1st time here with muscovy ducks....my 1st time mom also did this every one that started to peep she would take off the shell...and they died...but those eggs were not muscovy eggs...today I just found 2 peeping in the incubator and had to wet them down to get the shell off...just wondering if...
Similar problem with 16 muscovy ducklings...but it's the chickens that are picking out their feathers....I have been separating them during the day and only the 16 ducklings are in the coop....I haven't noticed them picking on each other....pretty sure the damage is being done by the...
I have a similar problem...got 16 muscovy ducklings...problem is the chickens are picking out the feathers of the ducklings off their back, wing, and tail areas....I've been kicking out the chickens during the day and this has help, but no chicken eggs this way...how or what can I do? Anyone use...
Lol...I was getting to that...once I loaded the pictures I couldn't figure out how to put info....still forgot price...lol...but not sure how much to ask... any suggestions?
November 2016 babies mix of Pekin,kaki Campbell, Welsh harlequin,blue Swedish,Cayuga,Ancona,blue runner, buff...really no clue as to who parents are....but as drakes they are absolutely gorgeous! I'll post adult photos
We had 8 baby chicks hatch...the rest i gave to my broody duck.... few days before hatch due date i cleaned out momma ducks nest because I realized other chickens and ducks had been laying in and around her nest.....she started with 13 I added 6 duck eggs and 1 chicken egg that should have given...
This is part of my set up...been working in coop changing some things around...i noticed my ducks like hidey holes to lay in so im making some more,but at the time they have none...other than inside cage area where my broody buff is...so today when i went in search of eggs i found 3 duck eggs...
Picture taken 9/7
Hen not sitting yet
Picture taken 9/13
Hen not sitting yet
Picture taken 9/14
Hen is now sitting
HELP QUESTION IS WHEN WILL THEY HATCH?
Do I go from the time 1st group laid (9/6) or rest laid between 9/7 - 9/13 or do I go by sitting date? If I go by 3weeks from laid first...
If they are duds....won't she stay broody? My buff duck also went broody and started sitting the same day she has one chicken egg under her...when hers hatch should I share them with my hen?