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[Austinspoultry]

Does anyone sell any breeders or chicks near NE NM? Shipping birds in a couple months wouldn't bother me. I would like at least a trio

 

[Alex1010]

Does anyone sell any breeders or chicks near NE NM? Shipping birds in a couple months wouldn't bother me. I would like at least a trio

Sadly I don't, but hopefully you find someone who does.

 

[Alex1010]

This is the Silver Duckwing I could get, what do you think?

This one of my hens is she close to laying?

Then The Crew outside

I want to dub my rooster but I'm nervous about it

 

[jophus]

This is the Silver Duckwing I could get, what do you think? This one of my hens is she close to laying? Then The Crew outside I want to dub my rooster but I'm nervous about it

The SDW is OK, hard to tell from the pic. Your Splash are pretty, your pullet looks like she's getting close. Dubbing a Roo with that much comb and wattle can be tricky if you've never done it. He is very nice though, and even better with a good dub.

 

[Alex1010]

The SDW is OK, hard to tell from the pic. Your Splash are pretty, your pullet looks like she's getting close. Dubbing a Roo with that much comb and wattle can be tricky if you've never done it. He is very nice though, and even better with a good dub.

I'm not getting her anymore since the lady wants me to take 5 birds with her. & hope so, i can't wait for some eggs. & yeah his comb is pretty big.

 

[jophus]

do you have any pictures of them?

They are somewhere in this thread, LOL.

 

[jophus]

I'm not getting her anymore since the lady wants me to take 5 birds with her. & hope so, i can't wait for some eggs. & yeah his comb is pretty big.

My advice would be not just to buy birds to have birds, but buy quality ones that fit what you want to do. I learned that the hard way. You'll get eggs, if not this fall, in the spring. First eggs are generally small, infertile, and if they hatch will give you really small chicks that can be hard to rear. Small chicks (and OEGB are small anyway) usually grow into small birds. Trying to incubate them would give you good practice though. There's a bit of a learning curve, and I'm still learning. Don't get frustrated if you try and try and can't get them to hatch. You can let your hens hatch them, they're a lot better at it than we are. I try and dub my cockerels as soon as their sickles have grown in. Big combs are hard to dub right some times. Good thing is, his comb has good shape and doesn't look overly thick.

 

[Alex1010]

My advice would be not just to buy birds to have birds, but buy quality ones that fit what you want to do. I learned that the hard way. You'll get eggs, if not this fall, in the spring. First eggs are generally small, infertile, and if they hatch will give you really small chicks that can be hard to rear. Small chicks (and OEGB are small anyway) usually grow into small birds. Trying to incubate them would give you good practice though. There's a bit of a learning curve, and I'm still learning. Don't get frustrated if you try and try and can't get them to hatch. You can let your hens hatch them, they're a lot better at it than we are. I try and dub my cockerels as soon as their sickles have grown in. Big combs are hard to dub right some times. Good thing is, his comb has good shape and doesn't look overly thick.

Yeah your right, that's what I'm gonna do from now on. & I don't incubate my eggs. I've always had Broody's never used a incubator in my life, but want to try it some day. Which one do you have? & yeah his comb is coming out pretty nice. Thanks for the advise as well,

 

[abbevilleoz]

The SDW is OK, hard to tell from the pic. Your Splash are pretty, your pullet looks like she's getting close. Dubbing a Roo with that much comb and wattle can be tricky if you've never done it. He is very nice though, and even better with a good dub.

I thought I had killed my little BR bantam cockrell the first time I dubbed. Scared me to death. He was fine within hours. I kept him separated and in a clean cage for at least a day. The comb, wattle tissue is tougher than you would think so use good shears.

 

[Alex1010]

I thought I had killed my little BR bantam cockrell the first time I dubbed. Scared me to death. He was fine within hours. I kept him separated and in a clean cage for at least a day. The comb, wattle tissue is tougher than you would think so use good shears.

See this is what I'm scared of lol!