LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[Silviaschicks]

feathering, and the speculum's coloring

 

[riss]

Not sure about ducks.....they don't have combs and wattles.

I meant with their age. I can start telling by their quacks and tail feathers

 

[riss]

Just curious, how do you sex ducks?

Once they hit a certain age they will have more of a distinctive voice where males will almost have a raspy sound and females will actually quack. Plus males have a single drake feather it's where they have a feather that like curls up from the others

 

[aart]

Once they hit a certain age they will have more of a distinctive voice where males will almost have a raspy sound and females will actually quack. Plus males have a single drake feather it's where they have a feather that like curls up from the others

That happens by 4 weeks old?

 

[riss]

That happens by 4 weeks old?

I couldn't tell so much their voice but I could with their tails when I started to give my guess. Then by 6 weeks I could tell and I was right

 

[Cooptown Lady]

Good afternoon. I hesitantly popped into this thread in fear of what it might be, but found myself pleasantly surprised. On that note, I'll say hello, I'm Colt. I've lived in Texas my whole life and had poultry on and off since I was very young in addition to a lot of other pets and livestock. Currently I am breeding Silver-laced English Orpingtons, as well as Recessive White, Chocolate, Blue, Black, Splash, and Lavender. I also have a pair of American Buff Geese and a single Blue Slate turkey. As one of my roommate's has expressed interest in the chickens I will hopefully be getting her a few pairs of Seramas to enjoy once it's warmed up.

I'm currently working at a University in their IT Department and am trying to get up the nerve to begin pursuing my Masters (yes that's plural) degrees, after a dismal first semester. I'm also getting back into breeding exotic finches and small hookbills again after a couple of years without any. The house I'm living in currently has the perfect space for an awesome bird room and I miss working with them.

I am happy each of the people who have posted so far have felt comfortable enough to share a part of themselves that many don't want to see. I am also pleased to see people with enough courtesy to be gracious and accepting of a lifestyle that they may not be as acquainted with.

I don't want to hijack this thread, so a quick answer to my question will do. Is it not risky to care for exotic birds as well as chickens? Isn't there a risk of carrying disease from one flock to the other?

 

[wayb_BYC]

I'm still thinking cockerel on my little chick "Buttless". Here he is next to his sibling, they are both the same age and size, but buttless is still mostly fuzz and his comb is turning pink, and the other chick is mostly feathered out on the wings and body, and the comb is still pale and smaller.

 

[Sally PB]

I don't want to hijack this thread, so a quick answer to my question will do.

Don't worry about "hijacking" this thread. People here just hang out and talk about whatever's on their mind/going on in their lives.

 

[riss]

Don't worry about "hijacking" this thread. People here just hang out and talk about whatever's on their mind/going on in their lives.

Pretty much. Just like a little chat thread for everyone and can relate to people on here too

 

[ColtHandorf]

I don't want to hijack this thread, so a quick answer to my question will do. Is it not risky to care for exotic birds as well as chickens? Isn't there a risk of carrying disease from one flock to the other?

Actually @MIAMI LEGHORN could probably answer this better than I could as he raises parrots and some barnyard fowl.

I'd imagine that there could be a potential for disease transmission, but my caged birds were inside and the poultry are outside. I'd alternate chore days so I wouldn't have to change clothes in-between taking care of them.