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  1. fishdaughter

    Rescue hens and our old remaing hen

    Hi, I got 10 rescue hens and cockerel yesterday as I only had one elderly lady left after her friend died a couple of weeks ago. I thought she'd be happy to have some company. The new hens and cock arrived after dark and she was settled in a nesting box. I've been observing them all this morning...
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    Rescue cockerel...what breed is he?

    Hi, I am wondering what breed or mix of breeds this fellow is? Thanks
  3. fishdaughter

    plucking cockerel/rooster ready for eating...skin looks weird....

    I've not done this before and wondered if the holey skin where the feathers were, should be so obvious? I realise now that I should have plucked this young cockerel straight after killing him, but it was late last night so I hung him up and did it this morning. I read several online things on...
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    Can I 'tame' my feral hens?

    Hi all, I inherited a hen and cockerel from the previous tenant here. I don't think they were well looked after by their previous owners and the hen hut was in a disgusting state of never being cleaned out and I found, whilst cleaning it out, the remains of a dead hen buried under layers of poo...
  5. fishdaughter

    cockerel/rooster tail feathers still in casing, and leg colour

    Hello folks, I'm wondering what is going on with my cockerel's tail feathers. Most of them still seem to be in their 'casing'...is it because he's not preening properly? I've not seen this happen before and although he seems healthy and alert, he looks a mess!! Also, his legs looks silvery...I...
  6. fishdaughter

    Agitated Muscovy drake

    Hello, I'm getting worried about my Muscovy ducks. I've not had a lot of luck with them so far with very few eggs and when two girls sat, their fully formed ducklings all died in the eggs. I've not had ducks before so don't know what is normal. They free-range in a paddock, have shelter (which...
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    fully formed but dead Muscovy duckings inside the eggs - why?

    Hi again. I posted yesterday about my two Muscovy ducks sitting for 7 weeks and wondering what to do. Yesterday afternoon and this morning, one of the ducks rejected her 4 eggs, so she's obviously given up. I decided to investigate and found fully formed dead ducklings inside (and one...
  8. fishdaughter

    Muscovy ducks still sitting on eggs after 7 weeks.

    Hi folks, I'm new here and new to keep Muscovy ducks. I'm starting wonder if the two broody ducks are sitting on bad eggs after 7 weeks and no hatching. I don't have a candler, but used a bright torch to see if I could work out if there are ducklings inside. Some of the eggs were definitely not...
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