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[dan26552]

Oh my goodness.... do they have crests? :/

Only one of the two day olds looks to have a very very very one and I thought four of the eleven day olds did but now I'm only seeing three Guess I'll wait and see. Big Mama has five crests and two not. I'm pretty sure I'm going to keep a Swedish Pekin drake, they're big, grow fast, are crestless and I really like their color. I'm 98% sure their dad was my Black Swede and he didn't carry the gene so they shouldn't either. That'll give me two crestless drakes.

 

[HeavensHens88]

Okay Im a little curious - have any of you guys had a chicken freak out so bad that they molted? Because I think that the stupid dog attack earlier this week not o ly yanked out half of Cadbury's butt fuzz, but ALL her feathers look really raggedy now :/ and she has a lovely puncture wound right next to her vent,on top of all that.
I hate dogs.... Wow that dealt really good to say even if it isn't entirely true

Indeed they do. Misty lost every single feather on her body after only being scratched by some random feral cat. They grew back four months later- but it's not every day you get to see a bald D'uccle!

 

[HeavensHens88]

Oh my goodness.... do they have crests? :/

Only one of the two day olds looks to have a very very very one and I thought four of the eleven day olds did but now I'm only seeing three Guess I'll wait and see. Big Mama has five crests and two not. I'm pretty sure I'm going to keep a Swedish Pekin drake, they're big, grow fast, are crestless and I really like their color. I'm 98% sure their dad was my Black Swede and he didn't carry the gene so they shouldn't either. That'll give me two crestless drakes.

KEEP THE SWEDE PEKIN DRAKE!!!!!! That's such a cool mix!
Woah, you're overrun with crestedness! Who do you think is the parent whose dominant gene keeps influencing that? Or are all of your ducks suspected to carry the Crested gene?

 

[HeavensHens88]

See you tonight guys- we're packing Easter eggs this afternoon after the service at church!!!

 

[Frost bite88]

See you tonight guys- we're packing Easter eggs this afternoon after the service at church!!!

Wait was Easter today?!

 

[HeavensHens88]

See you tonight guys- we're packing Easter eggs this afternoon after the service at church!!!

Wait was Easter today?!

No, Palm Sunday. Next week's Easter. But we go to church every week. And today we're stuffing Easter eggs for our church's egg hunt next Saturday.
Adios till tonight!

 

[Frost bite88]

No, Palm Sunday. Next week's Easter. But we go to church every week. And today we're stuffing Easter eggs for our church's egg hunt next Saturday.
Adios till tonight!

Alright just making sure so I don't forget, have fun!

 

[dan26552]

KEEP THE SWEDE PEKIN DRAKE!!!!!! That's such a cool mix!
Woah, you're overrun with crestedness! Who do you think is the parent whose dominant gene keeps influencing that? Or are all of your ducks suspected to carry the Crested gene?

I'm thinking I will. And they're BIG! Only two months old and as big as my pekins drakes, not as heavy but build wise they're as big.

Not over run, it's about 50/50 I have 10 crested and 15 crestless ducklings. I do, Lord Farquack, my dominant Pekin drake who is also crested.

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

Indeed they do. Misty lost every single feather on her body after only being scratched by some random feral cat. They grew back four months later- but it's not every day you get to see a bald D'uccle!

My 8 yr. old hen, Bea the BR(NO PUN INTENDDED )Got attacked by a dog, huge chunk of skin out of her back end, lost a BUNCH of feathers.Oh, and that time Granite started molting in dead of winter when she already molted in fall.Sorry for any miss typing I'm typing really fast and not even bothering to fix autocorrect sooooo....

 

[dan26552]