I have been hatching some shipped auracana eggs. Two chicks from the eggs that are hatching at the moment were malpositioned. One of them I was able to save, although the other was too weak to make it.
The surviving chick has what appears to be a flap of loose skin on its butt. Has anyone seen...
I have three duck eggs that are now 30 days into the hatch cycle. I have them in a glass aquarium that I have set up as a brooder. It has a warming light and is holding around 98 degrees, with humidity high enough that the glass is mildly fogged with condensation. (I read that higher humidity is...
I recently purchased several ducks from a woman who has a farm near by. I was told that I was getting 1 male and 2 females.
I was told the crested duck was a Rouen (true) and a female (false). I was also told that the spotted brown duck is a female (true) and a Khaki Campbell (dubious). The...
About two months ago I purchased five Japanese quail. I supplied them with a brooder light on their cage and within two weeks I was getting an egg a day from each of the hens (there are four hens and one roo). After a while of just eating the eggs and working out dietary issues with the hens, I...