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  1. boyswillbeboys

    who else has eggs cooking???

    Getting close to the end with my duck eggs, it's really hard just leaving them alone, I had a major temp drop yesterday for no apparent reason, if my estimate is right I'm on day 26, with the drop in temp, I checked a couple eggs, and they are fuller now/ducklings have moved into the pointy end...
  2. boyswillbeboys

    who else has eggs cooking???

    My Silkie went broody now, she's only a few days in, and has 8 eggs, I tried to set her with 6, but she's managed to get the 8. She hatched one out of eight last year, so I'm hoping for a better hatch this time, but she chose the exact same place. She is not sitting on any of her own eggs, as...
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    who else has eggs cooking???

    A friend brought me some duck eggs that were going to be damaged by equipment in the area he was working, I am guessing between 10 and 17 days along, really hard to tell though
  4. boyswillbeboys

    Duck eggs

    Eggs arrived still warm from mom, she was clearly dedicated, but the equipment was going to be moving in, they are under my heat lamp (DIY incubator), and look about 1/2 full all on one side. I've got them air cell up in a carton now, Air cells are stable, I could see veins on some of them, but...
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    Duck eggs hatching early

    I've never done duck eggs before, but with chicken eggs I would put into lockdown, and leave them one is pipped, the temp probably ran a bit high, and they developed faster, the few that didn't will be harmed less by going into lockdown, than the ones who are ready to go,an dneed the higher...
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    Duck eggs

    So buddy was working in an area, and found 11 duck eggs, they would have been smashed by the equiptment in the area, so he took them and is apparently bringing them here. My bator is iffy at best, home built, with my main thermometer dead (will go and get replacement batteries ASAP What do I...
  7. boyswillbeboys

    Introducing chicks to established flock

    I used a wire dog crate, they went in with the crate at 3 weeks, at 4 weeks I turned it on it's side so the larger holes that were the floor of the crate were on the outside, so they could come and go as they pleased but were still safe, of 12 chicks I had one injury, someone pecked at his vent...
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    Hatch-along (for around September 1st)

    I now have a second broody due about a week after broody 1 (she's also a silkie) who is sitting on 6 brown eggs, I ended up with a broken silkie egg under her yesterday. First broody is down to 2 eggs, both silkie eggs, I don't know what happened to the others, but one of my columbian rocks...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I think she meant that her pure breds are considered petting zoo chickens because around her no one worries about breed. On a side note, I now have a second broody starting up, she will not get off the eggs, but I made a switch yesterday, and put all one kind of egg under her, and took out...
  10. boyswillbeboys

    Hatch-along (for around September 1st)

    Probably from one of my sex links, bred by an EE cockerel, slim possibility from a Columbian rock (2/8 brown eggs are) or a Cornish giant Pullet (14 weeks, so doubtful) I'm keeping for spring hatching
  11. boyswillbeboys

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I have my first broody, she has not moved from her nest in 2 days, despite running away at the look of another chicken before this. She is a silkie sitting on 4 eggs, 3 bantam, and 1 large brown egg.
  12. boyswillbeboys

    Hatch-along (for around September 1st)

    I have a silkie that hasn't moved in 2 days, so I'm in, she has 4 eggs, 1 of her own, 2 of her sister's and one random brown egg.
  13. boyswillbeboys

    Quarantine: Fail - Flock Integration: Not looking too Good

    My silkies don't seem to want to roost either
  14. boyswillbeboys

    Culling Roos to make the girls feel safe

    Aart, the younger birds were bought as chicks, and have been in the coop since 4 weeks and fully integrated for 10 weeks now (I have an accepting flock) We had a bit of a wind storm last night, 3 were out where I couldn't find them to lock them in, 3 were on the fence and brought in 2/3 out...
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    Culling Roos to make the girls feel safe

    I pulled the cockerels after the girls moved out, because they did. The run is still secure from ground based predators, with 1" chicken wire, and 2x6s along top and bottom, the biggest threat has been the overwhelming attempt at mating by the cockerels. I have had 1 hawk attack in the run since...
  16. boyswillbeboys

    Culling Roos to make the girls feel safe

    I have 2 problems at the moment, and would like any advice you'll share. 1. I had 5 cockerels 22 hens and 9 pullets, the girls were so scared of the run I lost one to a predator yesterday, as she didn't want to go to the run, and one isn't even coming in to eat and drink, today I pulled 2 of...
  17. boyswillbeboys

    whose eggs are these?

    my RIR lays a medium brown egg, I don't have Barred Rocks, but my isa brown eggs range from dark brown to a pale tan, with a pink tinge
  18. boyswillbeboys

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    That would scare anyone, starting with such a large double yolker. My first EE egg was a siamese yolk, they were connected, but definitely two, I made an omlette with pullet and silkie eggs this morning, yum yum
  19. boyswillbeboys

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    yesterday I got 8/10 brown eggs (adding the BA's in with the others now) 9/11 Leghorns 2/2 Silkies 1/6 EE Pullets this one was from a different girl, as it was green, and the first was blue. this morning I went in and found only one egg so far (only 8 AM) and it was a shelless beauty from...
  20. boyswillbeboys

    Eggs shelf life?

    Food pantries around here Can't accept darn eggs, they have to be government inspected.
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