Is that a breed or are you having fun with me?
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- Thread starter CliffB
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Is that a breed or are you having fun with me?
Breed. That one isn't questionable. It's a BSL. Show the Gold and Brown one.
I just googled BSL, and they look just like the picture.
Why would I want to show the Gold and Brown one? Wife wanted to know if there was something special about them other than being well fed and friendly?
I think the big ones are about 6 weeks and the black ones are maybe 4 weeks
I just went and looked at pictures of all of the above and they match up. I have always called then Fried (Buff), Crispy (Americana), and Blackened (BSL). Wife doesn't like my names, don't know why.
Six weeks should be fine. If you have only one heat lamp then they will both be fine. They will huddle up for what warmth that need. Otherwise if you have two lamps then i'd say do the three six weeks this weekend and the two four weeks once we get through this cold spell.
We may be doing it wrong, but it has worked for the past 3 years. Get them at a few days old. Keep them in house for a few weeks until mostly feathered. They then go outside to a coop w/ no heat/light. Haven't lost any yet. Anytime we have a hen hatch, we do nothing and let mama take care of it.
I put my ducks out at 3 weeks cause i got tired of cleaning the brooder. Between the 3 little ducks and the adult they made enough heat just fine. The other birds i hold onto until 4-6 weeks and put them out. Our weather has been so up and down this month i feel like they should have the lamp as a back up plan.
