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    D’uccle Porcelain and Mille Fleur crosses

    So I have a Mille Fleur rooster who is from a pure Porcelain hen and pure Mille Fleur rooster. He looks just like a Mille Fleur. He is with a bunch of pure Porcelain hens. Does any one have an idea of what these chicks are going to look like?
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    What to do with two drakes?

    I have two five month old Pekin drakes that I got straight run at TSC. I was getting kind of fed up with duck keeping (for no eggs, no less!) so I was going to cull them and have a yummy duck dinner, but upon making that decision, I just can’t bring myself to do it - they are too cute! I have...
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    Black Australorp Gender

    For 16 weeks I have assumed this Australorp was a pullet. But yesterday, it attacked my ankles while I was carrying their food to the feeder. The feathers don’t look like rooster feathers, however the comb and wattles are significantly bigger and redder than the other Australorp pullet of the...
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    Cochin gender

    Is there any chance these two bantam Cochins are girls? I don’t know what color of Cochin they are supposed to be. They are 7 weeks old. (The two in question are the dark colored ones - don’t mind the Mille Fleur D’uccles photo bombing)
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    How broody is too broody?

    My Porcelain D’uccle, Effie, successfully hatched and raised three beautiful healthy chicks. She kicked them to the curb one week ago (they hatched 8 weeks ago). She ran right back to the nesting box and is broody again! I’m not opposed to having more chicks so I’m considering letting her brood...
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    Drakes with chickens

    So after weeks of hoping for two girls, I now know I have two 17 week old Pekin drakes. And one has become aggressive to me, charging and biting when I walk away. I am trying to rehome them, but I am going to guess that will take awhile since most people don’t want a couple of drakes. In the...
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    What gender are my Pekins?

    These are my two Pekin ducks, Chick Chick and Rose Petal, from the straight run bin at TSC. They are 16 weeks old tomorrow. They make the same kind of noises so I’m pretty sure I’ve got two of the same gender, but I can’t decide if it is for sure girl quacks. And I don’t know what I’m seeing in...
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    Bantam Cochin or something else

    I got two assorted bantams from TSC and my original guess was dark brahmas, however they seem to have single combs so now I’m thinking Cochins. Does anyone have some thoughts on what color of Cochin they might be?
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    Preparing for the worst with a broody

    I have my first broody hen (Effie, porcelain D’uccle) currently sitting on six eggs. She went broody on April 5 or 6. She has been diligent so far with some help along the way with me having to return her to the right box a few times after she takes her daily breaks and when my speckled Sussex...
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    Where do ducks want to live?

    I have two 5 week old Pekin ducks that I need to make living quarters for and I am hoping to get some ideas on what would make them happiest. Currently they free range and have a little stock tank pool for the day and I shove them in a small coop at night. Originally I thought about making them...
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    Which Breed of Rooster do you prefer?

    I’m thinking about trying again with a rooster. My cream Legbar rooster is as non aggressive as can be which unfortunately includes protecting the hens. He’s a big pet and I want a protector for the flock. So I’m thinking I’ll throw in a rooster or two in my up coming order of chicks. I’m...
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    Lethargic pullet with blue green poop

    I have a 19 week old Cream Legbar pullet who is very lethargic - she didn’t leave the coop this morning and is still in there sleeping. In the coop underneath her I noticed some blue green loose poop. Yesterday, she slept almost all day in a few spots around the yard, she drank some water with...
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    What is my 7 week old Dinosaur?

    I got Dinosaur from the straight run assorted bantam bin at Tractor Supply. Dinosaur is 7 weeks old and I have no clue on either gender or breed, especially since the three other chicks I got the same day that are the same age (but different breeds) all look like miniature chickens at this point...
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    Chick behavior indication of gender

    I have 11 chicks, some 5 weeks old and some 3 weeks old. Most of them are pretty chill rarely getting into squabbles. About 4 of them, however, seem to do more chasing, chest bumping, and pecking, usually amongst themselves, but sometimes terrorizing the other chicks. It’s not age - a couple are...
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    Which rooster, if any?

    I am agonizing over hypothetical roosters and cockerels and I’m hoping someone can give me some words of wisdom. I am just starting my flock - I currently have two straight run bantams and two blue rock pullets (about 1.5 weeks old). I will be getting two porcelain D’uccle, three cream legbars...
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    Finally getting chickens!

    Hello fellow animal lovers! I am finally getting chickens after wanting them all my life. I didn’t know how badly I wanted them until we finally decided to get them and now I am ridiculously excited! And also a victim of chicken math. I started off saying I wanted four chickens - maybe someday...
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