This is only my 3rd duck to raise (the other two were years ago). I have some questions if anyone can chip in with advice.
I have a 5 month old Muscovy duck (female) who I raised with a chick because I ordered two ducks and one didn't make it in the shipping. So I got a chick to be her...
Hello, I have a young Polish chick who got away from a coyote (no bites, but a small section of feathers are bare around her hip), and that one leg doesn't work at all (no response to putting her foot down (curls back)). I've tried to see if she will stand on the good leg, but she won't, she...
I have an older hen who has become very lethargic (she has always been top hen, and now shows no interest in eating). I checked her yesterday and she had a little diarrhea on her feather, but nothing else. She was drinking last night. She is still walking around and last night go back up top...
Hello,
I delving into the world of incubator hatching. I have an INCUTHERM™ TEMP/HUMIDITY GUAGE PLUS which says it shows temp and relative humidity. Now this relative humidity is where I am thrown. So, the air temp should be 100 degrees, but I've seen different humidity percentages based on...
Does anyone have a hovabator and use the hovabator thermometers to hatch the eggs? I have a hovabator and I was not successful with a hatch. Not one hatched, tho some started to form. I have one of those plastic thermometers laying right on top of the eggs and when it measures at 99.5, the...