ok, I am about to have three sets of chicks. I have 21 chicks that are 10 weeks old, 9 chicks and 5 ducks that are 2 weeks old, and in a couple of weeks I will have about 30 new chicks. So far I have kept them seperate because the older ones might pick on the little guys. So, my question...
I'm having this same problem. The temp gets really cold at night so I have to crank up the temp overnight. I get up about twice during the night to check and adjust, but one time I slept through the night. It got too hot and I am worried I might have killed some. They are hatching now, so...
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That was me! Some of them were bigger than my pekin and runner duck eggs...and I candled them to see if they were double yolked, but they aren't. They are just that big!
I have Rhode Island Red purebreds, but I would like to have my new (mutt) chickens freerange as well..If I plan on selling baby chicks, how important is having purebreds? Do mixed breeds usually sell as well and for the same price as purebreds?
I have a very "interesting" Pekin duck. She has grown up with a little dalmation dog (Mr. Speckles), and barely leaves his side. She eats his dog food instead of her feed and doesn't get into the water as much as a normal duck would. I got a muscovy drake for her to play with, so she will...