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Hi, Wondering if anyone has had any experience with chicken with mass in abdomen? She came to me at around 6 months old. She is now around 16 months. She is bright, funny and most spirited girl I have. She very rarely laid in the coop which I put down to her having a secret nest somewhere as she...

Hi Looking for some advice. My muscovy hen is sitting on eggs under the shed. I built a pen around it so she can eat and bathe without stress. I think eggs due to hatch this week although it has been hard to candle them properly and still dont know how many she has due to position. This morning...

Good morning, I have 5 chickens that I got as day olds.Now one year old. They are free range during the day, happy and healthy. One of the chickens (big bird) started to lay a couple of weeks before the others and then suddenly stopped after about 3 weeks and for months has not laid at all. I...

Hi both, Thank you for replies. I've done it! I caught him in the pen and used a towel to wrap him. It was rather awkward on my own but managed ok.I watched several videos to make sure I did it correctly. He relaxed after a few minutes and was really good whilst I did them. It was like a full...

Good morning! I have a very large male Muscovy (Jim) When I got him his wings were clipped. They have grown out and I was hoping not to clip them again as he is very heavy and I didn't think he would fly far but he has recently started flying out of the garden (I live in a residential area) and...

Hi everyone. Quick update. I gradually introduced Jim to the ducklings letting him in with them for a couple of hours to start with. Everything went brilliantly and after a couple of days felt confident to leave him with them full time unsupervised. He stepped up to the plate and they are a...

Thank you for reply. They are free -ranging and drake is in other side of garden behind a fence.He can see them if he goes to fence. Goodness I had never considered he might try to mate with the ducklings! To be honest I don't think he would but good to be aware. Mum is letting the ducklings...

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Good morning. My Muscovy hen hatched 14 ducklings almost 2 weeks ago (thanks for advice guys :) ) She has not been in Duck house since and seems happy with her brood under the bushes and behind the shed at night. They are thriving and growing by the day. I have kept the drake separate but he...

Winnie and her brood of 14. First time mum

All 14 hatched! Even the cracked one I taped up! Thank you so much for advice

Think we are up to 12 now!!

2 have hatched!!! and the rest are on their way. Absolutely amazing!!!

Hi,nothing to report! Mother duck is firmly on the eggs and not moving. I took a peek late last night and could hear peeping and noice like eggs being tapped but didn't get too close as mum was not happy with me being there. I have set up a pen around the duck house to keep the drake from...

Brilliant thanks, I have got one arriving tomorrow to have on standby. Update on the eggs..the cracked one that is now taped has movement inside and tapping!! One egg has pipped and several others have tapping and squeaking! Beyond excited.