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I wasn't sold RIR rooster then :( I was sold this guy as a RIR... And this one... I figured this guy was a Wellsummer because the other two had the black undersides... So by what you are saying #1 & #2 pics are Wellsummer and #3 pic is a RIR?

How can one differentiate between a wellsummer rooster and a rhode island red rooster? I'm searching online and they seem too similar for me to differentiate. Are their any stark difference you could point out?

When you say drop temperature at hatch are you referring to a temp drop at lock down or when the external pip is made?

I'm so excited! Our bourbon red turkey pair has started giving us fertile turkey eggs. In the incubator they go!

I'm wondering how much feed the cornish x needed over the rangers. Like they are ready sooner but do they require more daily feed? I looked after a fellow farmer's red rangers last year and we didn't mind the taste but felt they were on the smaller side considering how much feed they consumed...

I'm looking to borrow a couple chickens if possible. I need to borrow a blue red laced Wyandotte hen and a Mille fleur rooster for long enough (a month) to get some viable hatching eggs. I'm in the southern most part if Illinois.

She's a beautiful slate/ blue... I'll go snap a picture ;)

I'm glad to find this thread! I've ended up with a BLR Easter Egger by accident and I've been curious about the experienced outcome, I image it coming out nicely. My blue/ slate easter egger (named Bluered by the kids) stopped laying eggs- she's 5 yrs old. She's our first chicken ever and is...

Here is the hatchling:

My BRLW (or is it BLRW) hen is a roo! I had my very old Easter Egger hen in the separate pen with my future breeding project blue laced Wyandotte hen and on Father's Day she surprised us with an egg (she stopped laying in the winter). Anywho my 6 yr old said "let's try to hatch it". I figured it...

Great thread! We've got an outbreak here it seems. My spring chicks in a pen of about 30 birds Never had a problem before but this is our first year with ducks and the weather has been unseasonally wet : / Never had Cocci issues before. Day 1: Lost one bird - went to get meds from store. Gave...

Quote: This is exactly what I was after thanks! We can stick with the shallow pool if they really don't need it deeper ;)

Would you say the risk is just limited to chicks or also for adult birds? I did NOT fill my bin with water- figure it can't hurt to wait and let the littles grow... I worry because I have seen some of them wading in the kiddie pool. All it takes is one hop in deeper water and there sunk : /...

Can I ask if any of you went through the process of acquiring an Illinois Egg License? I'm debating doing it and having an inspection but I'm kind of at a loss about the egg washing- USDA approved of course. I don't wash our eggs at all for our family's use but for selling off site I'll need...

I've got a mixed flock in my chicken run. Juvenile chickens, bantam juveniles, chicks, ducklings & turkeys. I have a shallow kiddie pool with water in it that everyone does fine with. My ducks really try to dive and get fully under water but they can't in the shallow pool. I dug out a deep hole...

I have three very handsome Silver Duckwing roosters that I can't keep, will sell them for $10 each. We only have 2 duckwing hens so I'm doing them a favor and getting rid of the extra roosters. These are young and just starting to crow. Would make a great, rare 4H bird! We are located in the...

I've got a few young bantam silver duckwing roos I'd love to trade for a hen or two ;) Any interest? I'm in the very southern part of Illinois.

Is a white beak normal for this breed? I've got two ducklings with yellow beaks and one with a white one...

We are all the way south! Just 20 min from Kentucky but might be able to make a trip.