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    The gourd project

    Progress! I was going to paint the inside black, but the gourd told me to make it red. Lol. I also got the holes in the top drilled. I'm going to give the inside a couple days to dry, then next is the outside paint. :)
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    Hatching call eggs in an incubator...what are we doing wrong?

    Thank you for replying! :love To answer your questions... No, the eggs are not washed prior to setting. Yes, the incubator is thoroughly cleaned in between uses. The water added to bump up the humidity is room temperature and we never add it quickly. The humidity never gets above 60-65%...
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    Identifying Sex of 5wk Old Call Ducks

    I also agree. Two girls and a boy!
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    Hatching call eggs in an incubator...what are we doing wrong?

    We have a nice flock of call ducks, and our daughter likes to hatch some out every year and take the best to show at the fair. We have had great luck with them hatching under a broody (duck) hen, with a nearly 100% hatch rate, but when we try to incubate eggs, we are struggling. Again...
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    The gourd project

    I've decided to make another decorated gourd to enter in our county fair this year. The fair theme is going to have something to do with the country's 250th birthday, and our fair's 180th birthday, so I'm planning on a patriotic design. I thought it might be neat to post my progress with this...
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    Horsehair baskets

    First basket of the year is finished! It's a commission made from 5 different horses. The the center is the farm's logo, and the thread colors represent the farm's colors. :)
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    Goat and Sheep Thread!

    This little doeling will be coming home with us once she's weaned. She's an NPGA eligible pygmy. Our daughter has been having fun coming up with a registered name for her. :)
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    What gender is my 2 year old peafowl?

    Definitely a hen, India Blue. Beautiful bird. :love
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    Goat and Sheep Thread!

    He is absolutely precious!! From what I'm hearing, it's a heavily buckling year with way fewer doelings being born. Not sure why...
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    Update — the peafowl survived. So I started to write all the experiences down

    I can relate to every word of this! I will be following! :love
  11. SharW75

    Call Ducks - Convince Me Not To

    Oh Lordy...:love:love I think I can help too. ;) There are a couple Australian Spotteds in this pic...
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    Call Ducks - Convince Me Not To

    Our daughter has calls. If there are any negatives, I'd say it's that they are extremely hard to hatch in an incubator. They do great under a broody hen, but not in an incubator. Also, our hens are LOUD! The males, not so much, but man, those girls! Sometimes you can't hear a conversation...
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    Shipped eggs--are they worth it?

    I have been wanting to order some hatching eggs in a couple peafowl colors that I don't currently have in my flock. I've had decent success in the past with shipped chicken eggs, but I know peas are on a whole other level than chickens when it comes to incubating and hatching. I have a pen of...
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    Will anyone be selling Australian Spotted or East Indie duck eggs?

    I know it's still winter, but we are interested in hatching eggs from either of these two breeds. We are in northern Ohio, so looking at late March-May time frame, depending on how quickly we warm up around here. Thanks!
  15. SharW75

    Most likely scenario? Color question...

    Just an update. This baby turned into a stunning BS hen! :love Picture taken in the fall. She is growing up nicely. We named her Charm. :)
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    Goat and Sheep Thread!

    In our experience, goats are much more accepting of a new herd member than chickens, horses, etc. We quarantine for a period of a couple weeks to a month, then let the newcomer in with the herd. There's always a little butting, but we've never had any issues.
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    Goat and Sheep Thread!

    And the Pygmies. Both are purebred and registered. Violet--she was a bottle baby last year, so she still has some growing to do. :) And Davey. Today is his birthday, so he got to wear a party hat. LOL The Nigerians are retired from showing now, but she is really looking forward to...
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    Goat and Sheep Thread!

    Here are some pictures of our daughter's show herd. She has three Nigerian Dwarf does, and two Pygmies--a doe and a wether. At fair last year, her Nigerians took the first three places in their dry yearling class, then went on to win Grand and Reserve champion in the overall Jr. Doe division...
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    Coiled horse hair baskets and other handmade horsey gifts for sale

    Basket #3 and ornament #3 are sold! Thank you! :)
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    Horsehair baskets

    This one was a commission. The horse in the center and the horse on the bead were painted to look like the customer's own horse. :)
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