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[Cynthia12]

July 8, 2015



I am new.

I am in Riverton and I am a Duck momma

2 Cayugas


They are 7 weeks old.

You made it over here! So glad..WELCOME! Love your ducks. Wish I could have some here. They look like very happy ducks.

 

[Cynthia12]

sidewing, what does .. pinched mean? I haven't owned a rooster for too long. Now considering keeping my Blue Copper M. to see if the collar will work on him. He isn't crowing too much right now, and not very loud, so I have a while before I need the collar, I hope! Man, last rooster didn't crow until he was 7 months old! Started breeding right away though once he started. This one won't for quite a while, only about 3 months old.
Pinched tail??

 

[deannamil]

Thank you! Much like my boys and my dogs it is highly possible that they are a little bit spoiled.
Oh as for being able to have them how does the old saying go, "It is better to beg forgiveness than ask for permission."

 

[Cynthia12]

Ha, I'm already there..with the chicken math. I just don't have the room in my back yard for ducks. Chickens are a plenty!

 

[sideWing]

sidewing, what does .. pinched mean? I haven't owned a rooster for too long. Now considering keeping my Blue Copper M. to see if the collar will work on him. He isn't crowing too much right now, and not very loud, so I have a while before I need the collar, I hope! Man, last rooster didn't crow until he was 7 months old! Started breeding right away though once he started. This one won't for quite a while, only about 3 months old.
Pinched tail??

The tail should be open and kind of in a teepee shape according to SOP. It shows a wide back end which is good for egg and meat production of course.

Here is his tail two weeks ago, notice it's open:


Here it is today, looking very pinched.

 

[Cynthia12]

I thought that might be what you meant. So, for show they like it open? I like it pinched on a rooster..... open for the girls.

 

[Cynthia12]

I would love to see my boy turn out this nice at least, and this one doesn't have much of a tail, nice long tail feathers though.. a few.

Of course, I could go for this too. he he....

 

[sideWing]

I thought that might be what you meant. So, for show they like it open? I like it pinched on a rooster..... open for the girls.

It depends on the breed I'm sure. A dual purpose breed probably needs a wide tail, where a Sarama is probably different. I'm not sure on other SOP, I'm just trying to understand Marans and Wyandotte and they both like an open tail. I'm still very new to it and just learning.

 

[Cynthia12]

It depends on the breed I'm sure. A dual purpose breed probably needs a wide tail, where a Sarama is probably different. I'm not sure on other SOP, I'm just trying to understand Marans and Wyandotte and they both like an open tail. I'm still very new to it and just learning.

Well, at any rate, I think your boy is looking good..he has some more growing to do..you just wait and see how nice he will look!

 

[sideWing]

Well, at any rate, I think your boy is looking good..he has some more growing to do..you just wait and see how nice he will look!

Thanks! I'm hoping it widens back out as he grows and he relaxes a little around the ladies. He is honestly trying to court the ladies every second he is not sleeping.