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

[Glitterchicks]

Kiki needs to get into emus. One egg, done.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Even the birds on the their own page look pretty splotchy color wise, particularly that roo on the left in the third picture.

https://www.meyerhatchery.com/productinfo.a5w?prodID=BADS

The roo is supposed to be, the male feathering comes in dark blue.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

That is what I am wondering. I already have the page up and have been scouring the website, going between this breed and that breed. She definitely has feathers on her legs. This is her when we first got her.
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This is her now at almost 6 weeks old.
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She is sweet and fluffy and I think I probably just need to let her grow out a little more to know for sure.
The difference between a BCM (hen size is 7lbs!) and a Frizzled Cochin (hen size 28oz!) is massive.
Maybe I should email and ask but by what age do ya'll think I would know for sure?

Her feet color is right for BCM and the feet feathers are supposed to be there, but man those feathers are wacky!

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

Her feet color is right for BCM and the feet feathers are supposed to be there, but man those feathers are wacky!

I know!

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

Kiki needs to get into emus. One egg, done.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

I know!

If you really aren’t concerned as far as egg color then I would just leave it.

 

[RUNuts]

So I'd need to crack roughly 48 to make four 3-egg omelettes?

Just for you? Or you and a guest?

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

If you really aren’t concerned as far as egg color then I would just leave it.

The egg color is why I was choosing the Maran. I was wanting to add a darker brown colored egg to my egg basket. So I guess that is why I am so wishy washy on it. I hate to be the kind of person that is so nit-picky or over-reactive. But at the same time, I want what I wanted.

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

If you really aren’t concerned as far as egg color then I would just leave it.

I appreciate you and everyone else weighing in on this. I did a search on the website for various BCM posts in the hopes of seeing some pics. I've found a few that looked pretty fuzzy but not quite as "frizzled" (for lack of a better word for the curving) as my Jasmine. I've also seen others whose feathers were a heck of a lot smoother than mine. I may give her another week or so to see how her feathers continue to grow. Or I may get a bug up my behind and send an email, lol. I just haven't decided yet.

 

[R2elk]

Kiki needs to get into emus. One egg, done.

Nah, she needs ostriches. Huge eggs and something for the mini to ride.