So I am a duck mom and I was thinking about getting some Silkie eggs (I have never owned chickens).. my bator is usually full in spring with duck eggs so I thought I would get a jump on it.. I live in the country.. but have no land to speak of.. just a typically yard.. They ducks have a 50 x 50...
Frustrated!! I have hatched ducks before with great sucess, however these call ducks are going to be my demise. I put 44 eggs in 2 different incubators 40 made it to 26 days I got 2 out of each incubator to hatch and I had to help those out. My Temp was dead on 99.0 -100.0 forced air and...
I have had a broody chicken hatching out some BEI ducks. Well not all went well. The chicken is at my Brother In Laws, so they started to hatch yesterday. 3 hatched and before he noticed the chicken killed one duckling one was in bad shape and died shortly after it was found and the other has a...
Ok This weekend I made a incubator using plans I found on this site. All up and running but I am overwhelmed at all the information and would like to pose a few questions, Feel free to add any other info I could need.
Forgive my stupidity.
Ok I will be putting in the bator east Indies and...
Ok This weekend I made a incubator using plans I found on this site. All up and running but I am overwhelmed at all the information and would like to pose a few questions, Feel free to add any other info I could need.
Forgive my stupidity.
Ok I will be putting in the bator east Indies and...
I am going to be a new duck mom!!! I am getting runners this week to use for herding, since my yard is not big enough for sheep . I have been working on our outside duck yard for when they are old enough to go out. my question is I have in addition to the fenced in yard I am going to make them a...