I have a couple wood ducks and am getting mandarin ducks soon. I almost have my aviary built. I have kind of a weird question for the future. When wood and mandarin ducks get there first feathers as ducklings do they get there eclipse plumage first or there colorful spring plumage first for the...
I am just getting into wild ducks and am almost done with my aviary. I got a good deal on wood ducks so I already have those and I already have someone selling me mandarin ducks too after the aviary is built. I have kind of a random question for the future. When the ducklings get there first...
So just yesterday I hatched three Chinese geese under a chicken. All eggs hatched and are doing well. I’ve heard they grow really fast. This might be a dumb question but how long do u think it will be till they will reach there moms size. The mom is a blue laced red Wyandotte
I have a turkey who I found beating up on a couple of my chickens. They both seem okay now. The are both bloody tho. We recently got this turkey at an auction. She’s either gonna be dinner or going to another place if I can’t get her to like them. Is there any possible way to get a turkey to be...
I got 3 goose eggs under a broody chicken. It is day 15 and I read somewhere you may need to submerge the eggs. I’m not sure if she gives them good enough humidity. I have been spraying them tho. Should I submerge them? If I should then should they be fully submerged or the air cell sticking out
So I have tried to find everything I can about this subject but I can’t. I have a turkey hen who eat her eggs and the other turkeys eggs but not the chicken eggs. Her eggs are soft and the other turkeys too so that may be the reason but I’m not sure. Is there any way I can get her to stop eating...
I have three goose eggs under a broody chicken and it is early in the incubation period. They were left for anywhere from 2-6 hours. She had gone back to the wrong nest after eating and stuff. Do u guys think there is any chance any of the eggs could still be alive or should I start over with...
I have chickens and turkeys together and my turkeys I just got are laying soft eggs. We have two of them with 12 chickens. I give them oyster shells with there food everyday. I feed them all flock feed and scratch grain for treats. I just am wondering if any of you turkey lovers out there know...