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Can I use a sharpie to mark my chicks so I can tell them apart? I was thinking about just making a little streak on their backs Thanks

When you mix a drake Welsh harlequin and a hen blue Swedish will the duckling always be black and yellow or could it be blue like the mom?

Ok, thanks for the info

I put some of her treats (mealworms) in the water and she would kinda nibble them but wouldn’t actually pick them up and eat it.

She had already not been eating for a while and she is very skinny. I figured that I would separate her and try to get her to eat more and let her soak in warm baths without the drakes messing with her. I can tell she is just getting weaker

I don’t know for sure but at least over a week

I just moved her into a crate for the past two days. She had food in there but I don’t think she has ate but a few nibbles. She is very skinny. I haven’t noticed any poop in there but haven’t looked throughly. I have been letting her swim in a tub of warm water and that’s when I see the poop...

I first noticed one of my ducks acting weird about 2 weeks ago. She will just stand separate from the rest of the flock. She won’t eat hardly anything but drinks a ton. She just kinda stands there with her eyes half shut. I’ve been letting her sit in warm tubs of water and have gotten her to...

Gumdrop the Welsh Harlequin. 16 weeks old

I love my blue Swedish. She is very sweet and has a big personality

I don’t have any pictures but I had a khaki Campbell one time that was really dark colored and was a female. Could have been a mixed with another breed though

this isn't always accurate

Its up to you

If they quack loudly they are females. if they still make a peeping/raspy sound they are males. Just by looking at the pictures they look like males