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    When to let my Muscovy build up a clutch to brood

    Thanks for the advice. I think I’ll collect eggs till March then let her build up a clutch till she’s ready to set them. Assuming she will wait till she has 10 or so, that would put us at about mid April for hatching. If I leave an egg or two in there at all times, is there a danger of her...
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    When to let my Muscovy build up a clutch to brood

    My Muscovy hen (8 mo) recently started laying. I found 6 eggs that she had been hiding. I’d like to give her a chance to brood but it’s mid Jan. and I live in Boise, ID. I collected all but 2 of the eggs (which I marked) because I figure it’s still far to cold for the embryos to survive, nights...
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    Mystery Foot Problem

    For some reason only one photo posted, the one showing the foot already wrapped up. This one is better.
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    Mystery Foot Problem

    Okay this is my first post. I recently got 5 chickens from a friend. When he delivered them, along with a chicken tractor, he said they might have smashed on of the girls feet. Fast forward a few days and she started limping, hence her new name "Limpy". Then I noticed it looked like she was...
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