In Iowa kids can join 4H in 4th grade! The H stands for 4 different words that start with H...hand, heart, head and health. The 4H Moto is “to make the best better” and the slogan is “learn by doing” The group meets once a month and is lead by a council of older members voted by peers in the...
We just finished our first chicken hatching and are working on the last days of our duck hatching! It is nerve racking yet amazingly addicting! We are ready to start another batch of both
Humidity is now at 74%! The duck that has had his beak out for the past 12 hours is making some progress! There are two others actively working to hatch! Do I worry about increasing the humidity at this point?!
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My family lives on a small farm in Iowa! My daughter and I started raising some ducks and chickens last year for her to show in 4H! This spring we decided to hatch our own ducks and chickens and it has been a very great learning experience for us! Stressful at times but we have...
This is my first time hatching ducks! Everything has been moving along nicely and humidity has been pretty consistent until now! One egg has hatched about 24 hours ago and he is doing well however I am struggling to keep the humidity up! Another has pipped through his beak is out and is...