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Hello everyone. I've had terrible luck with my duck egg hatching. All seem to pass just before hatch or pip. However, some strange miracle is the only egg I have still alive and kicking is this twin egg. Currently on Day 27. So just wondering when the best time would be for me to assist. I...

Hello my buff ducks are almost 9 weeks old and fully feathered. Wondering when the male plumage comes through though? Drakes usually get dark heads like this: I vent sexed them young and was sure we had 4 girls and 3 boys, but they all still have similar colouring. Anyone know? This is my...

So I caught our 11 week old having his way with one hen in particular. I figured he would be shooting blanks. However just for fun I cracked open her egg and was surprised to see what appears to be a bullseye. Am I going crazy? Lol it looks different to the other cracked egg (at top)

Hello I just finished building out inground duck pond this week. Its approximately 2. 5 x 1.5 metres. I have a dirty water pump to clean out the pond. We crested a 'well' in one corner so when it gets shallow I can hose excess dirt from the pond plastic into the well section and pump it out. I...

Hello just wondering how long generally is the time between internal to external pipping? I know it's longer than chickens. I'm so impatient so I'd like to not worry they are running out of air in there. They are buff Orpington duck eggs and we are on day 27. Lots of movement and most have...

Hello I have 4 olive Egger chicks and one silkie. Anyone want to have a guess of gender? I keep changing my mind. They are currently 5 and a half weeks, so possibly too early to tell. Olive Egger 1) Olive Egger 2) Olive Egger 3) Olive Egger 4) Silkie)

I had a chick hatch last night with a bloody bottom. I'm guessing it hatched too early. It passed away in incubator a few hours later before drying off. There was blood all over the incubator. I quickly tried to open to remove chick and wipe some blood. Looks like some has dripped into the...

Can anyone help me sex my 3 polish chickens. I'm pretty sure the cuckoo is a pullet but the frizzle and blue I am not 100%. They are 10 weeks old in these photos. The frizzle and blue developed wattles around 6 weeks or so but I was told to not go off that and wait for crest and feather...

What age do polish cockerels usually have their wattles start to show? I know I should be more patient and not 'count my chickens' yet but I have 3 x 5 week olds and they still don't have wattles yet. I am hoping they are all pullets. Can cockerels develop wattles at a later age or should they...

Hi everyone. I know it might be too early but just wondering your thoughts on these babies? First is the pekin babies.. Some bigger combs already on 2 of them. Next are the 4 Barred Plymouth Rock Chicks. 2 have very defined head spots, but different feathering. Pic #1 has more black...

Hello just wondering if anyone can take a guess of what gender my chicks are? They are currently 3.5 weeks. They are in the process of getting their feathers at this stage. Although the frizzle seems more advanced in the feather department ;) I am certainly not experienced with this but after...

Hello my chicks are starting to hatch but the mum is pecking them. I have posted a video. I am not sure if she is just doing it so the chick will go back into the nest or something I should be worried about. My friend just informed me that her hens never do this, so now I am freaking out! Is...