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    Anyone had problems using a duck to hatch chicken eggs? And can she sit again?

    Well, as requested, a little update Unsurprisingly there were none that hatched and I took the eggs away last weekend - when I candled them all only one had a dark patch, the others looked empty, so I think I might have been sold some dud eggs Anyway, 'mother' wasn't happy when she...
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    Anyone had problems using a duck to hatch chicken eggs? And can she sit again?

    Hello Looking for some advice I had a muscovy duck set on some bantam eggs for over 21 days but none have hatched - it's now day 25 so definitely none hatching. I have been advised (?) that as ducks give their eggs a short cooling off period daily, and which apparently chickens do not, the...
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    HELP PLEASE! Chick feed problem

    My sister fed our silkie chicks with duck crumb by mistake - will they be ok?
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    Feeding Silkie chicks with duck and goose crumb

    Hey again all Looking for some friendly advice I have a muscovy sitting on 12 silkie eggs and they are due to hatch next weekend (around 12th July), I had already bought some duck and goose crumb I also had another muscovy sat on her own eggs, but they were all infertile So I have 20kg of...
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    Question regarding slaughter (graphic)

    Quote: Thanks for that, helpful! I'll see if I can cook them up tomorrow now
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    Question regarding slaughter (graphic)

    Interesting... might look into the buttermilk, thanks Do you think an older bird needs to hang for any length of time? I was intending with the younger ones to process, put in cold water and then fridge for roasting a day later, or freezing? But with the older bird I wodnered whether it needed...
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    Question regarding slaughter (graphic)

    Thanks for this, I wasn't feeling squeamish with the bird moving, I jsut wanted to know it wasn't suffering, to be honest - this time it because she was clearly not in a good way and I was doing the 'right thing' However, its good to know when I try to take on the cockerels, probably tomorrow...
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    Question regarding slaughter (graphic)

    First, apologies to anyone offended, this seemed like the right section to ask a detailed question We have 4 cockerels at 6 months old and are about to slaughter for meat, and I was thinking the broom stick method as its quick and the least messy method I've found However, I found one of our...
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    3 cockerels (2 yrs old) free to rehome in northants

    Thats it, just message me if interested
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    Are our roos buff plymouth rocks or something different?

    Hmm, not tasty then...
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    Are our roos buff plymouth rocks or something different?

    They were from the local school who had a bunch of easter egg chicks to hatch for the kids last year but didnt know what to do after - there's three roos like him now and 7 girls that are a mix of browns, that look like hybrid crosses of RIR and orpington
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    Are our roos buff plymouth rocks or something different?

    Would a differnt picture help of anything in particular?
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    Are our roos buff plymouth rocks or something different?

    This is Lollipop last year at a few weeks old, cheeky young man! And this is him in January, of course the comb and wattles have grown since
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    Muscovy ducks - help and advice please - Fox?

    Well the pen has no roof either, we've been here for over two years and never had any chickens or ducks taken, guess we got complacent
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    Muscovy ducks - help and advice please - Fox?

    Hi all, We did have a fine flock of Muscovy ducks until last night - from one male and three females I had three clutches hatch this year providing 29 ducklings A week ago I lost one of our drakes who was just about fully mature, but no feathers or sign of an attack; two days later three of...
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