I had a sweet little broody Muscovy sitting on a clutch of 8 eggs up until 2-3 weeks ago. 5 of the 8 showed development when candled. She was near the fence in their run which extends to the end of our property. We have metal roofing panels buried under the fence to prevent the neighbor's...
I took my little girl to "Chick Days" at our local feed store and we ended up with 4 new little fuzzy friends. We got one RIR, one Golden Comet, and what I *thought* were 2 Silkies. The box just said "Assorted Bantams." I grabbed one black and one yellow with fuzzy legs and feet. It didn't...
I have 2 baby chicks that are just about a week old now. One is a barred rock and one is a buff orpington. They were 3 days old when I purchased them. They were in separate cages at the store but have been together for 4 days now.
Their first night home if I put them down at all they peeped...
Hi! I decided I would like to have some Muscovy ducks in my back yard (which are currently in my incubator). I started to build a run for them and was planning for an open-style "coop" area. I live in Florida so I'm not concerned about frigid winters.
Silly me went and caught BYC fever...
Hi from sunny Florida! (Well, right now I suppose I should say "horribly rainy" Florida, which is typical for my days off lately).
About 6 months ago we acquired a few pet rabbits. Somehow while researching how to care for them I ended up deciding I wanted ducks. I must have came across...
Today is day 7 for my Muscovy eggs. This is my first time trying to hatch anything. From the research I've done I came up with a weight loss goal of 14% total for the 5 week incubation period, or roughly 2.8% per week. My humidity has ranged from about 33-44%. I'm attempting a somewhat "dry"...
Hi y'all! I somehow found this forum several months ago while reading about rabbits (I have 3). I'm not sure at which point I had read too much here and couldn't turn back, but my 15 Muscovy eggs and Hova Bator Genesis just arrived yesterday.
I've been lurking for quite a while and soaking...