I got this India Blue Pied last October at a month old - she/he is now 8 months - i’m leaning towards hen but the coloration on her head feathers is throwing me.
i’ve had this Muscovy hen for years - this year finally let her sit on a clutch of eggs and she hatched out 13 ducklings she is very protective of her ducklings and will fly and attack me - is this something that will eventually start to improve as the ducklings get older?. She has even tried...
Well after nesting on non fertile eggs for many seasons got a white Muscovy drake this Spring and of course got some babies - she managed to hatch 13/14 plus 3 guineas - trying to figure out colors as from a blk/white mom and all white dad got a lot of variety there - the guineas are currently...
I just had this happen with my Muscovy hen she hatched the chicken egg less than a week after that came some guineas then less than a week after that some ducklings 😂 Going to have some birds that think they are ducks.
Earliest feathers? My order shipped Monday - didn’t arrive till late this afternoon even though i’m only eight hours away - got to love USPS routing (sigh) chicks arrives stressed - a few lost - noted on lost and weak chicks they started getting wing feathers - is that possible on a 2-3 day chick?
Drowning in Roos over here even a few of the ones I got from the feed store that were supposed to be pullets are Roos going to be getting pretty noisy over here soon with crowing contests LOL
Incubated 20 eggs only 4 viable ended up losing one chick escaped from broody hens cage now last three look like all Roos they are 4 1/2 weeks old lavender orphs
22 Silkies two barnyard mixes and one lav Orpington went into lockdown Wed. Had first pips on Thurs they ended up hatching early this AM the others started pipping yesterday with most being out today two,left that are actively hatching however I have six with no movement at all. Trying to...
They were started 19 days ago but those early birdies must want to get the worm... Set up a chick cam for the first time to catch hatching in real time action. It's so cool I could even see these little guys hatching away from work..