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    Call duck egg taking over a month to hatch?? Please help!!

    It's really better not to move it or anything after day 25. It's been a few days since you posted. Hope the little fellow made it.
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    best waterer for chickens

    Good tip.
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    incubate

    If you are looking for a brand? Incuview from incubator warehouse, gqf hovabator 1588, brinsea or lyon are all good. The electronic thermostat models generally give better results than wafer thermostats. Forced air (fan) models generally have more consistent temperatures than still air models.
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    Day old ringneck pheasent survival rate?

    100% most of the time for me. I can't remember losing one ever really, but I'm sure I'm overlooking. Sounds good, May want to drop the heat just a little closer to them, say 135 or so being available. They will sit in the spot that makes them comfortable but it's better to have a larger ring of...
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    New to hatching duck eggs

    I would wait until 14-20 days, depending on color, before culling any. If really dirty you can take a scotch bright type pad to it and gently scrub, dry. Personally I'd just not set dirty eggs and no worries. Good luck.
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    Can I Get Silkies In My Region

    Yes, they would do just fine.
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    Call Duck Hatching Advice

    Hope everything turned out well Phil. They are generally moved to the hatcher before they pip. Day 25 is when it's a good idea to put them in the hatcher. Can't give advice for helping. I let nature take it's course to weed out the frail ones. It is a very rare occurrence with the ones I have to...
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    Eggs in incubator This is so exciting to me I love it!!!!!

    Wish you luck.
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    Guinea and duck eggs in same incubator

    No problems hatching together. As for humidity, broody chickens don't have a problem hatching duck eggs and I've never seen one swim yet. :)
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    how long for guinea eggs to hatch

    28 days. A new hen sometimes kills their offspring. I honestly have no idea why, some do, some don't. If it persists then the hen isn/t good to keep around if you want babies of course.
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    Plants in your aviary.

    I like millet, milo, cowpeas, buckwheat, clovers, sunflowers and just as you said bird seed mixes in the warm months. In fall I plant collards, turnips and kale.
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    Why are my Mandarin ducks laying in the swimming pool?

    They just lay eggs wherever they happen to be at the time until they get ready to sit. You can try retrieving the eggs from the pool each morning and put them in a nest. In many cases captivity has bred any broodiness out of a lot of them and you will have to find a broody hen to put them under...
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    My eggs are hatching in my Brinsea Mini Advanced (pictures)

    Congratulations, great pics by the way as well.
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    Run questions

    They will really need a minimum of 250 sq ft and you have 2000. That's plenty of room for them to have grass to freerange on in the warm months.
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    Help with showing chickens, where to buy?

    Generally hatchery chickens aren't bred to standard they are just bred for numbers. In many cases their initial stock isn't even pure. I'm not aware of any large scale hatcheries that have any show quality level stock. That being said if you want chickens that resemble a breed pretty well...
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    How many chickens for my coop and run,

    Your limiting factor is the coop. They need about 4 sq foot per bird to roost to prevent squabbling. That would be 19 birds. For your yard, to have a yard with grass for them to free range on you could easily have 40.
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    Our Coup

    That looks great.
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    Chicken Run Fencing?

    Predators can easily dig under the fences with sandy soil. If you keep them in the coop free from threat of predators at night their run can be 1" hexagon poultry wire. Most likely you will want to make an apron to go underground to prevent them from digging under the fence. It's also not a bad...
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    coturnix male/female ratio

    They will probably fight quite a bit and overbreed the females with that ratio. You can try a larger pen with cover in it to help. If you notice excessive fighting or feather loss two of the boys really need to go.
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