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Now that i have some duck eggs, I want to hatch them and I have some questions...first of all is the heat and humidity the same as chickens?? I keep seeing people mention spraying(misting) the eggs, what is this about? and my ducks are a mixture of Aylesbury,Rouen and Muscovy,,I have read that...

I have 12 duck eggs that i collected, they are a little dirty..should i clean them before i put them in the incubator and if so,,how should i clean them

Please post pics of your Duck/Aviaries please..Im looking for ideas...Thanks

What makes hens start eating their eggs?

In Incubators with fans, Does the fan run constantly?

last spring i bought a brower model 846(its an old round metal thing). I found that I wasnt able to see inside very well and to open it to turn the eggs resulted in losing all the heat..so i built a new one, using the parts from the Brower plus I added a fan..my first test run(empty) resulted in...

So i finally broke down and ordered an egg turner and i must say that i am extremely excited. My question is when you stop turning on the last few days of incubation, do you take the eggs out of the turner..I realize that this might be a silly question and there will probably be instructions...

Since the pond is frozen, my ducks have been moved into the barn with my chickens for the winter..they dont get to swim anymore and im sure they are not happy about it.. They seem to have lost their waterproofing..is this normal???

Im just curious to find out if anyone has ever used this device..its like a bug zapper for rats and it runs on batteries..I would like to hear some comments before i purchase one..It has some some great reviews online..but you know what they say "Dont believe everything you hear and Half of what...

I am hoping to aquire some rare purebred chickens and I am looking to find out how to breed them and keep the breed pure..This might be a silly question ,but im new to this purebred thing and want to do it right..is there some kind of formula i should follow?? Thanks

Hello, I have some ex bats and i have had some trouble getting then to roost..i realize that they never were able to roost before they came to me, I added a rooster and most of them followed him on the roost but there is a few who stay on the floor in the corner..i had built some nesting boxes...

I just discovered we have a rat problem in and around the coop...what is the best course to take??

Will Runners make use of a pond or will they prefer to stay on land?? I saw an Indian Runner last week and i must get a few to add to my flock of ducks..any special needs?? advice??Thanks

has anyone ever put emu eggs in an incubator..and does anyone have any advice on the topic

how old are muscovy ducks when they start laying eggs..my ducks are about 4 months old and live out on the pond..its starting to get really cold here in Atlantic Canada..will they wait until spring before laying? I also have a roeun female and 2 aylesbury..also will they interbreed??

how does it work??? does the hen lay a number of eggs then stop and sit on them or does she just keep laying eggs everyday...also if i have a broody hen..can i just put a bunch of eggs in a nest and she will automatically sit on them...

can anyone tell me how to sex day old chicks??

I have 18 white leghorn hens and they all stopped laying...up until now they were all laying everyday....any ideas on why they went on strike???

I have 18 hens with one rooster, he has been in with them for a couple of months, If i remove him and put a different rooster in, how long before they are fertilized by the new rooster, and how long before the old roosters love potion wears off??

I have a rooster who is VERY sexually mature, will my not so sexually mature hens be ok in with him, he keeps mounting them and they dont like it,,,should i separate them?????