Hey there, I've recently brought home three white baby call ducks. This is my very first time raising ducks. They hatched on May 16th, so they're around 3 weeks old now. They're feathers are starting to grow in. I've read articles about voice changes at 8-10 weeks of age, but I've noticed one of...
Hi my Bantam mixed hen, Moon, hatched out 15 chicks. One chick appeared odd out of the rest of them. He had no problem eating the first week. Then, he started developing this 'glob' on the bottom of his beak. His upper beak is longer than his bottom beak. None of the parents or grandparents had...
Hi my Bantam mixed hen, Moon, hatched out 15 chicks. One chick appeared odd out of the rest of them. He had no problem eating the first week. Then, he started developing this 'glob' on the bottom of his beak. His upper beak is longer than his bottom beak. None of the parents or grandparents had...
Hi! Recently my hen decided to hatch some eggs. I really want to know what the chicks will look like since hen and rooster and different species.
First question:
Hen (her name is Moon), came from a Mille Fleur D'uccle (dad) and a Splash Cochin Bantam (mom). Mom had lots of dark spots but mainly...
Hi! My (Mille Fleur D'uccle x Splash Cochin Bantam) hen started incubating her eggs about 1 week ago. She is incubating 14 eggs, buff brahma mixes + cochin mixes, and all are fertile with a embryo developing. I went on vacation for a week and didn't know she would incubate this much eggs. I...
I have put the eggs in the incubator for 15 days now, since Feb 26. So far I've thrown away a total of 6 eggs out of 12 eggs. I've had 3 or 4 quitters and about 2-3 infertile or early death eggs. Can someone tell me the percent of hatch rate I will have and what I'm doing wrong? Please reply!