Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[Fancychooklady]

 lol ... actually, it's me going deaf!!

Thought you might find this interesting. Seems that even if you had a gun, it wouldn't be of much use unless it was a machine gun.
Not sure about the birds of prey, I've seen the Ravens swooping the sea eagles here. Still , seems they are clever little tackers.

 

[Sidhe13]

Hey guys. My wee chick has a bald spot. It is always more pronounced when he has a full crop. What could be causing it? No parasites, no pin feathers...



Also the back of my duckling's neck is bare...is that normal for ducklings since they nearly always have their neck curved and tucked down?



Not a great photo...he kept wriggling when I straightened his neck out to see it...

 

[Sidhe13]

@Teila wonder if all the other crows will come back now...Those 2 must have figured it all out and not been fooled! Little blighters!

 

[Kleonaptra]

Hey guys. My wee chick has a bald spot. It is always more pronounced when he has a full crop. What could be causing it? No parasites, no pin feathers... Also the back of my duckling's neck is bare...is that normal for ducklings since they nearly always have their neck curved and tucked down? Not a great photo...he kept wriggling when I straightened his neck out to see it...

Hmm doesn't look good on your duckling. Are you sure the chick isn't pecking him? As for bald spot over crop, just about every chick I ever raised (squab, sparrow, mynah) looked like it had a bald crop at some point. I am not a chicken expert though

 

[satay]

Hey guys. My wee chick has a bald spot. It is always more pronounced when he has a full crop. What could be causing it? No parasites, no pin feathers... Also the back of my duckling's neck is bare...is that normal for ducklings since they nearly always have their neck curved and tucked down? Not a great photo...he kept wriggling when I straightened his neck out to see it...

If this is not new it could just be the way it is feathering in. My first thought was lice but if there are none then that's about all I can suggest.

 

[appps]

I did it, eggs ordered! Can't wait

 

[satay]

I did it, eggs ordered! Can't wait

What did you order ?

 

[ChristieB]

Hey guys. My wee chick has a bald spot. It is always more pronounced when he has a full crop. What could be causing it? No parasites, no pin feathers... Also the back of my duckling's neck is bare...is that normal for ducklings since they nearly always have their neck curved and tucked down? Not a great photo...he kept wriggling when I straightened his neck out to see it...

My Australorp had that too, exact same spot, can't see it now it's feathering in,

 

[appps]

What did you order ?

A dozen blue/black/splash australorp eggs.

We got the splash last time, now I want the blue and black to make up the trio

 

[satay]

A dozen blue/black/splash australorp eggs. We got the splash last time, now I want the blue and black to make up the trio

They should be stunning appps. Can't wait to see them when they hatch.