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  1. Yardmom

    Blue and green egg genetics

    You may have realized this from the chart, but blue is dominant over not blue (white). Since it is dominant it only takes one blue gene for a pullet to lay blue eggs. If your roo is homogeneous to blue all his offspring are highly likely to lay blue based eggs. The brown still goes over that...
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    Barred rock

    With a RIR roo and a BR hen, pullets will not have barring (head dot), but Cockerels will. The chicks can be referred to as sex links, but they will not be true BR.
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    Geese, vacations, and neighbors terrible guineas....

    Im not familiar with keeping geese, but if the geese would be reasonably comfortable locked in that might be best while gone. I have multiple chicken coops and a duck pen. Every vacation I have to decide easiest for sitters, safest for animals, and finally comfort for animals. One of my coops...
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    Mold?

    Is it pitch with dirt stuck to it?
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    What colour ducklings would these two have?

    Your white could be carrying color that is hidden by the white. You won't know until you hatch ducklings.
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    Young hen with limp for 3 days now has yellow poo

    Posting a pic of the poop might help more experienced keeps tell if the poo is just the result of the diet change or something more serious.
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    Opinions?

    I don't know about if the commercial feed as far as chickens go needs more B etc, but regular chick feed and layer feed do not have all the niacin ducks need. Many duck owners have had ducklings get weak legs that have recovered after adding nutritional yeast (many more owners add it to prevent...
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    Hen/pullet puffed up standing on 1 leg - hasn't layed in 1.5 months

    I don't have Brahma or Orpingtons, but I have a lot of other breeds/mixes. The only ones to lay in winter other than an occasional pullet are Silkies.
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    Mystery egg color

    Your splash is a pullet.
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    Molt thats not ending.

    I believe there is a feather shredding gene sometimes connected to lavender. A picture might help those more knowledgeable know if this is what it is.
  11. Yardmom

    Chicken Bullying

    Are your birds laying eggs? Are any of them showing signs of broodiness?
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    Chicken full of eggs....

    A soft shelled or oddly shaped egg is not unusual when a hen begins to lay. It only becomes a concern if it continues to happen long term.
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    Duck laid a gigantic egg

    Double yolks is not uncommon for a duck when they first start laying. I have seen pictures of triple yolks, but have not seen that my self. The egg with a "tail" is not normal. Sorry to hear your duck is missing. Over the years we have had ducks end up living with our chickens. It has...
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    A solution to gang raping drakes?

    I let my drakes free range with my duck hens all year. I try to keep 1/1. The more paired off the drake/hens are with territory to call their own the less likely the drakes are to go force other hens to pay attention to them. (If you remove the drakes you upset the bonds, so the birds are...
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    Frostbite or Natural Coloring?

    I would guess it to just be the coloring of her feet. Ducks are very cold hearty. Turning black due to frostbite is something that happens after other signs like blisters.
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    Help! Hen sitting on bad egg, what to do??

    Is the egg fertilized? If not there is a good chance the egg is not rotten, but that doesn't really matter much. She has to be getting up every couple days to eat and drink etc. It shouldn't be much longer until she gives up, but if you can get a hold of her put her so she can not get back...
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    I have an aggressive bully and another hen that is bullied by all, needing som help.

    Does your set up include multiple feeders and waters? Are the sight lines between them blocked? Is there other clutter and several places to roost? Not all chickens will get along and CQ and RIR are not known for being mild mannered. If you have answered yes to the above and the...
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    Starter Feed Suggestions?

    All flock crumble can be a great choice for all birds including new hatches. Nutrients can be a bit more than chick feed. I like Kalmbach's flock maker. Purina makes flock raiser which is similar. I use this for layers and ducks. I have not raised meat birds. Do they require more protein?
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    Fish/aquarium peeps! Rusty slime?

    Was this a newly started tank? How was it cycled? Some algae can be rust colored. In general algae is not harmful to fish.
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    Real world experiences with rooster to hen ratios 18 to 2?

    Sometimes two roosters can be great together. Sometimes 2 roos work together with different roles in the flock. Other times the boys go seperate ways and the hens form 2 flocks. On occasion a flock master will force extra males to the edges of a flock. When the last possibility happens free...
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