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How long can you leave eggs in the cool before they get incubated? I have a mixture of 6 chicken eggs i;d like to incubate but don;t know if they've been left too long (2-3 weeks tops)

I have 6 call ducks and all of the females that are laying are laying in the same nest. At first the nest was gaining at least 1 egg everyday. When i had roughly 21 eggs, i noticed the amount of eggs decreasing down to roughly 17 and there was yolk and broken egg all over the nest. Today i...

Hi. I am interested in maybe showing my Pekins next year at a local agricultural show. At what age can I start preparing them for showing - like getting them used to being in cages and handled etc? Also, is there anything else i need to show them? Equiptment, routie, preening, or anything else...

Hello. I have 5 pekin chicks that are roughly 2 months old, maybe a bit more. What i would like to know is when do they not neeed heat, when can they move onto growers, when can they go outside? Thanksyou

Hello. I am selling 4 of my muscovy ducks in a few days and i am pretty sure the ratio is 3:3. Equal males to females. Could you please tell me if I am right, and how much to sell them for in pairs (english pounds) Thanks

Hello everyone! I really wat to get a micro pig but im worried itll turn into a huge pig! So, how do i know whether i am getting a genuine micro pig or not? Thanks:D

Yesaterday 2 pekin bantam chicks hatched on day 22. However, i checked the other 2 eggs in the bator and one has internally pipped but no external and the other one doesnt seem to be doing anything. Should i make an external pip to see if he needs help or is still ali9ve?

Do boys of girls get this facial flesh first? My ducklings are starting to get some and do boys or girls tend to feather out first?

I set 12 pekin bantam eggs on September 19th (yesterday) and i have wanted to do an online diary like this with images and updates since my last incubation a few months ago, so here goes! These are the eggs i set. They are so dinky its unbelievable! I never thought theyd be this...

Hello. Can someone give me some information on the chickens in the title please? I have eggs from each to incubate and just wondered about personality, behaviour, preferences etc. I am very new to chickens and would love to know the qualities of each and maybe also any information you may have...

I have just bid on some mottled pekin chicken eggs and some frizzle eggs. Can anybody give me some information about incubating them please? They'll be in the same incubator. I have incubated 18 call duck eggs before and only got 1 baby that survived so im worried about this hatch :/ Thanks

Here you can see the lump from different angles. I dont know if this is common in muscovys and is just the neck/chest going a bit puffy?? Can someone please help? Im worried he might be allergic to something or has another problem or needs the vet? :/

In a few days I am planning on purchasing some Muscovy ducks. However, the only place I would be able to keep them for a few weeks is in a run with my 7 call ducks by night and then they can have the run to themselves by day whilst my calls are out and then go out also. So, the question is...

This is just so I know whats going on during my first incubation and if anyone has any input it is welcome. Day 16- 15/07/2012 Eggs 1,2,3: Can clearly see the embryo's moving. Hopefully they'll hatch! Egg 4: Visible embryo but in the short time I was candling egg I detected no movement. Will...

I just candled my eggs and it looks like there were 2 embryo's moving in 1 egg and im not sure about the other egg but i think it could be 2 in there also... Could someone tell me whats in these eggs please?? Egg 1: In this one, i didnt see movement but where the darker dot is on the right...

my ducklings rarent due to hatch for so long! Would love to see everyone else's as im so excited right now!

This is my new 'magpie' call duck and baby. Ive never seen anything like this in pics before so im sooo confused!

Hi, im wondering if anyone could give me some addvice and answer some of my questions. This is my first time incubating eggs and they were purchesed off ebayy. Ive got 18 and they came Tuesday and another lot today so would they be alright too go in on Saturday? Also, whats the best...

Hi, im going to be incubating call duck eggs soon. Could anyone give me any tips please? How long to incubate, turning etc. Thanks

Well came home from school not long ago and had a bit of a shock! 4 of the 8 eggs my duck was sitting on have hatched! Theyre so adorable!