The last two nights when we went to check on her and the ducklings, she was in the nest while the ducklings were out. Last night when we put the babies under her she got off the nest and walked away. Because it's winter here we couldn't leave the babies out side. Put her with the others over...
7 bubs. 1 fell out of the nest and died, 1 used the food bowl then some how got onto the wheel of the chook tractor and got in her high bucket :(. How long will she let her baby diddles go under her for, like how many weeks over night?
Got the dates all wrong! again... lol but it has been so stressful! long story short 48 hours after internal pip, the egg shells where to hard for them to break through. All 9 had to be helped in the process. Waiting on 1 egg for him to at least absorb half of the blood veins (Membrain dried on...
Hi all, I have a broody muscovy that is setting on some eggs. I'm not sure when she started to brood thats the problem, but when I candled the eggs they were all completely black except for about half a cm near the air sack. How many days till they hatch. (I know it takes 35 days), so with only...