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I hatched out seven this morning....my first time using an incubator, and I'm hoping next time more will hatch out ! But I feel blessed to have these seven Anconas ! I gave them a little piggy mommy for comfort ...lol

Is vent sexing pretty accurate ? I have someone who wants to come and select four females from my next hatch .....he says he can vent sex them. It won't injur the ducklings will it ? Thanks

My first batch over a year ago .... Then last summer ..... Can't wait for this weekends batch !!!

On a side note, one duckling did hatch under a broody chicken a week ago, and came out with a bruised little beak ! Puffy and bruised. Ever happen to anyone before ? Must have had a hard time getting through the shell .

Wow those are all nice looking ducklings !! I just. Sopped turning my 14 in the bator today ....day 25 !! I've always used a broody chicken so I'm a bit nervous about this bunch , but hopefully they will all be as darling as the babies on here !!

OK..I have 40 Ancona Duck Eggs in my INCUBATOR!! WHAT am I thinking?!!! I usually hatch under a broody chicken....and some just hatched naturallu this way...and Im still waiting on these babies!! Wow I will have SO many Anconas..and they are so hard to sell ...just too cute to give up! Wish...

My Anconas are under a Broody Chicken and one just hatched! 3rd time hatching ducklings under a chicken. What a feeling...they are FREE from their shell finally! I can never believe how those big feet and legs fit in that shell!! I think I will have to sell some becasue I have too many...

I absolutely LOVE Ancona Ducks. They are great foragers, smart, and not TOO loud (for a duck). And when they mingle with the chickens, they aren't too bossy!!! I actually have Ancona Ducklings hatching now...I will be selling some. But I'm in Northern California. They hatch under a broody...

Thanks for the welcome everyone! On a sad note, I found a dead chicken today. With the "stuffing" pulled out like a chew toy. very disheartening. Any advice on what to do with the chicken body? Show it to him and scold? I caught him after the fact...so not sure what the best way to handle it...

Yes hopefully. Have you nuetered yours yet? I'm planning on doing so in September at 6 mos old. Any thoughts on this? I understand it should help calm him down and help him stay close to home. Our pup is constantly trying to mount our 3 year old Black Lab! And the lab letys this 4 month old do...

Does keeping your LGD tied up cause any more excitement or agression? I didn't think of tying mine up because I didn't want to cause that reaction. It's so strange that mine chose ducks to "play" with , and your chose just the Silkies. Today I left the new ducks in a seperate pen to see if...

Thanks Sumi :)

Thanks! I just don't want to cause more excitement by seperating them. He seems to be more interested in trying to catch and play with 7 new ducks we recently acquired. So Im wondering if he needs time to adjust to new animals and mayeb doesn't accept them right away? I also heard it's bad...

Hi! I have a Great Pyr / Maremma 4 month old puppy. He lives out in the pasture and was raised with baby goats alongside his parents. We got him a month ago, and he was fine with the chickens and ducks running around. But nrecently, he is trying to grab ducks and "play" with them like chew...