I will definitely give them a smell and candle them if not stinky. The drake has also been "guarding" the secret laying area. I don't know if they means anything or not?
Yes, she was sitting on them this morning. I couldn't find her and when I came out to give them feed, she quacked and emerged from her secret laying spot. If they are rotten, will I be able to easily tell by simply smelling the shell?
Hello! I had recently posted about my khaki Campbell and Muscovy mating. I hadn’t seen any eggs from my khaki female for a while but stumbled upon a large stash today. There are two eggs with areas that look dark inside. Could these be fertilized eggs with baby ducks? This is my first year with...
To add to that, my khaki had been laying eggs regularly and has not laid (or I simply can’t find the eggs) since my Muscovy has displayed ‘courting’ behavior.
I am a newcomer when it comes to ducks. I originally thought I had two females (one khaki Campbell and one Muscovy). As time has gone on, I now realize I have a female khaki and a male Muscovy. Today I witnessed the ducks mating. I didn’t think this happened outside of mating season !? I live in...
My chickens are roughly 3 1/2 months old. When I went outside to hand feed my girls some meal work treats, I noticed one of my Rhode Island Reds had (what looked like) the tip of her beak missing. It's not a large piece, but I wasn't sure if this had to do with the fact of her being young and...
I recently had the pleasure of getting my first baby chicks. Three Rhode island reds and two Barred Rocks. I live in Arizona where it is quite dry and like keeping a humidifier with essential oils (for a nice smell) in the room where I now house my chicks. I stopped using the humidifier prior to...