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Incubating call duck eggs
Yes, I'm a sucker. I'm incubating these once again, for our oldest daughter. The part I get stressed over is the helping out at the end. Safety holes & then helping soon after... every time. Otherwise, the resulting ducklings are cute & lots of fun. Here is what I saw today (not me in the link below), day 3 & 5. There are…
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New ducklings!
I was asked to hatch a few tiny call ducklings for our oldest daughter. These are ducks that I said Id never want to hatch out again. Mother ducks are way better than me at hatching them, and it is way less stressful for me. Three have hatched. This breed of duck is notoriously difficult to hatch because of their short…
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Chicken Egg Hatching Cycle
A really interesting article from Mother Earth News.
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Exciting News.....WE HAVE A BROODY!!!
Yay! One our hens is finally going broody. She's been on the nest for about a week now and I am carefully tracking progress. If anyone has any experience with this, tips/stories/advice are welcome!
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1st hatch of 2021 is done!
I have 32 chicks. I have 11 Erminette (black, white, & maybe erminette color phase...not sure yet), 11 Black Copper Marans, 3 Jersey giant (black & blue), 4 red marans (not sure how else to describe him) crossed with wheaten...these are yellow with a hint of red, and the remainder are jersey giant×bielefelder (the boys…
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Christmas Chicks! Serama eggs have been set, now hatching!
I have 7 eggs set. I will add one tomorrow if she lays. Lockdown will be Dec. 15th, with hatch to follow Dec. 16-18 if all goes well. Pure serama eggs are not known for their great hatch rate nor chick viability in the first 24 hr. My hen still doesn't know what the eggs are. She announces & so does the rooster (in a lot…