My first meat chicken is hatching! I apparently lost a week because I would've sworn I had more time, but nope... durr, it's been 3 weeks. This'll be the first chicken I ever hatched where I knew the parents! Heehee. (just some red sexlinks)
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All four chickens and duck are sharing parenting responsibilities!!!!!
HATCH DAY IS HERE!!!!!!!!
I've got half a cracked egg with a duckie about to pop out the last little bit ANY SECOND. None of the other eggs have pipped but I hear them wiggling and this little dude is ALMOST DONE. I peaked inside and he's even eaten all his yolk already! One more kick little...
I have 1 duck and 3 hens that went broody the same week. I checked and we have a FIFTH broody. In the same nest box. Moving them is futile and last time I tried I just ended up with them fighting over eggs so bad they broke a bunch.
There's duck eggs there a week from hatching and ALL the...