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Hello, We currently have chickens, but looking into getting back into ducks. More for fun and some eggs. I can’t decide between Indian Runners and Welsh Harlequin. Eggs are a bonus, but we get plenty from our chickens. I would stay temperament, cold harshness, and willingness to hatch their...

I acquired some new hens from my local Hutterite colony. They are year old Babcocks. I picked them up in the evening. By morning I had 15 eggs from 20 birds. Very drastically we are now down to 2-3 eggs a day. It’s been 3 weeks. I was fully aware I was getting year old birds that have lived in...

So I did it. I bought the cheap incubator made in China. It was a deal at auction and thought why not? My other incubator that I’m use to running is the 360 nature right. So I’ve run this new incubator for a few days so I could fiddle with it and make any adjustments needed. I do have a...

Hello, I have a new broody hen as of yesterday. I just started lockdown on my incubator today. I’ve hatched lots in my incubator and lots with broody hens. However, I’ve never tried sneaking incubator chicks under a broody hen. If this hen stays put on her nest for another 5 days (to hatch and...

Hello, I wasn’t sure if I post this in the incubator form or behaviour/egg laying form. I have a hen that has been broody for a few weeks. She has sat tight on the nest so I gave her some fertilized eggs. Now, the last 2 days one of my Muscovy hens has decided to join her, cramping both of...

I’m brand new to ducks so don’t mind my silly question here. We just got our first ducks, 6 Muscovy hens. They came from our neighbours, neighbours up at their lake. So all I know about them is that the 4 younger hens were hatched this spring/summer, by the other two hens. They all are the same...

Hello, I hatched this guy in my incubator. I tried to keep track of who came from what egg, but it turned out to be impossible as a bunch hatched at night. So I’m not sure what egg he hatched from. Some of the eggs I had in the incubator were Sapphire Super blues, Crested Creambars, and some...

So not the greatest photos on my part, but can anyone sex this EE fir me? I can always grab better pics if it’s too hard to tell. Should be about 12 weeks old. Dad was BCM and Mom an EE. Does have a triple pea comb, but for 12 weeks I feel should have more of a wattle for a male.

That time of year again! Here are my just turning 6 week olds. The hens were Easter Eggers and the Roo was a Copper Maran. They all look to have single combs, but Blue’s and Purples does seem more prominent to me. Thank you

I had a bunch of different chicken breeds hatching in my incubator. I tried to keep on top of what was hatching from what marked eggs, but I woke up in the morning to 9 new chicks that hated over night! I’m aware some are not purebreds so it might be hard to tell, but hoping with process of...

OK, I have a very silly question... I have a Nurture Right 360 incubator and I placed my chicken eggs in there the afternoon of March 26th. So I know lockdown is day 18 and hatch day is 21, but the instructions say to go into lockdown 3 days prior to the hatch day. So should my incubator says...

Hello, I have 3 hens that have decided to co-parent together now that their chicks have all hatched. 1 Easter Egger hatched 6 chicks 8 days ago. 1 Orpington hatch 14 chicks 2 days ago along with another Easter Egger who hatched 3 chicks 2 days ago as well. Now the Orpington is a 4 year old pro...

Day old chick from a broody hen had a long hatch and falling over to his left and stays like that or goes on his back. found him an hour ago and giving him electrolytes and trying to keep up right in a bowl. Hard boiling an egg yoke now. Hope we are doing the right thing. He is exhausted, but...

How many of you separate you broodies vs leave them free in your coop to nest on eggs with the rest of your flock of hens and roos? If you separate when do you put them back with the flock?

Hello, So I know chicks can survive in an incubator for up to 3 days without foods or water, but silly question...can a chick hatched under a broody hen go that long too? Reason I am asking is I have 2 broody hens that I moved them to a smaller coop once I realized they were broody and gave...

We have extremely cold winters here so during the winters we have the cozy coops and heat lamps going. I turned them off as it’s been getting warmer and some of my chicken started losing feathers around their necks and a few actually stopped laying. Some of my hens are 18 months, others are...

So hatch day to tomorrow, but we had our first little bugger hatch out today. It’s been 5 hours and the umbilical cord is still attached to the egg and the chick. The poor chick is just dragging the big shell around. Its now like a dried string, but won’t break. since other eggs are pipping I...

Hello, This is my very first time every hatching. I’ve always had Broody hens so just let them have the joy of raising their little chicks. These Eggs are Easter Eggers and Marans so they are a bit darker. On day 5 I saw the veins on all, but two. Today is day 10 and I checked. I feel like they...

I suddenly have a broody RIR in the middle of a Canadian winter! We are in a cold snap and averaging-35C which is around -31F to all my American folks on here. I noticed it 3 days ago and have been out there kicking her out of the nesting box. She is in a different box everyday. She has ripped...

Hello, I’ve always hatched with my broody hens, but have also decided to try with an incubator this year. So brand new to it and have zero experience. It seems a bit overwhelming trying to find the best option based on my wants and needs. My must haves are: * beginner friendly * pop them in...