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Moved my first time broody bantam this morning as she was nesting in an unsafe spot and shares the coop with 6 other hens and a rooster. Made her a nesting box in a dog kennel out on our enclosed porch and moved her about an hour ago and she hasn't sat on the eggs since. I put a blanket...
Ordered eggs from two separate sellers and I received two dozen today (super early) but the other dozen has been delayed until Tuesday of next week (estimated delivery date). I originally coordinated so that the eggs would arrive within a day of each other but now I am looking at almost a week...
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I have a (supposed) fawn white Indian runner duckling that doesn't seem to be growing like a proper runner and I am not sure if it's some sort of structural issue or genetic thing so I am looking for some opinions, pics attached. He (or she) doesn't quite stand like a runner and seems to...
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I had a duckling hatch this morning, about 4 hours ago. It still had some membrane attached and maybe yolk- I'll post a pic- and it's drying up ok and peeping but it's also kicking A LOT. I am wondering if it's trying to detach the umbilical? I'm just going to leave it be but just...
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Going through my first round of hatching and the inevitable happened, I dropped an egg. I dropped the egg on day Day 20. Below is a picture, I sealed with Elmer's but I don't *think* the membrane was damaged, honestly not sure. The duckling was still alive as of last night so I decided...