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  1. tracyfuertevent

    please please help

    yes it was a lesson learnt, only problem this time was we didnt realise she was sat on eggs until it was too late,as my hens are free range we just pressumed that she had wondered off or been attacked as we hadnt seen her for 10 days, then we found her under a wooden pallet sat on the clutch of...
  2. tracyfuertevent

    please please help

    she is still sat on three ,i was going to give it a few more days because they were laid about the 30 th dec so still a chance they may hatch
  3. tracyfuertevent

    please please help

    oj so the other one fully hatched yesterday afternoon and by about 6oclock it was fluffy and alert so got the other 2 chicks away from mum and put all 3 together for about 15 mins,then showed them to mum ,who looked a bit confused,ps dont know if chickens can count ?? put the 3 chicks back on...
  4. tracyfuertevent

    please please help

    they other one that is hatching now seems to be doing ok i was thinking that maybe tomorrow night at dusk to reintroduce it then ,when she has settled for the night .what do you think i have a large white plastic container with a warm towel in whit the unhatched eggs in should i leave it in the...
  5. tracyfuertevent

    please please help

    put mum and 2 chicks back on the nest,reintroduced one of the newly hatching chicks,blocked off her escape route went back 5 mins later and she has killed it what now ??
  6. tracyfuertevent

    please please help

    they started to chip through at half seven this morning,and by half nine the eggs were really cold,even when i went over to the nest she didnt come running over or seem bothered or protective atall, the other 2 are now 3 days old
  7. tracyfuertevent

    please please help

    one of my hens has been sitting on eggs for weeks 2 have hatched fine 2 have died whilst hatching and she has now abandoned the nest so i have 7 eggs starting to hatch with no mum, i have bought them inside and i am trying to keep them warm i have warmed up tea towels in the oven so warm but not...
  8. tracyfuertevent

    new chooks

    i have 8 chicks that are now just over 3 months old,i have definately one rooster as he is trying to crow which is really cute my 2 questions are 1 do i need to rehome him ie will he be attacked by my big rooster or is it ok to have 2 roosters will he look after his girls and the big rooster...
  9. tracyfuertevent

    snails

    they are empty snail shells about 1-2cm,i am worried as she doesnt crush them or digest them they just seem to sit in her lower throat so shall i just leave alone ie will they break down in her stomach naturally
  10. tracyfuertevent

    snails

    hi i have a big problem harriet my muskovy has started eating snail shells,yesterday i got 32 from her ,today another 20 , i started to feel them just below her neck so i used my fingers to push them back up and got her to spit them out ,i dont want to cause her any harm by doung this but when...
  11. tracyfuertevent

    OMG

    hi miss lydia thank god she is fine kept a close eye on her all yesterday and went through the shed and cleared out anything that could be dangerous ,so i think i had a warning there and it wont happen again
  12. tracyfuertevent

    OMG

    so sorry your buggy died i would not of forgiven myself if something had happened to her that i could of prevented, we had friends round the other day and we were up at the girls and someone put the beer plastic into the bin and some how she managed to get it out of the bin and round her neck...
  13. tracyfuertevent

    OMG

    have just been up to the shed to give girls a treat and henrietta had a plastic beer ring round her neck thank god shes ok i got it off fine and she is a bit quiet but no damage done so just a scare for me but what a scare,
  14. tracyfuertevent

    me again

    hi its me AGAIN i have a couple of question me girls nails seem really sharp so is it ok to just trim the tips off with clippers also the top of their beaks are longer than the bottom....is this normal thanks
  15. tracyfuertevent

    bread ?

    as you know i am a newbie to keeping ducks, mine are doing really well but a friend of mine has said that i should NOT give them bread is this true and if so why thanks tracy
  16. tracyfuertevent

    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    they are doing great thanks, already looking in better condition ,and they are so funny too and definately have very different personalities
  17. tracyfuertevent

    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    here are my 2 new girls ,i have not kept ducks before but i had to rescue these 2 they are so cute
  18. tracyfuertevent

    HELP

    i live in the middle of nowwhere and i have 14000 sq metres of land which is not fenced in. at the moment they are living in the shed with acces to a shaded\sunny area outside we dont have many pedators here ie no foxes etc buts we do have a rabbit hunting season where they go out with the dogs...
  19. tracyfuertevent

    HELP

    sorry to be a pain but is a scovie a muscovy or iss it a different breed x
  20. tracyfuertevent

    HELP

    hi feeding them normal oats !!! is that ok ,also how long before i can let them out to roam around ?
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