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    Humidity in my incubator won't increase?

    I hate to drag up an old thread but can anyone suggest a hydrometer/ thermometer combo that they have had success with?? I have had some issues with my hatch rate and in my new to me incubator I cant some to keep humidity up.
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    New to geese! Can you answer some questions?

    Thanks for all the replys guys!! Let's see. I have taken eggs since and marked them. I know the chance is low currently but they started laying like 2 days after I got them so I let them keep them. The ducks for sure have a male around so I let them keep the eggs there at least a couple just...
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    New to geese! Can you answer some questions?

    Hey guys! So I've added 2 toulouse female geese to my flock can and I have a few questions. 1. My geese girls have spots on each of their wings like that have feathers missing but only the actual feather part of the wings are missing does that make sense? Maybe they were pulled on and ripped...
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    Muscovys who has them? and can provide tips?

    Personally I'm gonna section off a part of the yard and make it one huge run. So they will have the coop and the coop has a roof over the porch so to speak so they can be out of weather if they choose and then they can walk out into their own personal paradise with leaves to forage and greens to...
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    Muscovys who has them? and can provide tips?

    Yea hes been huffing or what ever it is lol I'm 90% certain hes a drake and it's a good thing I went back because the girl was my second choice.
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    Muscovys who has them? and can provide tips?

    That's the one I left and in the pic it looks smaller but he was twice the size of the blue one that's why I thought the blue was a female. I heard they are good nest sitters and I have call duck females and kackis and maybe 1 blue runner their sex remains undetermined :mad: anyway my thought...
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    Muscovys who has them? and can provide tips?

    That's what I thought too!! There were 3 and the black/green one was twice its size But I'm glad they dont have many bugs yet but it wont be long where they have their own place to look. I'm just hoping I dont have to go duck egg hunting I have a kacki laying in the chicken nest box and it's...
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    Muscovys who has them? and can provide tips?

    Wow guys! So walked in tonight to collect eggs and almost got hit again. I keep forgetting the female flies. So I'm looking around for the drake and I'm counting chicken butts and I'm looking at the the ducks walking around upset and I start to panic cuz I don't see the second biggest bird I...
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    Muscovys who has them? and can provide tips?

    Yall are lucky. Lol I went into the coop late lastnight and forgot my new comers fly and almost got taken out by the I assume female of the 2 who was hiding on a roost with the chickens That's about all the interaction I've gotten lol and the blue one sounds like a dog everytime I come in...
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    Muscovys who has them? and can provide tips?

    they do mostly might have to grab another bucket! for water but ive been going out there and throwing feed on the ground. ive gotten to the point now where if the chickens are occupied enough the khakis I have will come up and eat out of my hand! can other chickens and ducks have dog food? I...
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    Muscovys who has them? and can provide tips?

    thank you! I made the joke when I got them one sounds like a panting dog lol but I didn't actually excpect dog food on that list!! gonna look into scratch they have nibbled at the feed but my chickens are always brats to new comers and muscovys seen non confrontational
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    Muscovys who has them? and can provide tips?

    No I was going for 2 females think I ended up with a female and male
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    Muscovys who has them? and can provide tips?

    Alright guys. I got 2 muscovys recently to add to my flock. I was going for 2 females and I think I ended up with a pair. **sigh** someone said that's better but idk at this point. lol Ive heard a lot about males so ive added a pic..any tips? anyone know any treats they like?? we are on day 3...
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    Artificial lighting how fast does it work?

    Thanks guys for all the response! It took a couple days to see any results but its coming! And the change happened quite suddenly lol I was getting a couple eggs a day from 20 chickens! And suddenly yesterday I had 7 eggs! Today at 10 am I'm up to 5! I know excited at the little things lol. But...
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    Mating before laying, is that bad?

    Yea she has a really tiny Crest. It just looks like shes having a bad hair day :lol: her attitude is quite big though caught her hopping at a chicken like chickens do when they fight. She also has no shame latching onto a chicken and being dragged around! Shes crazy! Now if I could get her to...
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    Artificial lighting how fast does it work?

    The ducks are the youngest my khacki girls are 7 months or 8...which makes my call ducks around 6 or 7 the male runners are probably the same age as the khackis my pekin is probably the same age as the call ducks and my crested I was told was laying when I got her so idk how old she is. All my...
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    Artificial lighting how fast does it work?

    Yea my timer accounts for daylight savings so it should be good! Just wish I could fast forward a week and see if this set up works!:ya
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    Mating before laying, is that bad?

    All my females Bob at each other now the boys dont seem to care until today :idunno
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    Mating before laying, is that bad?

    Mine did that today too!! Everyone was having fun in the clean water pool and suddenly my male just decided to jump and get it on. My female didnt seem to mind and she is not laying yet either but she should be by now:hmm My little crested who has been bossy including fighting with chickens...
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    Artificial lighting how fast does it work?

    Oh yes. I've adjusted for the slowly getting shorter days. At 3 am they will have plenty of light and then some but daylight savings is around the corner. So I figured if I'm gonna start this now would be good so they are used to it. And I knowwwwww my other females are call ducks and someone...
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