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    When Will Eggs Hatch True From New Mating?

    Hi all, can anyone out there tell me the answer to this problem. We recently discovered our Muscovy drake was having an affair with our Cayuga duck. She is now safely secured in a seperate pen with her own husband. How long should I wait before using her eggs to produce little Cayugas?
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    What have you named your scovies?

    Hi all, just wondering what are the most common or most unique names you have given to your muscovies? I have just one pair who I've had since last year & so far they've survived without names but I'm now so fond of them I want to give them their own names & make them feel more like part of the...
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    What Colour Araucanas Would I Get?

    Hi there, can anyone tell me please, if I run a partridge cockeral with a black hen or a lavender hen what colours might the chicks be? thanks in advance for any advice you can give.
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    can I incubate at 35 degrees?

    I know this is probably a ridiculous question but I'm going to throw it out there anyway. I was recently given a brinsea polyhatch which was believed to be working correctly so I went ahead & ordered 12 RIR eggs to incubate, only to find when I ran it overnight before setting the eggs that the...
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    Goslings not eating or drinking...OH NO!

    I have 2 goslings left out of a hatch of 3. The first one died earlier today. They hatched 2 days ago but all had to be assisted out of the shell. I gave them 2 days overtime after pipping but felt I couldn't delay any further. They were all vocal after hatching and fluffed up nicely but have...
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    Embden eggs past their due date... no pips.. PLEASE HELP!!

    I have been hatching 5 embden eggs for my cousin and it's my first time hatching goose eggs. I have had some success with hatching chickens but am a complete novice with waterfowl. They are in a small forced air incubator, humidity currently between 77-80%, temp 37.2, stopped turning 3 days ago...
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    PANIC! Please Please Please HELP!!!Ducks Overdue!

    Advice desperately needed please. My duck eggs are now 1 full day overdue and with no sounds coming from the eggs I made the the decision to tentatively start to nip open one of them only to find a dead duckling. Fearing the worst I started opening another to find this one was a dud. I was now...
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    Still air incubator temp.?

    Hi everyone, please can anyone confirm for me what the temperature inside a still air incubator should be. I have a loan of one which I am currently using to try to hatch some duck eggs in but I also want to use it to hatch chicken eggs in afterwards. I have read that the temp in a stillair...
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    Hatching bantam ducks

    Hi there, I'm making my first foray into the field of artificially incubating call duck eggs and also some miniature crested appleyards. As the appleyards are for my friend I really want to give this my best shot for success. Can anyone offer any advice to a first timer? Thanks in advance...
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    Jersey Giant colours

    Hi there. I'm really hoping someone out there can help me. Yesterday I went to a really great poultry sale where I fell hard for what I was told was a jersey giant cockeral, app 1 1/2 years old. Well the upshot was that while my back was turned, my lovely brother bought him for me. I was and...
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    hard shells

    Hi there. Can any one shed some light on my problem please. I have 18 guinea eggs in the incubator which are due to hatch today. Having checked last thing last night with no sign of pipping having taken place, I checked again this morning to find 2 pipped but only 1 of these showed any sign of...
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    Hatching Guinea Fowl

    Hi there. Can any one shed some light on my problem please. I have 18 guinea eggs in the incubator which are due to hatch today. Having checked them last thing last night with no signs of pipping having taken place, I checked again this morning and found 2 had pipped but only 1 showed any sign...
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    brahma boys or girls?

    looking for help identifying 6 wk old brahma chicks. sorry for not including a photo! out of 12, I have noticed that 5 have much smaller tails, less feathering on their wings, slighltly darker, & less even colouring than their siblings. no sign of anything much in the way of combs or wattles to...
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    new member from Ireland

    Hi from Ireland everyone. Brand new member here, delighted to join the BYC worldwide community.
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