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My first hatch and it was very successful 7 out of 7. Here is a shot of the fuzzy butts.

sonew123 - I did put some cardboard in to separate the eggs from contacting the rocks, thanks for your concern. I am gently turning by hand 3 times a day so there is no chance that anything is going to shift unexpectedly.

Last night I set 7 eggs in my new Oct 20 Eco, I am keeping it small for my first attempt. I used used rocks to hold my spacing, hopefully they will act as heat sinks, I heat with wood so my house temp fluctuates greatly. Front row left to right: EE, SS, EE ; Back row: SS, EE, GLW, BA

My Octagon 20 Eco is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. This will be my first attempt at hatching. I hope it goes well, I know my roo and his girls have been doing there job.

I would guess that the BA is a hen, the BR is definitely a cockerel.

I have read somewhere that a cassowary was not good for eating, is that the case or do you eat your birds?

On this site first column under temperament is the "scale", of course each bird is gonna have its own personality. http://www.metzerfarms.com/GooseBreedComparison.cfm?CustID=78151

Skyesrocket I was thinking that it might be that, Nutrena NatureWise Meatbird crumble Feed says 0-finish for geese and Ducks, When I was at the feed mill yesterday I picked up some Duck and Geese Grower which is 18%protein and Nutrena is 21%. I'm going to change over to the Duck and Geese...

Thanks Jennifer, I'm gonna give the hatchery a call, they are 12 days old, today is the first day outside so they are eating some grass, The feed is non-medicated, I bought them from a hatchery, I have a brooder light and the temp is good. Ducks pretty much fall into the same category as geese.

I bough 8 Rouen ducklings and 5 Toulouse Goslings 12 days ago and have some troubles with them. To start we had 1 gosling from day one, that was acting weird kinda swaying its head back and forth biting at the air, I was thinking it had something caught in its throat, I tried many things to...