Here they are! The males are so beautiful I am tempted to keep one and make babies! Hahaha. I have homes for both males though if they leave the flock. At least 1 will for sure.
I really wasn't expecting Maggie the Magpie to have such iridescence! She is beautiful! And my silver lace Wyandotte...
Well we have a lot of Amish folks and farms around, they'll go to good use if I end up rehoming them. Will probably wait a month and see what to do. I really want to see that green iridescent head at this point. Maybe I'll end up keeping one
They're 8 weeks. They have the scalloped pattern to their tail feathers too. Lol just waiting for that curled feather now. Ho boy i have no use for them! I didn't want fertilized eggs or ducklings down the road 😕 😔 or drakes pestering my ladies.
They do sound a bit raspy, yes. Man I knew it! Their bills at day 1 didn't have the spot, and I knew that the hatchery didn't have female available for that day. So I was wondering why they shipped them so early. What the heck man. I didn't want any drakes......may have to reevaluate now
Sooooo I actually took a close look at them today, and I think they may both be drakes!!! I am in a bit of a state of shock, because I definitely ordered females.........their bills have actually gotten lighter since the last picture. By this time last year with my other welsh females their...
So I ordered two female welsh harlequins this year......confirmed on invoice today that I hadn't accidentally ordered straight run. Ummmmm are both my hens actually drakes? They're 8 weeks and by this time my welsh hens from last year already had dark bills and darker feet and whiter heads...and...
Oh wow that coop setup is amazing!!! I need to convince my hubs to build that 😩
Here's mine! I am excited for the coloration on my welshies one has just this gorgeous deep brown i love it. And I love Sunny's saxony racing stripe. Mags the magpie is definitely the most flighty, so the metzer...
Hi all, I am wondering if anyone knows if the hard sided plastic dog crates are predator proof for overnights while we build our predator proof run/coop. We have 2 ducks in a snap lock formex and that thing is racoon proof, there's bite marks to prove it. Would a dog crate as a temp overnight...
So I had to clean off some hard dried poo from my smallest chicks vent. And I feel like her vent top lip "pokes out" more than it should? She has had some poop accumulation that I've been combating. Is this ok? The other chicks vents are like 'innie" bellybuttons, and this one cause of the poor...
Thank you so much for your input! I will clean and wash the water every time I clean out/refresh. I'm used to attempting to keep a duckling brooder clean so far i must say these chicks are clean little things! I am loving the differences between them already, its fun!