🦆My Flock And Stuff 🐔

[KingD]

I have had a few members mention that it'd be a good Idea to start a flock thread, so here it is.

You might have see this thread before but I'll post a link here as some people might find it slightly interesting. It gives a bit of an insight into what I've been up to lately.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/shetland-duck-hatch🦆.1463610/#post-24378845

I'll use this thread to share any interesting happenings (or disasters).

 

[KingD]

So things have changed a bit.
I surprised @PippinTheChicken by taking in her two Silkie cockerels. They're amazingly friendly. Pickles can be a bit feisty at times but a bit of a head stroke calms him down.

I have 15 chicks which I'm trying to sell at the moment because I've had yet another idea..
I will be either hatching or buying some Silkie females to live in with the boys.

 

[KingD]

They were raised well

Pickles thinking about going for my leg.

 

[KingD]

Haven't really updated this thread for a little while. I'm not the most interesting sort of person so i don't have a great deal to say.
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Currently I have 11 eggs in the incubator from my Shetland ducks. I'm expecting 90% of them to be infertile though as my Drake was unfortunately taken by a predator a few weeks ago which means that the laying of fertile eggs had ceased.

I do have 2 ducklings though which I hatched in the hopes of one of them being a male. As the breed is so rare, my chances of finding another drake is very very slim. They're pretty cute.

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Perhaps my most exciting update is that I've ordered some hatching eggs from a flock of show quality black Orpingtons. They are obviously English Orps, not the horrible looking ones from other countries.
Here are a couple of pics from the seller of the flock the eggs are coming from.

I'm Really excited to see how they turn out. I hope to start my own breeding flock of them in the future.
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I've probably already shared pics but I'm currently growing up some Legbar chicks which I hatched a few weeks ago. Quite pleased with how they're turning out.

 

[KingD]

My incubator is currently full of eggs due to hatch on the 25th of this month.
They go into lockdown later this evening.

I have a selection of Cream Legbars, Blue Copper and Black Copper Marans. I have a couple of Houdans as well.
Hopefully all goes well!

 

[KingD]

Some ariel footage

The scene of destruction

 

[KingD]

Some not very good pictures.
I'll get some better ones soon.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Got these girls from there. Very beautiful

 

[KingD]

Yeeehaaa!

They hatched.
All the eggs except 2 hatched!!
I'm very pleased. I couldn't candle the Marans eggs because they were too dark so I was just hoping they would all be ok. 1 maran didn't hatch and 1 houdan.

 

[KingD]

Little feathered feet