The Quack Shack

[Muscovy Wunda]

I has duckling. He pipped through a vein but hes still here 2 days later. Going to town to get said duckling some elctrolytes and B3. What else do I need to give him a boost?

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Do you want a jubilee Eng Orp cockerel? There is someone in the FL thread trying to rehome one. Would go great with your blue jubilee girl.

Gotta say I'm abit jelly of you guys ability to have as many and experiment as much as you like! I am looking forward to the step by step photo diary!

 

[Tooshay89]

Do you want a jubilee Eng Orp cockerel? There is someone in the FL thread trying to rehome one. Would go great with your blue jubilee girl.

I think I'm going to hold out for a silver or gold laced roo as my main guy. I heard TWO out of the three chocolate mottled orpington guys crowing this afternoon.

I checked their hatch date and it was December 6th. So they just turned 3 months. The non-crower is a little lighter in color with a smaller, but still red, comb. Anyone think I'll get lucky and have a pullet? Am I delusional?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Aww so sweet! I’d get b complex if you can and poultry vitamins instead of electrolytes.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

B complex is special order out here, but I can buy b3 straight from chemist. I'm hopefull they'll have the vitamins, that sounds way better! thanks .

 

[Miss Lydia]

Plain b 3 not non flush or time release.

 

[Tooshay89]

Crowing Roo #1

Possible Pullet AKA Kate is delusional??

Both crowing cockerels. They're both darker and have bigger wattles/combs. I think. Or I hope.

Possible pullet on the right.

I'm still trying to figure out at what point they become mottled. These guys were hatched from chocolate mottled orpington eggs from Woodfield Farms.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

I think that's what it is but I will double check with the pharmacist. Actually I may even ask feed store if they know anyone who might have some B complex I can pinch some off. How much would you recommend?

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Crowing Roo #1
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Possible Pullet AKA Kate is delusional??
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Both crowing cockerels. They're both darker and have bigger wattles/combs. I think. Or I hope.
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Possible pullet on the right.
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I'm still trying to figure out at what point they become mottled. These guys were hatched from chocolate mottled orpington eggs from Woodfield Farms.

Hows the saddle feathers look on possible pullet? My 2 roos I had started getting their boy feathers at this age, and the saddle ones were the most obvious

 

[Tooshay89]

More pictures!

I think The Quack Shack is officially done. We finished painting and doing trim this afternoon. I was going to do vertical trim on the corners but I think I'm over it so... I don't want to. Next will be the hardware cloth run project. I think it'll end up being 50 ft long by 20ish feet wide. Put some shavings in the coop and a kiddie pool in the run and boom, ready for ducks!

Also, yes I realize that some of the trim doesn't match up at all. We are NOT carpenters in any way, shape, or form. We had mostly wood leftover from our barn build, so it didn't cost much to build and it'll hold a few ducks! I'm not sure the ducks care if we're master carpenters. At least I hope they don't or I'm in trouble...

Actually the most expensive part was the solar pop door, but that's worth it's weight in gold.

Excuse the saw dust and leaves on the floor...