Posts by Queen of the chickens

I had a single call duck egg hatch and I hope to have more hatch in a week.  Will this little guy be okay for a week by himself, or should he have a chick friend?

I got two chicks out of the hatch.  Try again tomorrow.

We recently bought a Little Giant Still Air incubator to use for a hatching incubator so that I could set and hatch small numbers of eggs on a weekly basis.  I used it last weekend with fairly good success, but thought it might...

How exciting!  I didn't know about world egg day, but by coincidence that's when mine will hatch.  They seem to be doing well, except for my Favorelles.  I think my roo is shooting blanks.

I vote for the Blue Lace Reds!  If you were close, I would be your first customer.  

 Good luck with your Broody.  I have a Banty that has been sitting on way more than that.  I thought there were about 12 in there, but apparently the other hens have been "sharing" the box from time to time and...

Have you tried contacting Ideal?  I think they would be able to advise you and I don't think they would pad the numbers.  Or, is there anyone else in your area who would like to order, too?  Maybe you could split a...

I think it's in our genes.  Chickens have been domesticated for a long time.  Those who kept chickens were surely healthier and happier than those who did not.  Therefor they lived to reproduce and pass on their chicken...

I have yet to receive my standards of perfection book and have a quick question.  I have a nice Partridge Cochin Bantam Cockerel and six pullets.  Three of the pullets have deep chestnut colored heads and three have lighter,...

Quote: Originally Posted by aoxa  Do you have other ducks? They are loud. Just a heads up. Boys are really quiet. They all adore water, so be prepared to buy them a nice kiddie pool Thanks! In the past we had a...