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  1. mamamahoney

    Have You Ever Heard a Duck Make This Noise?

    I've got a hen that does it all the time. She seems healthy, eats a little too well. Name's Squeaky. Lol
  2. mamamahoney

    is dumor chick starter/grower medicated feed?

    For the first time in my 50 odd years of caring for chicks, I had a case of coccidiosis. It was also the first time I'd ever used Dumor chick starter. I lost 5 of the 10 chicks affected.
  3. mamamahoney

    Law of Probability - Hen or Rooster

    I couldn't resist my 2cents worth. I've read that storing eggs at 40° rather than 60 kills the male embryos allowing only female hatchlings but halving your hatch rate of course. Now; what are the odds of buying 10 day old maran chicks at auction (4$ ea) and ending up with 1 hen? 100% for me. I...
  4. mamamahoney

    Why is my hen burying her egg under the nesting materials?

    Mine are burying for the first time ever! I think its because they're being disturbed more often than they are accustomed to. We're building new duck runs, grower pens and rabbit hutches. I've been going in and out several times a day instead of 1 time per usual. Hoping it stops once we are thru.
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