I have not had a great duck year.
My ancient incubator killed a whole batch by malfunctioning.
Then I had two really good batches, and now I have 36 eggs in my farm innovator and it has been raining and horrifically humid for 2 weeks. I moved that incubator upstairs to my bedroom, where I...
I few days ago I posted about the worst duck hatch ever. And we've brainstormed and think it's the incubator. That incubator is now gone.
The next round hatched a few days ago , 16 out of 21. Better, but .....
My only issue now is that I have some that began pipping Tuesday morning when I...
I started 70 Pekin duck eggs in 2 farm innovators incubators, automatic turning.
-Well, 7 days later only 50 had started. Blah.
- 7 days later , there were 45 , 4 blood rings. And one near explosion. GAG.
- 7 days later we have only 42 , more late death
- today I candled before lockdown and...
Ive been keeping turkeys and chickens together for ages. Never had an issue with blackhead.
but today weve got a turkey poult about 8 weeks old who will not get up or eat or drink. He has sulphurous yellow diahreah.
and we also have 3 eastereggers displaying the same symptoms.
there are no vets...