He's adorable!
Is he a loud/frequent crower? Just curious.:D
Also, I don't have any girls for him. I wonder if he'd be okay without them after being used to having a harem.
Hey Doll!
It's so weird to read this today when i just decided last night to look for a new roo.
I had a rescue roo just pass away a few months ago & we miss him dearly.
He was THE most friendly big guy that loved hugs & being picked up, car rides & playing with my dogs. Chanticleer just hung...
Oh, I think Daisy was just a one-in-a-million thing. I do have a spare silkie in the brood box...maaaaybe a silkie will be a snuzzle buddy close to how my girl was...:love
Oh! Plus the second egg hatched & he was just fine! All dry & very much what I had expected, I didn't even get to turn the heat down before he was zipping.
Are ducks pretty squishy & sloppy when they hatch compared to chookies?
(Keeping with the dux theme)
:D
So, I went home after reading that link Banty showed me. This little guy was still in the incubator & was standing & walking around trailing the rest of his innards behind him. I washed him in a bowl of warm clean water in the bathroom sink & with the mini heater running on the edge of the sink...