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    Discussion Thread for Incubating And Hatching Muscovy Eggs

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    Discussion Thread for Incubating And Hatching Muscovy Eggs

    I have just hatched out some Muscovy ducks. I couldn't understand why they kept drying out with the goo, and kept adding more water, so making it maximum humid. I had to help quite a bit, but thankfully 10/14 hatch rate. I am very pleased for my first Muscovy hatching, though I have been...
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    Feed!

    The percent protein is the main ingredient to look at. So the second is is much better.
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    New Borotto Real 24 incubator review

    Thanks for the updates. I am thinking of upgrading to a Borotto. Was it easy to wash afterwards? My cheap Chinese is badly designed and the Brinsea look horrible to clean. Is it easy to clean even with the turner attached on the side?
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    Hens lose their chicks

    Thanks everyone. I put the chicks into a separate guinea pig type cage. Found another one missing this morning! It was 5 weeks old. Something had dug a small hole under the cage so it was a rat after all! I have added wire apron all around so no more missing now. I have Belgian DUccles really...
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    Hens lose their chicks

    No it is completely enclosed. I am now down to 5 total. Just found one dead in the coop, looked trampled.
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    Hens lose their chicks

    I have two hens raising chicks they hatched. One started with 7 chicks, the other with 4. We are now down to 5 and 2. They are in the coop with the other hens and rooster. They free range all day in a large well fenced grassy yard. I live in a mild climate and its Spring, so not heat required...
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    Chicken in question, Dad, Mum. About 3 -4 months old. I just can’t decide.
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    Official BYC Poll: What type of COOP bedding do you like best?

    We're not allowed to have dirt, must be a hard surface floor. Mine is concrete sheeting with deep litter over it. Grass clippings currently. Will add wood mulch when its free. Clean it out twice a year.
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    What to do if you have two Cockerels

    I had two roosters and live in an urban area so I am not allowed them. They both had collars. They competed with each other vocally so I had to move one and the other one was much quieter. So now I have lots of babies and I am building up my flock which is lovely. So what to do with the...
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    Who can reply last on this thread?

    day 21 of duck eggs in the incubator
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    Hatching ducks and bantams

    Hatching ducks and bantams
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