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Geese are really hard to sex, especially as goslings. I’d go with gender neutral names until they’re old enough to get a better idea. I’ll be honest, until they start laying, I’ve never been able to tell them apart, that’s why I now raise pilgrims.

I’ve raised turkeys for years but generally don’t hatch because well, I have really bad luck keeping them alive long enough to get eggs. This year my trio was eaten by a bear that destroyed the coop door to get at them. Before they did however, they laid 3 eggs. I put all 3 in the incubator and...

Background: I use a hovabator with fan and turner and I live in the mountains of new england. This year has been horrible for hatching for me, my last batch of eggs I only had 4 out of 15 hatch and these were my own eggs. Before that a whole shipment of turkey eggs went into the garbage at day...

Is anyone bringing Muscovy ducklings to the chichester swap on Sunday?

I've been incubating Muscovy eggs and am down to just 2 days till lockdown. I candled today and think only 1 is left alive. However, the one that's alive has suddenly got a big blue dark spot on it. Has this happened to anyone else? I know he's alive, I saw his bill popping up in the air cell...

I Started with 7 Muscovy eggs, 1 was clear,1 quit during week 2 and I had 5 left that we're going good. I couldn't keep the humidity up so someone suggested that I spray the eggs, so I have been twice a day. I candled today and it looks like 3 died at the same time and 2 are still alive. The2...

Well, let me know when they hatch please, I'd like a couple. I have Muscovy eggs in my incubator but I just candled them and 3 out of 5 look like they quit growing and seeing as my last 2 are due to hatch Wednesday, timing should line up great for pickup next weekend.

I'll be in the north Conway area next week, near fryeburg, me, how far away are you from there?

Has anyone ever successfully hatched ducks eggs with a broody chicken?

I ordered eggs from a lady the next state over (I'm in new England so that isn't that far) and asked her to send an assortment of whatever she had. I know she's sending duck eggs but she also had russian orloff, icelandic, Swedish flower hens and special project orpingtons that I was excited...

I have actually, my mother has a silver laced and a gold laced hen. Very pretty but in all the times I have been in the coop I pretty much never see them in a nesting box. Maybe they are hiding their eggs? How often do they usually lay?

I'm in New Hampshire otherwise I'd buy them, do you ever sell Muscovy hatching eggs?

I'd like to be out on the list, the weather is cool in New Hampshire right now so perfect for shipping eggs. Please let me know when you have some :)

I was wondering if anyone knew of any breeds that were very pretty but also laid large eggs through out the year? I've been doing some research and like the looks of the lavender and lemon orpingtons so far.

Mine are the same age and I'm noticing some very distinct size difference. I have 10 bourbon red turkeys and 4 of them are huge while the other 6 are very petite and tiny yet. However I could be completely wrong, because my broad breasted white is the same age and is massive compared to the...