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post #1 of 9
8/1/12 at 5:44am
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Hello all!

 

I have a few questions about my Welsh Harlequins. I have two females (Dotty and Dorsey) and one male. (Drake)  They're now 5 months old. They have a lovely "coop" my husband built for them. They are now laying eggs, four so far,but doing so outside of the coop, literally on my backdoor step. I have been putting them inside one of the two nesting boxes, because I don't want to step on the eggs. All three are in and out of the coop, but nobody is sitting on the eggs. I have been told that they will sit on them once there is a clutch. I have read many articles about them, but I would like to know your personal experiences.

 

So, my questions are.....

 

1. Is it true they will lay eggs around the yard? 

 

2. When will they lay on the eggs?

 

3. How long before they hatch?

 

4. Are they good mothers?

 

5. Will the drake bother the babies?

 

 

Thank you in advance for any advice. 

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post #2 of 9
8/1/12 at 7:25am
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Originally Posted by southerlynn View Post

Hello all!

 

I have a few questions about my Welsh Harlequins. I have two females (Dotty and Dorsey) and one male. (Drake)  They're now 5 months old. They have a lovely "coop" my husband built for them. They are now laying eggs, four so far,but doing so outside of the coop, literally on my backdoor step. I have been putting them inside one of the two nesting boxes, because I don't want to step on the eggs. All three are in and out of the coop, but nobody is sitting on the eggs. I have been told that they will sit on them once there is a clutch. I have read many articles about them, but I would like to know your personal experiences.

 

So, my questions are.....

 

1. Is it true they will lay eggs around the yard? 

 

Yes

 

2. When will they lay on the eggs?

 

Depends but some sit as early as 6 eggs 

3. How long before they hatch?

 

28 Days 

4. Are they good mothers?

 

Yes 

 

5. Will the drake bother the babies?

Yes he will most likely kill them. They need to be separated from the rest of the flock. 

 

Thank you in advance for any advice. 

 

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post #3 of 9
8/1/12 at 10:59am

Hello and welcome to BYC frow.gif I'm glad Kevin answered your Q's. I know nothing about ducks!

 

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post #4 of 9
8/1/12 at 12:50pm
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Thanks for the help. I am really excited about my "babies" growing up. I also have Silkies. We have a house full of animals, and they are all our family. 

 

Thanks for the welcome guys!

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post #5 of 9
8/1/12 at 2:15pm

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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
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8/1/12 at 3:52pm

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8/1/12 at 4:45pm
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Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



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8/1/12 at 9:53pm
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TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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8/2/12 at 3:50am

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I never considered a difference in opinion, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.  - Thomas Jefferson
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.  - Ben Franklin
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.  - Teddy Roosevelt
 

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