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  1. Yardmom

    Is this a courtship thing?

    Ducks may bob heads for multiple reasons, but yes it can be part of courtship.
  2. Yardmom

    Mama hen just hatched babies, but still has 4 eggs.

    Candle them especially if she gets up. Are the eggs all hers or could another hen have added to her nest?
  3. Yardmom

    What to do?

    Don't count your chickens before they hatch applies here. You need to figure out why the others died (most have some that do) and you need to get your survivor to being out of the shell. Personally I would add more eggs to the current incubator, but only after double checking temperature in...
  4. Yardmom

    Rooster not adjusting to new flock - lost weight

    Since he went to a flock with other roosters it may take many months for him to fully integrate with the other flock. In my mind there are at least two reasons to leave him where he is. First and foremost you gave him away. He is no longer yours and you have passed the decisions of how to...
  5. Yardmom

    Sapphire Olive Egger....pullet or cockerel?

    The rust color alone does not mean male, in fact having it on the chest in some breeds is a indicator of female. A comb that size at 7 weeks... Not sure if any leghorn pullets would have that, but the red color and size of the waddles should be enough to prove males. Not sure how Hoovers...
  6. Yardmom

    Washing clean eggs??

    It is best not to wash. Washing takes off the protective bloom.
  7. Yardmom

    Help need advice

    What foods are you trying to feed? Wet feed? Eggs? ??
  8. Yardmom

    You CAN Raise Chicks Outside in Cold Weather

    If you are able to warm one spot to the needed temperature, keep them dry and out of the wind it doesn't matter what breed the birds are. My hens have raised silkies during the winter.
  9. Yardmom

    Different symptoms in all birds that are sick

    I do not have personal experience with Marek's, but the most successful Marek's flocks I have read about are those that breed their own most resistant birds. Most of those that I'm aware of do not use the vaccine (it is not practical in a backyard flock and birds may still virus shed).
  10. Yardmom

    Could incessant broodiness be a sign of a reproductive disorder? Or a hormonal imbalance?

    The natural process would be to lay a clutch of eggs then brood, so to keep brooding with out laying does mean the hormones are not balanced right. On the other hand, hens that lay and lay and never go broody do not have the hormone balances that would be needed in nature either.
  11. Yardmom

    Could incessant broodiness be a sign of a reproductive disorder? Or a hormonal imbalance?

    Does she lay a few eggs before becoming broody?
  12. Yardmom

    Let’s Talk Ducks

    ...they hang out at the pond during daylight hours, but other times they spend quite a bit of time foraging on land. Most spend the night in a 50'*300' open top pen with a couple of sheltered areas that they rarely use. Two ducks currently choose to be spend nights with my Silkies. We have...
  13. Yardmom

    3 broodys on one clutch?

    You can put them under a hen, but it needs to be a broody hen preferably around 3 weeks into setting. This may or may not work well. Trying to put them with a hen that already has chicks doesn't usually end well for the chicks. They will be small intruders that can't keep up.
  14. Yardmom

    Anyone know the gender or more importantly breed of my chicken? suspecting female but no idea on breed, came out of a "normal" brown egg

    Where did the egg come from? Is there a chance it could be a mixed breed.
  15. Yardmom

    Lost chicken, happy ending!!

    I have no idea why she was on the move in the dark, but any chance of a hidden outdoor nest? And broody? That would explain not being with the flock last night. If so that grounding might break the broodiness.
  16. Yardmom

    Help idetify breed?

    The new picture posted makes it clearer that they are likely all the same breed. Red sex link is a good assumption. That fact you were told all girls also points to that
  17. Yardmom

    When can I let my mamma hen and 4 week old chicks merge into my current flock?

    The younger the chicks the less likely the older birds are to pay attention to them. Be aware that by removing the hen from the flock and in warning to stay away from her chicks she may end up fighting some. Since your chicks are already 4 weeks old make sure there are places for the chicks...
  18. Yardmom

    Broody or sick?

    Her egg laying will be affected because she is/was broody. Once hens are fully broody they take a break from laying.
  19. Yardmom

    Help idetify breed?

    I wouldn't worry about one being a Cornish Cross. The AI just gave two examples of yellow chicks that would look completely different from each other. If the larger chick is the same age as the other two it may be a meat breed, but some meat breeds (I would not recommend to keep a Cornish X)...
  20. Yardmom

    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Other states are also broken into municipalities. I am unaware of any that are not, all states that I am familiar with are.
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