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Hi there, 3 months ago I hatched some postal Buff Orpington chicks, the pure ones that are really fluffy and sit low to the ground. last night when I was putting them to bed one wasnt keep to join the others, it had just hunkered down at the entrance to the coop. I picked her up and placed her...

Hi there, Ive encountered a problem. Im hatching a set of eggs, today was Day 17. Normally Id start lockdown tomorrow but for some reason thought, I should maybe do them now. I candle them all and every one of them was moving at the air sack line, so i thought, "good call" they are eager to...

Hey there, I know this is essentially how long is a piece of string but I need advice from more experienced hatchers then myself! I ordered some exhibition Buff Orpington hatching eggs last week, they were shipped on thursday. I dont know the age when they got packed but worst case lets say 48...

Hello. I'm about to start attempting to hatch some eggs and would love some advice so I don't kill the poor things. I'm hatching 2 sets of eggs. The first 12 are buff orpington eggs from a breeder. The second 10 are eggs from my white speckle/ orpington chickens running round. I've bo8ght...

hi there, In short I've got a mummy duck sat on 7 eggs, 2 days ago she rolled an egg out her nest and it broke, when I looked it was full of a custard like goo and I disposed of it as it stank. She is letting me check her eggs without much complaint and her eggs, at least half have taps...

hi there, I've got a pair of call ducks with mummy sat on 7 eggs just now. At least 3 are fertile as she payed 2 different nests over a week and I combined them. I read that call ducks are a 26 day hatching time so I've left mummy to it but I don't want her to hatch all 7 in the nest. The...

hi there, I've got a pair of call ducks with mummy sat on 7 eggs just now. At least 3 are fertile as she payed 2 different nests over a week and I combined them. I read that call ducks are a 26 day hatching time so I've left mummy to it but I don't want her to hatch all 7 in the nest. The...

Hi there, Got more of a social issue then anything else. I had 2 pairs of call ducks, the male of the younger pair has disappeared. He never leaves his female so I can only assume since he can somehow fly with clipped wings something got him outside the garden. His female is rightfully still...

Hi there, Im not totally sure what im looking for so hoping someone can help me out. I cleaned out my chickens bedding yesterday and after taking the old bedding away found i was covered in these tiny bugs, less then 1mm across, oval shaped with i think 6 legs but so small its hard to see...

Hi there, I have 2 call ducks and the female is currently sitting on 4 eggs which I'm rather happy about, but my dog has a lovely habit of bringing me the eggs in the morning and lately the male duck has been going mental at her tying to swipe the eggs, understandably. Problem is the duck house...

Hi everyone! When I was younger my parents keeps chickens and ducks, now that I've got my own family I decided to continue the tradition and have made a large chicken enclosure and home built hen coop. Until today I had 7 white sussex hens and a rooster, at about 10 weeks old, today I've added...

Hi there, Ive finally finished making a run and have my chickens situated in it, I moved 8 White Sussex chickens into it 3 weeks ago and today I bought the final 6 birds for my flock, 6 Loman (Brown hens). The problem is, the brown hens are picking hell out of the younger birds! Im fairly...

Hi there, Last Wednesday I acquired 3 ducklings, already fully feathered and previously out in a small run, Ive made a 2x2m enclosure thats walls stand 4 ft off the ground with fruit netting covering the top to protect against birds. This morning I let them out and they where all happy to...