that blue ribbon Winner with her gorgeous necklace of green v’s— that very pic— had sold me first to get this breed. We hatched Sunny from an egg in a 1st grade classroom. So pretty blessed to get her. Eggs obtained from @Minniechickmama . Can’t say enough for what she’s done for birds in Minnesota. She’s scaled back. But should do some sweet talking to get her back into it.

Wow that sounds like a gorgeous roo!! Do you have any pictures of him? And your Sunny is absolutely stunning too! She sounds like an amazing bird.

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

We are putting Annabelle in the coop with the other ducks for the first time tonight.

ETA:
I'm not looking forward to hunting for her egg in the morning tho. It's so much easier in the dog crate that we had her in.

 

[Kiki]

We are putting Annabelle in the coop with the other ducks for the first time tonight.

ETA:
I'm not looking forward to hunting for her egg in the morning tho. It's so much easier in the dog crate that we had her in.

Good luck Annabelle!

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

We are putting Annabelle in the coop with the other ducks for the first time tonight.

ETA:
I'm not looking forward to hunting for her egg in the morning tho. It's so much easier in the dog crate that we had her in.

Be good to her Noah Good luck Annabelle! Hopefully she just lays in the coop!

 

[Bogtown Chick]

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[ShrekDawg]

• Bogtown Chick
• Jan 28, 2013

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Wow he was a handsome dude!! I may have to get a New Hampshire!

 

[BantyChooks]

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Thanks for loving up on Sunny Two. She’s not perfect but this big red bird is impressive and lays like a champ. My first rooster was a New Hampshire and he was the smartest-little bit of protective ornery (perfect though for free range)- that I ever had. He was hatchery but he was still big and yard eye candy. Large green tail complimenting shimmery copper colored plumage. I’ve been in love with the breed ever since. I had a sweet RiR hen back then too, but the New Hampshire are fancier for me imho. And that blue ribbon Winner with her gorgeous necklace of green v’s— that very pic— had sold me first to get this breed. We hatched Sunny from an egg in a 1st grade classroom. So pretty blessed to get her. Eggs obtained from @Minniechickmama . Can’t say enough for what she’s done for birds in Minnesota. She’s scaled back. But should do some sweet talking to get her back into it.

Thanks for the extra pictures of her. What a great bird. If they didn't have single combs, I'd probably be breeding them.