My bantam is broody now!! I noticed her pecking a few eggs and then rolling them like she was counting them. When I took a few from the lower nest she pecked those like "hey thats mine!"
Ive got ducks in the incubator. I ordered a lot of eggs and the seller sent me nearly a dozen Long Island duck eggs. I have a small pond so I hope they hatch. Ive never hatched and ducks before so this should be fun.!!
well its kind if both. My local friends have chickens and want to do some trading of eggs or chicks,. I fell in love with rare breeds and want to keep them going. I plan to sell what I don't use...mainly too many roosters, or pet breeds such as my Cochin's at the local sell. I also sell my eggs...
I have coronation Sussex, and Cochin bantams, those are my stock I'm hatching, then I bought hatching eggs. I hatched out , Spec Sussex, RIR, Leghorns,Lav Orps, they are 3 weeks old, I have Coronation Sussex, lav orps, Cochin bantam, blue laced red wydonnete bantam, leghorn...
Ha ha...I did that to my rooster because I wanted chicks, I told him he was to rusty for those hens and I would have to replace him...let's just say he put on a show right in front of me before feeding time was done. I give my hens laying pellets and Oyster shell mixed and get eggs almost daily...