I am very new to call ducks, and I have recently had a hatch of 8 ducklings. The parents were sold to me as snowy call ducks. The babies are a month now and losing their duckling fluff, and some interesting colours are popping up. Are they snowy as well? And can it help tell their gender by the...
I have 6 week old Orpington’s who are ready to go to their new homes, only problem is I am having trouble telling their gender, and I don’t want to give people the wrong chickens. I have two Lavenders and one black/buff. I would really appreciate what other people think! Thanks in advance:)...
Hi fellow genetic lovers, I have a black split lavender Orpington rooster, and I hatched 7 of his offspring, one of which was from a buff Orpington hen. The chick is a dark brown with buff colour leaking through. Would this chick carry the lavender gene and be considered a split? and what would...
I have a call duck egg that showed significant moving up until day 18. I candled again on late day 22 and saw no movement at all, (maybe a flicker of movement, but unsure). I set it up for lockdown today on day 23 and did one last look, and zero moment. I am feeling quite defeated, and not sure...
I have this very precious call duck egg that is on day 22 of incubation, and it has caused me so much stress already 😩. I have been candling it probably too much, but.. 4 days ago on day 18 I candled it and it was moving around like crazy! I couldn’t help myself and I checked it today and ZERO...
I’ve been keeping an eye on if my almost six month old rooster has been successful in fertilizing the eggs, he’s been “active” but still on the young side. Here is an hour old egg I have cracked open, looks like a bullseye to me, but I’m not very experienced having a rooster yet, and getting...
I am looking to get into breeding healthy, ideal lavender Orpington chickens. I have two beautiful 6 month old pure Lavender hens, who hatched from both Lavender parents. I have read breeding two Lavenders can introduce poor feathers and health, so a lot of times people breed back to a split ( 1...
That would be great, and what I was hoping for! I've enjoyed watching them grow into their beautiful feathers. I suppose time will tell what they are for sure.
I have two white crested black polish chicks, they are just about 2 months old. Its my first time having Polish and they sure are hard to sex, especially young. I would love your option on what you think they are.
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I am a new goat owner, is 2500mg of copper enough for a goat mineral, and is 13.5% salt not too much? I am Trying to find the right loose mineral, buts its limited in my area. Thanks for any advice:)