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  1. Thepaddling

    Incubating duck eggs!!!/ hatch along for any bird

    Thank you for your reply. We waited it out, unfortunately we lost 2, 1 that was nearly fully out by themself we then gave some help to a few others. This is Our first hatch day 1 hatch (am I'm sure this sounds silly) but they all seemed to really struggle getting out of their shells, I've seen...
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    Incubating duck eggs!!!/ hatch along for any bird

    Hi I have 8 khaki campbell eggs in the incubator they're due date is tomorrow. 7\8 have pipped but not much has happened since. They began to pip yesterday afternoon but the humidity dropped I've added more water to increase the humidity. Should I be worried? Should I intervene? Some seem to...
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    Who else is waiting for that first egg?

    We just found our first eggs when having an evening brew with our girls!! I'm so excited I feel like a proud mother, I suspect their duck eggs so I hope their welcome on here.
  4. Thepaddling

    Who else is waiting for that first egg?

    We just found our first eggs when having an evening brew with our girls!! I'm so excited I feel like a proud mother, I suspect their duck eggs so I hope their welcome on here.
  5. Thepaddling

    Nesting box question!!

    Ive heard of mint especially as a pest deterrent too. Don't think herbs would last too long around my girls they love eating them too much! In one of my chicken books they dry out lavender and hang it in bags around the coop to help relax the chickens and keep it smelling nice. How well this...
  6. Thepaddling

    How tall should my run be?

    I love the idea! I think talkalittle has a good point, if you put a flooring they could forage around in would that work? Such as straw or shavings? I always think the omlet runs look small (but im new and learning these guys know what they're doing!) They're 78cm high (about 2.5feet) maybe you...
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    Chicken math

    Oh wow crazy cat ladies have nothing on you guys We've just got our first chickens originally wanted 4..then 6..went to the poultry centre and came home with 10.. and 5 ducks..they're totally addictive there's way too many great chickens out there! If we had more room I think I'd struggle to...
  8. Thepaddling

    Newbie

    Thanks :-D yes I'm very much enjoying them already, I've had lots of visitor requests as I talk about the girls constantly already, they're very interesting to watch! Yes it's a pullet unsure on an exact age.
  9. Thepaddling

    Newbie

    Hi all your experience and knowledge would be a great help. Can anyone guess as to what breed this chicken is, originally I thought she was a cochin but I'm second guessing that because of her feet feathers, she has a strip down the outside like my speckled cou cou instead of fluffy feet. Also...
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