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Advice on chickens not hatching, guessing they are at about 19-20 days.....
Hi all, Hoping to get some advice.... I recently ordered a dozen fertile frizzle eggs. Some I put straight under one of my broody females, the others I kicked off in the incubator until a week or so later when another hen went broody. So I then put the remainder of the eggs under her (that...- Duckdown
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Will broody chooks accept an orphaned wood duckling?
Hi there, I have a silkie hen that hatched 3 chicks yesterday. Today (I am with Wildcare) an orphaned black duckling came into our care so I popped it under the silkie hen with chicks hoping for the best. This afternoon we found the duckling hiding out under some plants in the enclosure. Is... -
2 Drakes - Aggression advice......
Hi Guys, I've got 2 drakes (they were given to me as a male and female pair at a young age but turned out to be 2 males) and now Spring is here, so is their ego and hormones. True to drake style they are chasing and annoying everything in sight. My poor dogs can even no longer roam the the... -
Exercise Requirements for 2 Buff Orpingtons?
Hi there, Can anyone give me advice on what is the exercise requirement for my Buff Orpingtons? I'm worried, with current work commitments, that they might not be getting what they need - but what they need I'm not entirely sure. They are in their run (approx 2 x 8) through the day and then... -
Will I need to clip my Buff Orpington ducklings' wings when fledged?
Hi - I'm new to the domestic duck world and have inherited 2 x Buff Orpington ducklings. We plan on letting them down on the dam through the day and penning them of a night but I want to know whether we'll need to clip their wings once fledged to keep them from flying off? Or will they know...