Collected the eggs, 18 really nice ones, perfect shape and size. Placed them in the incubator yesterday. Today the incubator quit. It just stopped working. I am wondering if my eggs will be lost now or do I still have time to run and buy another one tomorrow and save my clutch? Kind of heart...
Hello BYC family! I went to 4H yesterday and my leaders assistant surprised me with three baby quail! I have wanted quail for a while now and asked her to hatch me some (she offered first) but I had never heard back from her so I had no clue I was getting them! What should I know about quail...
This thread is for anyone who has chicks! I saw one about duckings so why not a chick thread? Here you can post pictures and/or stories of your babies and have lots of fun! Also, if your chicks are chickens now, thats fine. If you still have pictures of when they were young or remember stories...
Hi everyone! I’m happy to announce to my BYC friends that my 10 month old mallard, Mallory, hatched her first two ducklings tonight!! Welcome Pip and Pongo! They are absolutely precious and mom and dad are both proud parents! 2 eggs hatched, 4 more to go. Fingers crossed!:D:fl Thank you to...
okay so I had a hen setting and she’s been setting for awhile and it’s quite cold outside and my hen kept getting off her nest because the rooster was messing with her and the eggs kept getting cold and So I moved her into a cage with a light on her by herself and she won’t set on the eggs and...
My babies, 4 chicks and 2 ducks are in the bathroom. We keep it 70 degrees in house, the bathroom is in the middle of house and close the bathroom door so it stays warmer. They are approx 1 week old and I am concerned about fire hazard. Especially since the bathroom is on the other side of my...
Just wanted to show off these cuties! Cin's trying to get the Ayam Cemini chickens. Although these ones aren't, they're still cute! And this one's I think my favorite.
Hello everyone. Let me start off by saying I just started treating my flock of hens with ivermectin paste and water dissolvable antibiotics 3 days ago due to either gape worm or a respiratory infection. I lost the original hen that started showing signs but all others seem to be stabilized now...
For farmyard and wild ducks alike, nesting typically occurs in early to mid-spring. Duck hens lay about a dozen or so eggs, which take nearly a month to hatch.
A mother duck sitting on her eggs is "brooding", and her collection of eggs -- and eventually ducklings -- is known as a brood...
Help! I think my Lionheads doe is in labor but I’m not sure. All of a sudden she started urinating blood!!! I need to know if she’s in labor so I can follow the required steps!!! She has been refusing food since yesterday and the male keeps harassing her!:barnie
Just an update to let you know that my babies have names!! they are 4 days old today.
Mr./Miss Duckles
Daisy
Minnie
2 of my granddaughters named the chicks.:jumpy I named the duck. If only they stayed little forever. HAHA.
I got home from vacation Sunday afternoon, and I don't know who was happier to see who. As soon a I got out of the truck I walked over to the Silkie/Polish run and said hi babies, and they come running and clucking. Splash, my roo, brought me food and dropped it at my feet, clucking. I picked...
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I have five male and two female call ducks and they are my babies!! However, my two females, mainly the youngest one (6mnths old) are 'calling' nearly all of the time, every 20/30 mins or so. At first I thought it was hilarious and cute (and I still do) but now I'm worried neighbours...
OK, I probably sound like a broken record about these babies. They are 6 wks old and I know that Dinky Doo and Nugget are cockerels, but I'm almost positive that Scout is a pullet. What do you guys think ?
Dinky Doo Nugget
Scout