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[UISstar86]

Anyone selling ducks or ducklings? Live in Springfield and willing to travel some.
Stephen and thanks!!

 

[Junibutt]

Thanks for sharing.

BTW is it just me or is anyone else having problems liking posts (leaving ovations)? I can't do that anymore and there is no error message.

 

[Junibutt]

Brick is looking gorgeous as always. Godiva seems smaller even compared to my flock but is shaping up.

If Godiva chicks are from Brick, then all will be choc cuckoo (single barred)
If they are from Mr. Wonderful (Is he split for something or solid black), they will be all black but the boys will be split for choc.

It will be interesting to see Oopsie's chicks. If she is a mauve then:

Brick x Oopsie will result as follows:

Half the chicks choc cuckoo and half mauve cuckoo

However, if she is recessive white, you will get all cuckoo chicks You will need at least 8 eggs to hatch from her to exclude the mauve.

Again from Mr. Wonderful, if she is mauve, she will throw blue or black chicks but if she is recessive white, she will throw only black chicks.

 

[Junibutt]

Looking for some opinions here on my choc split to mottled orpington named Chloe. She was hatched by @Faraday40 around July 15th and wad adopted by my Australorp when she was 3 days old. I plan on using her in a breeding project to get some choc mottled orpingtons. I am sure there will be lot of chicks that need to be hatched in all sorts of colors to get my desired chicks. So anyone interested, let me know.

Here is she at 3 days old:



Here is she now!

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[Faraday40]

Looking for some opinions here on my choc split to mottled orpington named Chloe. She was hatched by @Faraday40 around July 15th and wad adopted by my Australorp when she was 3 days old. I plan on using her in a breeding project to get some choc mottled orpingtons. I am sure there will be lot of chicks that need to be hatched in all sorts of colors to get my desired chicks. So anyone interested, let me know.

I think she was cute both then & now. I like the feathering & body shape. How is she on size? Godiva is small like Brick, but boy is she vocal about getting her share of the treats. In fact, if she knows I have something in my pocket (& I'm not handing it out) she will literally start yelling at me. She gives an intense stare and makes very loud distinctive "honks" that only she does. The only way to make her stop is to give her food or make eye contact & say her name to acknowledge presence. Yesterday, I tried turning my back to her & ignored the honking. She actually circled me & placed herself in my line of vision to get noticed. I now have a new game to play!

 

[ChicagoClucker]

Looking for some opinions here on my choc split to mottled orpington named Chloe. She was hatched by @Faraday40 around July 15th and wad adopted by my Australorp when she was 3 days old. I plan on using her in a breeding project to get some choc mottled orpingtons. I am sure there will be lot of chicks that need to be hatched in all sorts of colors to get my desired chicks. So anyone interested, let me know.

I like her. Nice type and still has more filling out to do. She is a beauty, good luck on the breeding.

 

[Junibutt]

I like her. Nice type and still has more filling out to do. She is a beauty, good luck on the breeding.

I am a little worried about the comb, whether its jagged from pecking or that's the way it is. I guess it can be fixed later.

 

[Molpet]

I think she was cute both then & now. I like the feathering & body shape. How is she on size? Godiva is small like Brick, but boy is she vocal about getting her share of the treats. In fact, if she knows I have something in my pocket (& I'm not handing it out) she will literally start yelling at me. She gives an intense stare and makes very loud distinctive "honks" that only she does. The only way to make her stop is to give her food or make eye contact & say her name to acknowledge presence. Yesterday, I tried turning my back to her & ignored the honking. She actually circled me & placed herself in my line of vision to get noticed. I now have a new game to play!

my roo gets in front and looks at me pleading, he take the treats from my hand and drops them for the girls.. he doesn't eat any, even meal worms

 

[Faraday40]

I am a little worried about the comb, whether its jagged from pecking or that's the way it is. I guess it can be fixed later.

Her comb is not perfect (too many points), but she doesn't look like she has sprigs or back like this:


(Not sure what it's called, but this roo had a slightly fatter back end of comb.)
I think breeding for the body shape & color would be harder than the comb, so she's a good one. (Of course I might be biased a little. LOL)

 

[chickendreams24]

Looking for some opinions here on my choc split to mottled orpington named Chloe. She was hatched by @Faraday40 around July 15th and wad adopted by my Australorp when she was 3 days old. I plan on using her in a breeding project to get some choc mottled orpingtons. I am sure there will be lot of chicks that need to be hatched in all sorts of colors to get my desired chicks. So anyone interested, let me know. Here is she at 3 days old: Here is she now! t

Love her she looks to be a beautiful girl! I think her comb could be better but like Faraday40 pointed out it could also be worse.

I think she was cute both then & now. I like the feathering & body shape. How is she on size? Godiva is small like Brick, but boy is she vocal about getting her share of the treats. In fact, if she knows I have something in my pocket (& I'm not handing it out) she will literally start yelling at me. She gives an intense stare and makes very loud distinctive "honks" that only she does. The only way to make her stop is to give her food or make eye contact & say her name to acknowledge presence. Yesterday, I tried turning my back to her & ignored the honking. She actually circled me & placed herself in my line of vision to get noticed. I now have a new game to play!

Lol gotta love those orps and idk how they know when you have something if they can't see it but mine do it too!