The Moonshiner's Chick Chat

[Kung_pao]

I love ducks but after the first few days they are disgusting. They are cute though lol.

 

[NagemTX]

I think who ever named pigs and ducks got it backwards.

 

[The Moonshiner]

35 for the week.
I did have 4 or 5 pipped then died. Usually don't have much of that.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Well what the heck are you?!
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A mutt. lol

Maybe or maybe it's a spontaneous mutation that only Jacin has.
It's like a Mystery chick.
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6 days left! I can't wait for them to hatch.
Oh, I'm also picking up some naked neck chicks tomorrow!

After about 72 hours they turn into the nastiest animal on earth.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

A mutt. lol

She absolutely was. Got a look alike last night, so at least I might be able to figure out who mom amd dad were. I'm thinking my orloff and then one of my mixed males

 

[Amer]

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Cull

You need to make some birds that lay eggs that look like this Moony!

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African Jacana eggs. Aren't they pretty?

Wow, those are so intricate!

I didn’t know where else to put this.
My d’Anvers thread can’t handle that much gore.
Anyway, this ugly thing is a d’Anvers Dominique bantam cross. Trust the process.

That awkward moment when you jump out of your spur.
Mom cut just the very end of his huge long spur but he jumped and must have twisted the whole sheath off.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Cull

Wow, those are so intricate!

I didn’t know where else to put this.
My d’Anvers thread can’t handle that much gore.
Anyway, this ugly thing is a d’Anvers Dominique bantam cross. Trust the process.
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That awkward moment when you jump out of your spur.
Mom cut just the very end of his huge long spur but he jumped and must have twisted the whole sheath off.

Ouch. That's part of the reason I'm hands off unless the spur is risking themselves or their hens. I'm too afraid of my more skittish males doing something similar

 

[Amer]

Ouch. That's part of the reason I'm hands off unless the spur is risking themselves or their hens. I'm too afraid of my more skittish males doing something similar

A lot of people actually remove them this way on purpose. It will heal, fortunately.
I’m sure you know that, though.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

A lot of people actually remove them this way on purpose. It will heal, fortunately.
I’m sure you know that, though.

Yeah, a lot of the other families in 4H do that method with a hot potato. I just prefer to keep them as pain-free as possible, and with how jumpy some of my males can be, I just don't trust myself woth more than taking the tiniest bit off if they get sharp and grow the wrong way

 

[OneHappyDuckie]

Lockdown tomorrow for the Moony eggs! Had two more quitters but everything else is looking good.