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Since all mine free range I like to get them big enough that they can’t easily get through the chain-link and the dog recognizes him as a chicken not a chick so he doesn’t attack. He’s very good with the adults

The girls are 4 weeks.. it is in the 90s-100, with nights in the 70s. Expected to stay this way for anther 10 days at least. The heat lamp in the garage has been off for a week. Waht are yout thoughts on moving them to an outside brooder/ rubber trough to get some fresh air? there are 10 of...

update: its been 3 days and nohing else hatched.. I am concerned the eggs in lock down are not being rotated... should I out them back in the incubator with the egg turner?

I've hatched a few clutches before but this time I have had one egg hatch and I still have 7 days left on the timer. Should I got to lock down now?

i get the whole recommendations about 4sq per bird, but these free range and are only in the coop to sleep and lay. otherwise they are out in the horse run in or pasture, visiting the neighbor cows, or just hanging out around the property. Minute the sun is up, they come out and wait for me to...

about 3 months old..... i've never seen any of the other hens or roos pick on them or anything.....

unfortunately the muscovies use it too.

each evening find them in the hoop coop and have put them in the main coop for 4 nights now

there is 16' of roosting poles ... 2 of the roos sleep below.. one because he is blind in one eye so he sleeps with the bad eye to the wall, There is plenty of room on the roosts

The main flock of 18 sleep on 2 roosts in the 4X8 coop.. ( they sleep there then go free range once awake). however I have 5 who were raised by Miss Priss in the duck coop which is a hoop coop covered in a tarp on 3 sides and wire only in the front. they are sleeping on top a couple bales of...

Well of my 30 or so ducks, I have 8 that are still hanging out in the duck coop at night. The rest bailed for the pond.... I noticed that 4 are crowded on top of a tote which is used as a nesting box ( currently by a chicken with chicks. One hen is sitting on eggs in another open top box, and...

50 eggs and no one sitting on them.... I dont have high hopes for those still in the nest but didnt want to start a 2nd incubator :)

unfortunately there are 50 eggs in the guinea nest and I have 42 slots in the incubator.. so I am trying to figure which to incubate.

My guinea hens and ducks lay their eggs in a pattern I have seen.. but I cant tell if the new eggs are laid in the center of the nest and older eggs pushed out, or if the newer eggs are rolled out to the exterior of the circle. Anyone know for sure?

I cant tell.. Does how its sitting indicate it?

My muscovys fly.. but they arent very upright.

My hen is a crappy mom.. She got off the nest with a few eggs still hatching. At least 2 ducklings piped but I think they got to cold before completing hatch and died. 2 eggs were still chirping so I brought them into the brooder which was 96o and 65% humidity naturally. the one was beginning to...

So the one hen is sitting on about 20 eggs. she kicked 4 out of her nest box.. one had hatched but was not being kept warm so I brought it into the brooder where I have 4 other ducklings from other hens.. When I went back out, another had hatched and was not being attended to, so I added that...

muscovy have a 35 incubation so I would guess 28-35 days

I have been at about 55% with this clutch, not dropping below 45%. I have not sprayed