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    Pekins Aren't Laying

    I have been raising ducks for 7-8 years now. I have kept Pekin ducks for the last few years for meat and eggs. I have always hatched my own and never had any issues. Last year I hatched out and raised 75+ ducklings. I processed the older group and kept the new ducklings for breeders. My...
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    Hoverbator Genesis--Goose Eggs?

    I set one goose egg in my Hovabator the other day. It has the incuturn automatic egg turner in there. Can it handle something the size of a goose egg? It has handled duck and chicken eggs no problem. I did mark one side of the egg with the date. An embryo is forming, but I feel that the egg...
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    What Makes a Red Broiler?

    What two breeds of chicken are used to make red broilers?
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    What Age Will They Start Laying?

    My wife and I grew out some Embdens last year. We butchered several and kept 5. They will be a year old the first week of April. Should I expect the females to start laying this year? We would like to hatch our own if possible.
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    How Many Ducklings Should I Give Broody Hen?

    Hey Y'all, My Swedish went broody and made a nest next to my shop. I let her sit on the nest for two weeks until the eggs in my incubator hatched. Yesterday I took her off the nest and put her eggs in the incubator and put 7 ducklings under her. I had a few more ducklings hatch today. How many...
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    How Many Ducklings Should I Give Broody Hen?

    Hey Y'all, My Swedish went broody and made a nest next to my shop. I let her sit on the nest for two weeks until the eggs in my incubator hatched. Yesterday I took her off the nest and put her eggs in the incubator and put 6 ducklings under her. I had a few more ducklings hatch today. How...
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    Early Hatches--Help Me Understand

    Hey Y'all, I have been hatching quail, ducks, and chickens for over a year now. I have hatched many batches with great success, but have never experienced early hatches until of late. Two weeks ago, I had a batch of quail hatch out at 16 days. I heard the norm was 18, but folks have hatched...
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    Automatic Trough Waterers?

    I would like to find a type of automatic waterer than I can connect to my hose to use in my meat duck pen. Does anyone have any experience with these? I found this one on Strombergs. https://www.strombergschickens.com/product/dura-fount-automatic-trough-waterer?list=Category%20Listing Is...
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    Alpha Gal--Tick Bite--Who Has It?

    I got diagnosed with alpha gal back in December. Haven't had any red meat for the last two years. I haven't gone into any anaphylactic episodes, but I go experience a lot of G.I. issues, sweating, nausea, etc. Anyone else dealing with this issue? Has it started to get better over time?
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    When is Lockdown?

    Hey Y'all, I set my first quail eggs the evening of 13 April. When do I put these eggs on lockdown? I have heard 2 days or 3 days. My EggHatcher app says tomorrow, 27 April, but I just wanted to make sure since I heard they can hatch anywhere between 16 and 18 days.
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    Best Ever Quail Feeders---Where to Buy?

    Where can I buy these feeders? I have got to find a better way to feed my birds. They are starting to waste a lot of feed. If y'all could recommend a feeder I would appreciate it.
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    How to tell age of an egg?

    Hey Y'all, I just found a nest that my pekin and swedish have made. It was in the back of an old pig pen and has been out of the rain. The nest is somewhere between 1-2 weeks old. I would like to try to put some of the eggs in the incubator. How could I go about telling what eggs would be...
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    Incuturn for Quail Eggs?

    Hey Y'all, I have a Hovabator Genesis with an incuturn automatic egg turner. I put my first batch of quail eggs in on the 13 April. I can't tell if it is turning the eggs completly. Has anyone had any experience using the incuturn with quail eggs?
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    Breeding Ducks for Meat

    I currently have 50 plus pekin ducks. I am planning on butchering most of them and keeping a dozen or so to use for breeding stock. My ducks are mainly raised for meat with their eggs being an added bonus. Has anyone had good luck breeding their pekins? I have raised appleyards before and...
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    Muscovys--Worth It Or Not?

    Hey Y'all, I have raised ducks (pekin, silver appleyard, and khaki campbells) for the past several years. I enjoy raising ducks for their eggs and meat. I have looked at purchasing muscovy ducks for the past few years, but have never pulled the trigger. I have heard that they eat...
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    Trouble Candling

    Hey Y'all, I put my first batch of quail eggs in the incubator 5 days ago. I went to candle the eggs and I am having a lot of trouble trying to see any development in the eggs. I have never had a problem candling chicken or duck eggs. These tiny quail eggs with the dark shells seem...
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    Rooster, Hen, and Breeding Question

    Hey Y'all, I had a flock of black australorps and a flock of a bunch of random breeds. I had to go out of town for a week and my mother in law was watching the birds. To make life easier for her, I combined both flocks. I left them like that for the past month. Today I separated the flocks...
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    Duncan's Poultry Nesting Boxes

    Have any of y'all used Duncan's Poultry Nesting Boxes? I am wanting a nice metal nesting box to put in our coop. This one looks pretty nice, but wanted to gather some info before I purchased one. http://duncansfamilyfarmstore.com/duncans-poultry-6-hole-roll-out-nest-made-in-usa/ Thanks!
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    Heritage v.s. Production Turkeys--Egg Laying

    Heritage birds breed and lay for a select amount of time each year. How are they able to produce production birds year around?
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    What Breed Goslings?

    Picked up 8 goslings last Friday. I am assuming they are embden since I bought them from TSC. I have seen similar colors in sebastopol goslings too. What do y’all think? If embden, how many males and females?
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