Hi All,
So it was her first time (with broody duck mine too). she was disturbed in last week of incubation by my head hen who would use her nest to lay eggs and push her off the nest. (i have now separated hens and ducks and geese)
when i discovered, there were 7 eggs in mallard nest meaning...
Whats happening to my goose/gander ?
It is shaking/trembling its wings like its a nervous disorder.
I purchased 2 goose (supposed couple) in November 2015. One of them started laying in february and is sitting on some infertile eggs right now. Infertile because this other one (more clean) is...
Here are my white geese. I bought them as pair (pair as in male female) in december 2015. i was told by seller that they were 1 year of age.
But later when i searched internet, i came to know that they were under 1 year old because they have grey spots on their lowr back.
Anyway goose started...
Hi,
i dont know if this is right forum.
Below are the pics of aforementioned ducks.
both are female and laying
brown one is even started sitting on eggs a couple days ago.
as per online search, brown one is mallard (dometicated ones, here in lahore pakistan adults and ducklings are sold at...
HI,
i just noticed that my chicks are breathing differently. they are almost 6 weeks old.
they were hatched under broody hen and are with her.
when they breath the underside of thier wattles (throat) and the area between eye and beak inflates and then return to normal and then agian this...
Ok i bought two ducklings and grafted them under my broody hen on 24th April 2015 when they were a few days old.
Now these ducklings are almost 6 months (23 weeks) old .
They are close to age of maturity and about to lay eggs in a couple of weeks.
I have heard both of them quacking loud on...
These are my chicks of this season. They are all Aseels with exception of 8. The rooster in the pics below is father of all the chicks in these pics. Except 5 Broiler Chicks (which i purchased from market and grafted onto Black Rampuri Hen) and 3 Barnyard Mix chicks (eggs from my egg laying...
Hi,
My chicks are dying showing following symptoms
1-Lethargy
2-Head below eyes swollen
3-Thick Sticky Mucus in Beak (Flowing in some chicks and just there in some)
4-Poop Condition (i could only watch very old hen pooping)
Crystal Clear Water with dark green substance in it
I have lost...
Hi All,
I am so happy that i made my hen go broody. Well at least she is spending this night in the nest with fake eggs. She has been laying since 1 month. and almost a brown egg a day.
These are her pics from before being broody.
Is she dark cornish or a game hen/mix ?
How many aseel hens with an aseel rooster? I currently have one cock and two hens. the third aseel hen is currently raising chicks which are about 6 weeks old. also when will she leave her chicks and start laying again?
I have an aseel hen who hatched some chicks for me which are about 6 weeks old. My question is when does aseel hen weans her chicks? the family free ranges with other flock members and there are cats and crow nest in tree.
This is My Roo without flock. The Current Head Roo chases him off when he tries to/is mates/mating with hens. Can someone please identify him. which breed and age ...?
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I have a bad news. One of my chicks went missing today. She was the second one to hatch. I cant say what got her for sure. My chicks free range with their mother and other hens all day in backyard with trees and bushes and junk to protect from sky predators. But there are also land...
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I bought this aseel hen a month ago. she was broody at the time and thats why i bought her. now she has hatched 9 chicks which are from my existing flock of desi hens.
i want to know her exact breed which sub breed of aseel she is.
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This is my first thread.I started storing eggs from my flock in the same vicinity in a vacant room with little furniture for one week. At day 7 (being 22-06-2014) there were 9 eggs. On same day I purchased another 1 dozen fertile eggs from local departmental store and placed 13 selected...