Thank you! That's what I was thinking, but they didn't quite match the pics I've found on the 'net. Glad to know I was on the right track. They are our favorite ones right now.
I ordered a selection of ducks from McMurray. I've figured out all but these:
Any ideas what they are? They are not fully feathered yet, but close. Thanks!
The Animal Control Officer said that if the dog were friendly, they'd try to rehome it into a city home. But. . . it wasn't a friendly dog, so it will be euthanized. And I'm in Cochise County. Everybody took this very seriously, and I won't hesitate to call again. In fact, they told me of...
Yesterday a neighbor dog got into my chicken yard and killed 5 chickens and a duck (including my awesome Splash Silkie roo). I called the Sheriff who made sure I understood I had every right to do whatever it took to protect my animals. Then he had Animal Control call me. Animal Control went...
I've never left them in before, but I've had hatchlings knock my eggs around so much that I've had viable eggs not hatch (some that had pipped also). It makes me wonder if they knock them wrong and drown them. So I thought I'd try it with rails in this time to minimize the rolling of the eggs...
I have duck eggs going into lockdown on Friday. Last time I candled, I saw a little duck leg "swimming" in there. It was so cute! Good luck on your hatch!
I had the power go out for 8 hours in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, being the middle of the night, I didn't event think about my incubator until I got up in the morning. And I still had a great hatch rate!
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No joke on that comb! If it's a hen, I'm in total shock!
These are all mutts. I bought out a man's flock to add to mine and grabbed the first few days of eggs and threw them in the 'bator. The hens are cuckoo marans, exchequer leghorns, black copper marans, wellsummers, buff...