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  1. M

    Is this egg fertile?

    the egg attached has a darker spot in the egg visible when candling. Does this mean that the is is fertile and is starting to develop?
  2. PrettyBirdRocky

    Our flock and their eggs, Black Australorp laying first

    Our Black Australorp have started laying whoohoo! We have 5 'original' girls, two of which started laying recently. They were 18 weeks July 14(ish), so 20 weeks tmrw. Our first one was Warden, funky comb and curved foot, blue tag. She's laid in the Infirmary (nesting boxes) since day one, yay! 7...
  3. Aliamelody

    My duck lay weird eggs! Please help!

    I have a 2/5 year old aylesbury female duck. The one in the right side: . She started laying at 5 month. She ve been getting calsium since she started laying. She had normal daily laying. Without any pain. She eat normal and she was a happy healthy duck. Sometimes she laid two eggs in a day...
    • Aliamelody
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    • #eggproblem #softshell eggs duck duckegg duckeggs egg egg abnormalities egg problem softshell
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. R

    wattle and egg problems… advice would be much appreciated!

    hi all! so i noticed recently that one of my hens, opal, has a large mass on her wattle. i looked it up and didn’t see anything that matched her specific condition. her wattle appears to be red and healthy, she’s eating and drinking just fine. her energy levels are high and she is acting like a...
  5. R

    Button quail going broody??

    I took out her first ten eggs to give to someone else. I didn't want to hatch them bcuz they looked small. My button quail first laid two eggs after that. They are both next to each other in the cage. I didn't see anymore days following that so I assumed she was done laying. However, I checked...
  6. thoeffel1994

    Have any of you ever had khaki Campbell x Muscovy crosses? How common is it? What did they look like?

    How common is it for Muscovies and Mallard-derived breeds to cross? Is it less likely to happen if there is a muscovy drake around? I did not separate my muscovy duck from the khaki Campbell drake, I don't think the drake would have bred her because for whatever reason the Muscovies sort of...
    • thoeffel1994
    • Thread
    • campbell duck ducklings egg hybrid incubate khaki muscovy nest
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. A

    Need help with stuck old egg

    Took my 2yo Buff Orpington to the vet to get checked out. She hadn't laid an egg since fall. She quit when everyone else did for the winter but never restarted with the others come spring. She laid an old egg one day, vet confirmed that it had probably been in there for awhile. He took an xray...
  8. R

    Will my button quail hatch her eggs?

    Is it normal for her to lay eggs wherever and just ignore them? Will she gather the eggs when she's ready to incubate? How many eggs will she lay before sitting on them? Right now she has five eggs in the enclosure, just ignoring then. The enclosure is decently sized and they have a sort of arch...
  9. S

    Is this egg doomed? (photo)

    Duck egg on day 19 (was candling to find a different egg that had gone bad and gotten smelly) I can see movement in the egg, but also noticed those 2 black spots that look like it's going bad. They didn't shift at all when I was turning the egg. This batch of shipped eggs has been the worst...
  10. kimihagen

    Egg inside an egg

    Hello, everyone. For the second time this week, our sweet one-year-old Olive Egger has layed a GIANT egg, with its own white and yolk, and with a fully formed “normal” egg inside! Here you see the rinsed version (broken yolk and egg white rinsed away). The super large egg is misshapen and has a...
  11. rakeshkarthik

    Indian Runner Duck _ She is trying to push something

    Hi everyone, I am reaching out from Indonesia regarding a situation with my three-month-old Indian runner ducks, consisting of one male and two females. Recently, I have noticed some unusual behavior from one of the female ducks (white and brown in the middle). She occasionally leans...
    • rakeshkarthik
    • Thread
    • duck duck adivice egg indian runner duck normal activities poop butt push
    • Replies: 42
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. DuckDuckJuice

    Odd Egg Predator

    We’ve had at least three pairs of mallards visiting our yard/ducks for the last few weeks. They swim in our pond and hang around most of the day. We’ve enjoyed having them around, but I’ve been concerned they might get too comfortable and try to nest here (one of our dogs eats every egg he...
  13. P

    Egg candling!

    any estimates how old this egg is??
    • Patcheycookie
    • Thread
    • age aging candeling egg geese gosling
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Geese
  14. Barbedwirecat

    12+ Naked Neck Turken Chicken Hatching Eggs Mixed colors LF Aloha and more

    12+ Dozen Eggs for $30 plus shipping (Updated for sale thread from this one: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/12-naked-neck-turken-chicken-hatching-eggs-mixed-colors-lf.1001674/ ) Please Message me if you would like smaller or larger numbers of eggs! I do a minimum of 6+ and a Max of 2...
  15. MaryC96

    Muscovy Ducks Day 32–internally pipped but bruised, is that ok?

    Hello there! My Muscovy ducks are on day 32, and I have a few that have internally pipped. All of them are quite active and I hear chirping. One of my eggs looks like it is starting to slightly bruise right where the little guy has been pecking. Is that ok? This is my first time with duck eggs...
  16. Chrifister

    No progress after internal pip

    Hello again! So today I am looking for advice on how to proceed with 2 Embden goose eggs that are still in lockdown in our hatcher (old small incubator). There were 3 eggs that made it to lockdown. Day 26: Candled all three eggs and seen movement in all of them. Egg #2 was internally pipped...
    • Chrifister
    • Thread
    • egg geese gosling internally pipped
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Geese
  17. T

    Chickens make me laugh!

    So I just went out to do my afternoon check on my ladies. I took them some fresh spinach - one of their faves and was missing one of my bantams, Flash!! Which meant she was probably roosting - YEP! So, I went into the coop and there she was, the little red speckled cutie all huddled up in her...
  18. hannahsocal

    Does a hen know which eggs are hers? (Which eggs she laid herself)

    Can a hen tell which eggs SHE herself laid, or do hens only recognize an egg as an egg? If there’s a communal nest box for example, does a hen know which eggs she laid in a pile of other eggs?
  19. C

    My ducks eating my chicken eggs!

    Hello all, I have had chickens for a few years but am a first time duck owner and have had them for a year now. I’ve had instances of chickens eating their own eggs which isn’t surprising (bc chickens are chickens) but I caught one of my Pekin’s this morning eating one of my chicken eggs! Then I...
    • CalliBee
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    • chick chicken duck egg
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. divineangel94

    HOPING THATS ITS NOTHING

    My hen this morning would not chase treats, was lethargic, and keeping to herself. I gave her an Epsom soak just in case because I recently lost a hen to egg issues. Her crop was empty but she still acted sick. Eventually she drank water but still would hardly move and she walked slow. I...
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