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Two of my beautiful girls waiting for me at the kitchen door.

Will listen for that chuckle, too. Mostly just hearing loud ba-cucks. I have no rooster so there is no chance to hatch. Have been through a broody duck that sat on a few eggs with no luck for well over a month, so I know what you mean about the weight loss.

Thank you both for the info! I'll cool her bottom if this keeps up. She wasn't too interested in the nest this morning, but I'm keeping an eye on it.

One of my Bieles appears to be going broody. She's been laying for a few weeks and is not 11 months old yet. Her eggs are infertile so there is no reason to let her sit on them. What is the best way to stop this behavior? She was beginning to spend a long time sitting in the nesting box, but I...

All five of my Bieles are finally laying at ten months old! Most of the eggs have been small. Found the biggest (62 g) this morning.

It is pretty small, but excellent for a first attempt!

Just found my first egg, the coldest morning of the year! Silly bird. :wee

They'll be seven months in a few days. Their combs are getting red and enlarging a bit, but I haven't seen any evidence of them checking out the nest boxes. They were hanging out in the duck house for a while, but scratched out all the bedding and created havoc among the ducks, so they've been...

My five girls are doing well. Handling the cold, wet weather with no problems. No eggs in sight though.

Congratulations!

Mine are six months now. No eggs yet. I'm not really expecting any until there's a gain in daylight, but one of my runner ducks is still laying consistently, so I suppose anything could happen. I'm in Sequim.

15 weeks old. They are exploring and taking over the yard, jumping up to grab currants and rose hips (very cute) but they get chased out of the blueberries.

My Biels are ten weeks old now and getting so big! I heard a couple ba-cuck (adult) sounds yesterday but mostly still peeps, trills and coos. They're free to explore the yard and are smart enough to stick to the trees, shrubs and large area that is covered with netting and shade cloth adjacent...

Mine aren’t quite four weeks old and I haven’t heard anything but peeps and squawks. I won’t be surprised if they do start quacking though with all our ducks around!

My Biels started exploring the high perches this weekend. I've become a jungle gym, too.

My crew have transitioned to the coop full time, so there's lots of zoomies, hop-flights, wing flapping, scratching at the ground and nipping grasses. Pity the poor bug that happens to cross paths with this bunch!

Not quite two weeks old. Started adding things to enrich their environment. They have fun with the mini perch and a rock to climb on. They can explore a box with two entrance holes cut into it or a toilet paper tube with a couple of mealworms inside. And I hang things to peck at (lettuce...

Thanks. That looks good enough! :D:D

Convenient, but didn't they scratch it apart? My girls are really into scratching. Everything goes flying!

I see you're in Seattle! Are you familiar with Spring Creek Heritage Farm in Bellingham? They raise Biels (and silver Biels) as well as a few other breeds. If I order chicks again I'd like to find something local so thinking maybe this place. The five days shipping from McMurray was too much!