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  1. DrChickenKev

    Anyone had problems using a duck to hatch chicken eggs? And can she sit again?

    Hello Looking for some advice I had a muscovy duck set on some bantam eggs for over 21 days but none have hatched - it's now day 25 so definitely none hatching. I have been advised (?) that as ducks give their eggs a short cooling off period daily, and which apparently chickens do not, the...
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    HELP PLEASE! Chick feed problem

    My sister fed our silkie chicks with duck crumb by mistake - will they be ok?
  3. DrChickenKev

    Feeding Silkie chicks with duck and goose crumb

    Hey again all Looking for some friendly advice I have a muscovy sitting on 12 silkie eggs and they are due to hatch next weekend (around 12th July), I had already bought some duck and goose crumb I also had another muscovy sat on her own eggs, but they were all infertile So I have 20kg of...
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    Question regarding slaughter (graphic)

    First, apologies to anyone offended, this seemed like the right section to ask a detailed question We have 4 cockerels at 6 months old and are about to slaughter for meat, and I was thinking the broom stick method as its quick and the least messy method I've found However, I found one of our...
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    3 cockerels (2 yrs old) free to rehome in northants

    Thats it, just message me if interested
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    Are our roos buff plymouth rocks or something different?

    This is Lollipop last year at a few weeks old, cheeky young man! And this is him in January, of course the comb and wattles have grown since
  7. DrChickenKev

    Muscovy ducks - help and advice please - Fox?

    Hi all, We did have a fine flock of Muscovy ducks until last night - from one male and three females I had three clutches hatch this year providing 29 ducklings A week ago I lost one of our drakes who was just about fully mature, but no feathers or sign of an attack; two days later three of...
  8. DrChickenKev

    More ducklings this week

    So we were due up to 12 more Muscovy ducklings this weekend byt they decided to come early Wednesday morning instead... 8 in total, pics below:
  9. DrChickenKev

    Duck chasing her own tail

    Does she have some sort of mite problem - I picked her up to try and check but she's an adult muscovy and I really need two pairs of hands to do the job properly SHe's been on and off like this for a few weeks, we always assumed it was cos she's a bit bonkers, but she's been trying to nest for...
  10. DrChickenKev

    ...and then we inherited some more chicks

    The school where the other half works had some chicks for the children to see a hatch etc, although couldnt keep them more than a week so we somehow were donated them on the premise we keep the children up to date with pics etc. So they all had poo-ey bums when they got here and so I gave them...
  11. DrChickenKev

    ...and then we inherited some more chicks

    The school where the other half works had some chicks for the children to see a hatch etc, although couldnt keep them more than a week so we somehow were donated them on the premise we keep the children up to date with pics etc. So they all had poo-ey bums when they got here and so I gave them...
  12. DrChickenKev

    The Muscovy Ten!!

    Hatched late Friday evening 18th May... Ten lil muscovy ducklings, mum is very proud, I've got scars to prove it...
  13. DrChickenKev

    Silkie sisters brooding together

    Hey all, Amongst our menagerie of animals we have three silkies, oner cockerel and two hens; one hen turned really broody a couple weeks ago and has been sat on her clutch for a few days now, however over the past four days her sister has been joining her and sitting for most of the day as...
  14. DrChickenKev

    Female with male behaviour??

    I've noticed recently that one of our Muscovy hens is trapping another (older) hen by biting the submissive hen's head feathers and sitting on her back like a drake would to mate Then when the submissive hen 'yields' the dominant hen starts pruning the other duck and if her target moves the...
  15. DrChickenKev

    Muscovy duck trying to nest

    Hi Just looking to pick everyone's brains Couple questions: First, an easy one; the muscovies are starting to have their 'special cuddles' again and I wanted to confirm that once mated how many eggs a duck can fertilise before mating again... Second, in a number of parts; one of our...
  16. DrChickenKev

    Silkie skin isnt black!?

    Hi Just a quick poser - we have 5 Silkie chickens on the go (at the moment) - Mom n pops and three of their kids They are all black skinned as expected, bar one - the black sheep, as it were, or the pale skinned chicklette... Anyone else with Silkie chickens that have pale skin? Just...
  17. DrChickenKev

    But which one is best? There's only one way to find out....

    Ok, so Daffy the muscovy drake decided that the WHOLE garden is now his and, apart from me, no other animal was allowed in... and then we realised that Tess the dog didnt get the memo... So Daffy decided to explain the new rules to her... Physically... It was following this...
  18. DrChickenKev

    In-breeding

    Hi all, Apologies as not been around much since New Year... Anyway, its getting close to that time of year when I need to think about seperating some of the chooks, partly from egg-eating (Grrr, Miriam..!!)), and partly through needing to breed more stock... I've read up on line breeding a...
  19. DrChickenKev

    Duckling

    I have a 6 wk old Muscovy duckling, and I've been putting her outside for a couple hours during the day to get used to the other three hens and single drake When can I let her outside full time, bearing in mind that winter is now here. She is almost completely feathered with a bit of duckling...
  20. DrChickenKev

    Ducks won't go to bed

    We have four muscovy ducks, 3 hens and one drake, and for the past two nights they have refused to go to bed...???!!! I have built them a duck house and the drake seemed to bully the two younger hens at bedtime and so I've added a few months ago I aded a seperator in the house that made two...
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