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We collected my daughter's runner ducklings a few days ago and they are everything she dreamed of. The white one is Custard, the half and half is Oreo, the brown one I think is Lotus and Dodger they are all biscuits (cookie) names. I do have one question, one duckling is quieter than the...

Our chicks are nearly 2 weeks old but I haven't been able to get them to take food from me. We've not had this with our previous chicks and I'm not sure if it's the breed they are. They are Marans X legbars and a cream legbar. If you have only girls in your clutch do you find them less...

Our runner ducklings are hatching and I have a question about brewers yeast and feeding ducklings/ducks. It's my understanding that I can feed the ducklings non-medicated chick crumb with brewers yeast added. First question is how much yeast should I add? This would be for 3 weeks. Second...

One of our chicks has purple/blue belly fluff! Any ideas why this cream legbar would look like this, she is 7 days old. We don't think she had it when she joined us. She's eating, drinking and pooping normally. Playing with her chick buddies, there has been no change.

We are getting 4 runner ducklings shortly and so have four weeks to create a duck friendly habitat next to our chicken coop. What I'd like to know is what has been your best setup so far? What mistakes have you made along the way and what you would recommend housing-wide. I would be super...

Hi all, We picked up our Marsbars today. We have 3 Marsbars and a cream legbar, she was the only female from the hatch! I haven't had much luck find information on Marsbars, what they'll look like, sexing etc They are a cross between a Maran and a cream legbar (which colours of this breed I...

Hi all, We've got french Black Copper Maran hybrid that I was pretty sure was a pullet. Was sold as a pullet but I've been looking at other pictures people have posted and I've thought of pullet but the answer was Roo.....so my question is what do be you think of this one. 5 weeks old From UK...

Hi all, We have two chicks called Cotswold Blue, these are a English hybrid that will hopefully produce blue eggs. We have be trying to find out a bit more about the breed but so far not had much luck. We know they are supposed to be pullets and are something crossed with a Maran. The lady I...

We have our first egg and I'm thrilled. I knew she was going to lay soon, she's been getting redder in the face and had started making clicking noises. Yesterday she was in and out of the coop all day which she doesn't normally. This morning when I went to check on her and she was in the coop...

We have 2 hybrids that we believe might be leghorn crosses as they are meant to be blue egg layers. We bought them as pullets. Now when we went to pick them up the lady explained she'd had some concerns that a couple of them were roos though she herself bought them sexed as pullets. She picked...

Hi all, I know there is a very slim chance given its a hybrid and probably UK but has anyone heard of a Cotswold Blue chicken? We have 2 chicks and have no idea what they will look like as adults! I think they might be a Maran/legbar cross as they will lay blue eggs. Thanks, T

Morning all, I have the opportunity to have some Maran Hybrids and something here called a Cotswold Hybrid. I've always wanted a Maran and a blue egg layer but I have never seen them for sale near me. They are 3 weeks old. Currently I have 4 week old chicks. Now I believe if I were to get the...

Evening all, Looking for some advice. One of our chicks started sneezing yesterday. I thought it might be the pine shavings so I emptied out the savings and used kitchen roll instead. I also added a splash of ACV and garlic to their water. This evening one of the other chicks in the brooder...

Well the chicks are nearly 4 weeks as the title says and they are really filling out especially the Pekins! Nugget (the more yellow one) is as bold as brass, seemingly fearless. Kiev (the more reddish one) is more timid and cuddly of the two. Heihei is the GLW who's feathering so much...

We are building a coop for the first time. Due to the rocketing price of timber the majority of wood has come from free pallets. The skeleton is 3 x 3 for the posts and 3 X 2 for roof frame and floor frame. This is partly being built outside the run and will be dismantled into 3 sections to be...

Morning all, We have some beautiful Bantam chicks who we believe to be gold Wynadotte, silver Wyandotte and 2 Pekin's (Cochin's). I'd like to ask if we have the breeds correct and if you'd like to guess at the gender. They are a week old today, these pictures were taken yesterday but if these...

Hi all, I'm new to backyard chickens and chicken keeping. I have wanted to keep chickens since childhood (in fact I wanted to live on a farm when I grew up). I would still love to homestead but unfortunately my family are resistant to this and so instead I work in IT......not remotely close to...