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Thanks for your kind words...

Last year, we raised our first batch of eight day-old muscovy and rouens to maturity. When one of the muscovies went broody, we allowed her to sit on about 10 eggs. A week ago, we found a healthy, hatched rouen duckling and a second roeun egg one that was hatching. Unfortunately, the first...

I was just going to post with the same "problem"! We have a nesting box with four cubbies and our girls almost always use the same box! Yesterday I found four eggs in that one box and today, they were lining up for it! Glad to hear I'm not the only one with territorial hens

Wow -- thanks for all the responses! I'll keep you posted.

Thanks! I appreciate the help! One thing I forgot to ask is, is there anything I should be asking about these birds such as what feed they currently eat or if they've received any kind of medication, such as dewormer or antibiotics? Thanks again...

I'd like to raise some layers for home use (and eventually to sell) and my original plan was to buy day-old chicks in the spring. But, I found a posting from a local farm for a dozen laying hens (RIR, barred rocks) that are in their first and second year. I'm wondering if it's a good idea to...