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Ok so first time with call duck eggs I have 7 eggs but on day 25 when I took out the turner it looked like only 4 were alive but I’m new to this so don’t want to completely give up. However after work yesterday on day 26 I noticed two pips around 8 pm and in the morning 4 pips The around 2p...

Ok so I work at a farm store and I bought a bunch of chicks that are different ages. Currently I have a very large coop with just my 6 laying hens and and small 3x 10 run with some 9 1/2wk old barred rocks I hatched. And I have some 5wk old Chicks inside I think may be ready to go out. The...

I have 4hens and a drake and all the ducks are laying now they are about 7months old. I’m not sure how there fertiity is a friend tried to hatch a dozen of my eggs and only 3 developed and one died. I warned her they had just started laying and she didnt pay for them just wanted to try. But one...

Hey guys! My ducks just started laying I have 4 female and it seems maybe two are laying? The eggs look identical are usually in the bottom nesting box (the chickens won’t use) or on the ground and are a little different from the chicken eggs. But they are the same size as the chicken eggs and...

I want to add several breeds to my flock this year and only want a few of each. Anyone have advice or reviews on a hatchery that at is good for this? Crackle hatchery has a 3 bird min per breed and I found a Valley hatchery that does as well but never heard of them. Anyone know of a hatchery...

Ok so yesterday morning I removed the turner and upped humidity. Today 10pm would put it at day 20 and it’s 6:30pm now. I didn’t expect anything to happen yet. I see one external pip. Should I check for internal pips or not mess with them? I work tomorrow and I’m kinda stressed about it lol

Hey guys I plan to hatch call ducks in the spring and I’ve never hatched eggs before. I wanted to do a practice run and just makes sure my set up and everything is good A friend gave me 24 fertilized eggs and my incubator only holds 12. So is there any signs on which may be better? Does size...

Ok so I have a mixed flock of laying hens and ducks (mostly hens as well from my best guess but too young to lay). Currently, I feed a chicken layer feed and put a cup of brewers yeast per gallon of food and mix it before putting it in their feeder. All the birds seem very healthy. The hens lay...

I may be being paranoid but I got a crested duckling with much research I just thought it was cute ( I know that on me) now I worry a lot because I don’t want something to happen. Anyway at first it was normal but as it’s gotten older the poof falls to one side and isn’t centered on its head. Is...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I’ve had them less then a year I got them in the spring and ducks in the summer (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 8 Hens and 6 Ducks (3) What breeds do you have? Lots 3 golden comets, an Easter egger, a green...