Recent content by ruffledfeathers1234

Cream Puff, Is there any major size difference between any of the ducks? From what I see in the pictures, most of them look like males, but pictures can make things look very different.

Geese are very interesting to watch. And they can be very stubborn but that just adds to their personality.

I have had many chickens and many ducks, but now I no longer have chickens, I found that I like waterfowl better. To me they are easier to care for and are just plain cool.

Well then, she definatley is a girl. Congradulations on your egg!

I use a very bright spotlight to candel my eggs, it lights them up very well.

Mine have never been quiet. They are the loudest geese I have ever known. I have met other people with africans, and theirs were not near as loud as mine, they honk all the time, usually at the canadians that have taken up on my pond.

Today I candeled my call duck eggs in the incubator. It has been three days since I put them in, and they are starting to develope blood vessels. I am glad to know that they are fertile. Hopefully they will continue to develope and hatch.

My muscovies usually make their own nests and choose their own places to lay. Placing decoy eggs has never worked for me, they always seem to avoid the places where I put the nests with decoy eggs.

Number three really looks like a male. The white one looks female? And one and four look pretty young, I cant tell from the picture for sure.

Thanks again lacrystol!! I am going to set my eggs today, so I should hopefully see good news in a week or so. I hope I can get some babies.

Thank you very much lacrystol. My incubators have circulating air and the temp stays around 99.5.

My hens just turned three years old, and have never became broody, I tryed to see if they would las year and they never did. I did candel them during different stages and it seemed as if they all died around day 23-24, I am not sure if my humidity was holding high enough for them, the highest I...

Thank you very much Miss Lydia

I have five call ducks, two males and three females, and have had no luck getting their eggs to hatch. The eggs are fertile I just dont seem to be able to hatch them. My incubators have automatic turners, but would it be batter to hand turn? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Mine just layed their first egg of the season today. Maybe I will have some babies in a month or so.