Recent content by Trisseh

I just ordered an incuview as well, to hatch shipped eggs in. What I did for previous shipped eggs in my janoel 12 was stand them upright in cut cartons and tip them by hand the first few days, candle every day to see what the air cells were looking like, and once they were sufficiently stable...

@Eggcessive I missed the notification for your post. :( thanks! This is the first time I’ve dealt with more advanced frostbite in a chicken. Dogs and cats, I’ve got a good handle on, but this is new. :) from what I’ve read on here and elsewhere, it seems that Epsom salt soaks and topicals are...

I don’t think you’ll get a definitive answer on this bird til we’re fully feathered and back on track for its age, and either laying or crowing. :) Audrey is looking quite masculine to me but there are a fair number of pullets that look pretty boyish, and because the growth is so wonky and...

Cornish x. Lol.

Adding new ducks, hatching some of my own chicks and some shipped eggs of new breeds, adding some dual purpose birds to add in to my bloodline and have some freezer birds, and of course join in to any of the hatchalongs that I can. :P oh, and adding frankenchickens to try this year as well.

I’m the kind that deep cleans more often in warmer weather, and piles it up in colder weather. We do get a lot of flies come summer temps with short, moderately hot temps, and since I had a LOT of chicks locked up in the coop for much of the summer, it was much more labour intensive. Winter, I...

Thanks! I wouldn’t be able to do much without having access to things to care for him though. Haha. My boss is a trooper and lets me order things in as needed, even though as I mentioned, poultry aren’t viewed as very valuable around here. :)

I’m leaning cockerel, hen feathered or not - I would still look for male saddle feathers just in case. The patterning over the wing bows and patchiness of the coloring in that area make me think male.

Hey everyone! I have one of my 16 week old hedemora cockerels that decided it was a great idea to sit on top of the covered water bowl, and to then also dabble his feet in the water. 🤦‍♀️ No one else is having any issues, other than my icelandic with the giant single comb, but this guy is in...

The worst thing I’ve dealt with in this cold so far when it comes to the ducks, is the calls being too lazy to either drop their legs to stand or lift their tails to poo, so they poo on their tails and then wind up dragging poopsicles with them for the rest of the day. 🙄 the standard ducks have...

@Pollo Blanco ..I... don’t see how this is helpful? The OP expressed concern because the temps were much lower than their ducks have been used to and was looking for a bit of reassurance from those who are in a similar situation... It is sometimes harder to tell with poultry than it is with dogs...

You’ll still have a relatively high bone to meat ratio if you have healthy ducks; their bone structure needs to be sound enough to carry all that muscling around. Lol. That being said, I’m sure you could manage Pekins differently for them to not pack the pounds (or more so the fat!) on quite so...

Or if you really want to go crazy, go take a look around for info about mule/mulard/moulard ducks. They’re a Muscovy/mallard derived hybrid. There was definitely a thread or two on here from some years back about them. The biggest drawback is that the fertility of the cross is low, and it’s a...

Depends on what kind of a timeline you’re on for butchering, I would think. Pekins are the Cornish x of the duck world, but there are plenty of other heavyweight breeds that are a good option if you don’t mind growing them a bit longer. That was one of the selling points for me on the silver...

She looks much better/stronger! Great job! 🥳