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    Muscovy duck egg in incubator: turning or tilting? What about weight loss of the eggs?

    Dear muscovy duck owners, after several successful batches of chickens, I will try to hatch muscovy ducks. However, I am not sure if I can put them in the automatic egg turner which only tilts the eggs 45 degrees or so. Does this work with muscovy duck eggs? And so far a have not found anything...
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    Sexing 4 week old chicks with fighting technique? Rooster or pullet?

    Hi, my almost 4 week old chicks are fighting, as all chicks. What I observed is that some of the chicks are fighting by jumping with both feet forward, while others do not. Can I sex the chicks with this? I think only males fight with both feet forwards, is that right? Hope someone can help...
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    Use fungus Beauvearia bassiana against mites Dermanyssus galinae

    Hi, I just read that the fungus Beauveria bassiana can be used against the poultry red mite Beauveria bassiana. This fungus can be bought as a liquid, and then either sprayed or applied to cardboard/sponges where the mites then go, and get infected. There are however different strains of the...
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    • beauveria bassiana mite mite treatment mites mites chickens red poultry mite
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    • Forum: Predators and Pests
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    Size of air holes in still air incubators. What size are yours for how many eggs?

    Hi, I am transforming a forced air incubator with a broken fan into a still air incubator. I think that the size of the air holes should be bigger, but don't know how much. Could you share how big the air vents are in your incubators, especially for still air incubators? My forced air...
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    Candling: Only upper part of the egg has vessels. Temperature too low?

    Hi, in a self-built still air incubator, the eggs at day 9 only have blood vessels on the upper part (they are of course turned 3times/day. Is the temperature too low? Or is it normal that the egg develops only in one part of the egg first? The thermometer may be a bit off, no way to check...
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    Muscovy duck for eggs, are there better strains for it?

    Hi everyone! I am new to this forum, and start directly with a question: Are there egg laying strains of muscovy ducks? Or, to put it differently, to the muscovies owners, how many eggs do they lay a year? I worked on a farm where they just got some, and I like them better than chicken. So I...
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    • duck egg muscovy
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    • Forum: Ducks
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