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Hello folks, I hatched a bunch of ducks and this call duckling bonded with my husband and seemed to quack real early. I've hatched Pekin, call ducks, reopen, runners and muscles. This duck QUACKS. BUT, now at 5mo I'm noticing a sex feather. I'm prepared this duckling is a male. Will he hurt...

Theres lots of opinions about that for sure. Personally, I don't cool or mist eggs. My last hatch was 42 pekin eggs set and 38 hatched. But lots of folks have good success with it too.

I'm watching this thread! I just set my first Indian runner and call duck eggs today. I've hatched hundreds of pekin over the years, and rouen, but never runners or calls.

Lol!! Yes, I am fully expecting the silkies to be doted pets, with no expectations of egg production. I will leave that to the standards and quail.

Thank you. 😊 We have a menagerie here lol. I didn't think to google...of course. I searched a few pages of the chicken breed pages. Nice to hear experiences. Thanks so much.

I've kept RIRs, ameraucana, serama, and orp/barred rock crosses. My fav are the ameraucana! Pretty eggs, lovely curious but gentle personalities.

My kids loved when we kept ameraucana. They are lovely birds with kids, but also pump out the eggs!! They were docile and curious. My toddlers would even pick them up.

I kept chickens for 10 years, but we moved and I couldn't for a couple years. Back into it. I need 6 standard size layers to keep up with my family of 6, but my 9yo son has fallen in love with my aunties silkies and frizzles. Are there any standard size laying breeds that would do well with...

I'm sorry to say that chances are very good that if they have survived this long, they will be deformed and unable to hatch.

Thank you! I have done that now! Dont know why it didnt occur to me...thanks so much!

Hello!! THE first of my duckling hatch are in the brooder. I am using an electric hen for the first time...does it look to be at an appropriate height for the ducklings? Thanks so much!!

I woke up this morning to 6 of my pekin eggs pipped! Originally set 50 eggs...46 made it to this point. I candled 24 hours ago and all were wigglin' and alive. Due to hatch Saturday, but my incubator ran steady and reliable so I'm not surprised by these pips. Very excited for this hatch! My...

Hello I have hatched two rouen ducklings and one has an overbite...the bottom beak extends farther than the top beak. Is this an issue I should be concerned about? She is eating and drinking without issue thus far. Thanks so much! Emily

Thank you! My husband and four kids joined me outside this morning to let the flock out after their first night in tue coop. They did great! :-)

Mine is 'Spruce' green and 'Chocolate' brown. :-)

Looks awesome! I love the green coop.

We do not plan to freerange as we live in a subdivision and cant risk loose birds. We do have another moveable run so they can clean out our garden beds and roam the sideyard a bit.

r We finished our coop for our three bantam easter eggers today! The run is 3'x8' and the coop 3'x4'. The only improvement we will make is replacing the pvc coated galvanized chicken wire for hardware cloth. DH put the wire in trying to be helpful. :-) I hope our girls will be happy!

Hi All! I am a small backyard operation. We hatched out 4 EE chicks 5 weeks ago and are hoping to root out any roo's early to avoid making noise for our neighbours. Their moms were bantam EE's. Their dad is a standard BBS Ameracauna. Barbara: Rosalina: Carmela...

Thank you so much for replying. I thought that might be the case but I really have a hard time wrapping my head around the bbs genetics. I appreciate your time. Thanks!