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Auroradream26 said:
Did some flock subtraction this weekend. 6 pullets, about 5 Serama cockerels, and 3 silkie chicks left Saturday morning at the swap. Today, 5 chocolate orpingtons moved on to their new home and 2 extra Marans roosters went off to freezer camp. It feels good to lighten the load a bit. If anyone wants any turkey poults, I have some babies here!
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I would love bourbons and blues:hittoo bad your so far away.
 
So far all 9 fluff nuggets are still alive. Fred has tail feathers now, so do the lavs. The silvers (now named Zilarra and Arian, not that I know which one is which) and Myrtle, the welbar don't seem to be getting them. I know Myrtle is the youngest - hatched later on Friday - so I sort of expect her to be a day behind in development also. But with all the lavs sprouting tailfeathers, it got me wondering if this is a gender sign or a sub-breed variation due to their coloring. Any clues?
 
The fencing for the duck pen is not good for keeping itty bitty ducky wuckys in. So, I had to add fencing to the fencing. It was a challenge at first. I was sweating off the bug spray, and they were getting in my face, the one broody was screaming at me, I had to go inside a few times for one thing or another. The dog was rolling in cat poop, and I had just put his Frontline on (so I couldn’t bathe him). I let the pair of ducks out, and the chickens went in. No problem, except they were ticking off the broodies, and one ran out. Not that I was worried about her eggs. It’s just hard to fence off a brooding area when one Momma is missing, and four chickens are in the brooding area. :D
I finally gave up. I walked inside, and a little bit later it finally began to rain. The chickens ran for the coop, Janice ran for her eggs, and the flies went away. I went outside, and worked in the pouring down rain. I got the fencing done, some yard cleanup accomplished, and a few other things done. It was actually nice.
Broody number one is anytime now.
 
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They’re here!!! Two doelings.

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Yesterday I came home to find my two poor little D’ Uccles dead. This one below (caution: graphic) was not quite dead, but clearly suffering, so I put her out of her misery. I may have been able to save her if I had been home and able to treat her.

I think it was a hawk, but what do you guys suspect?

1. All of the other chickens were fine.
2. The other little D’uccle has what I think was a broken neck, but it could have been internal injuries.
I found it in the coop, but looks like it may have struggled a little before it died, it had poop on its rear.
3. The bodies were left, so I would think one of the Roos interrupted the predator.
4. These were the smallest, aside from the turkey poults.

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