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  1. AudieWarren

    Broody Turkey Interrupted

    So as the title states, my broody Turkey hen got ran off her nest. She had a nice quiet spot under our oakleaf hydrangeas. Not sure what ran her off, but it ate all but two eggs. I know turkeys are fickle. Do you think she'll try to sit the remaining eggs or should I go ahead and incubate them...
  2. A

    Zebra finches abandoning their babies

    I got an aviary and a couple of more birds for the purpose of breeding them. Its taken me 1 year for them to actually start breeding and laying. I have 2 zebra finche pairs. One has laid 5 eggs while the other pair have 3 babies hatched in their nest. This whole day ive been coming outside to...
  3. Christina.Rich

    Broody Hen-Can I give her baby chicks?

    Hi Everyone, I have a really broody Buff Orphington hen, about a year old. She has been sitting on eggs for about a week and I know that they aren't fertile. Whenever I pick her up and bring her to food or whatnot, she RUNS back to her little nest. Can I buy day old chicks, take her away from...
  4. Lazy Farmer

    Mobile Bird Nest

    Not really sure where to share this but this is where it landed. Went into town today to pick up some grain with our trusty Farm Vehicle. I kept hearing a chirping sound while I was parked under some trees. Our Farm beater has some serious miles on it so we make it a point to check the oil...
  5. VanessaN

    Odd happenings in the coop.

    Hi Everyone! I have some odd happenings going on in my coop. My chickens and my ducks co-run our coop. My mama duck is sitting on a nest right now which is super exciting. We candled our eggs resently and noticed that they are almost full so we know it won't be to much longer. So here are...
  6. MoralMinority

    Roll-away Laying Boxes for Egg Eaters

    If you are like me and have tried many solutions to the "egg-eater" problem, this may be for you. I tried all sorts of remedies and even changed out the entire flock, only to have the problem to develop again. I designed and developed a laying box unit that most DIY folks can build. Here is a...
  7. Pazzie123

    Duck nest on roof

    My Muscovy Duck made a nest on the roof over the garage. Eggs should hatch within the next few weeks. When hatchlings try to leave the roof they could land on a concrete driveway. Should I remove the eggs (I cannot incubate them) so they never hatch? Won’t this be traumatic to the duck? Or let...
    • Pazzie123
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    • duck nest nest location remove eggs roof unsafe
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. Quails1

    Ringneck Dove Egg!

    The time has come... I have happened to notice an egg laid in the nest box about a week after the female dove was frequenting in and out of the nest, especially during the morning hours. Before laying, I added some dry grass and weeds and layered them in the nest to use as bedding to cushion the...
    • Quails1
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    • bird dove breeding dove egg dove nest doves egg nest nest box ringneck dove ringneck dove egg
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Pigeons and Doves
  9. Smuvers Farm

    Pallet Nesting Box Designs?

    Our new friend, @tawaz accidentally PMed me instead of posting the thread.... He would like to see any designs for nesting boxes made from old pallets he can build inside his coop(s) where the birds are already laying. Anyone have any designs they can share?
  10. Functional Rustic

    How to tell if duck abandoned it's nest?

    My Muscovy hen was sitting on a clutch of eggs for about 2 to 3 weeks but as of a few days ago she has stopped laying on the eggs. It is below freezing here and the formerly toasty eggs are cold. Worth noting, the Bronze Turkey Hen she shares a stall with also used to sit on the eggs and she...
  11. VickiesChickies

    Chickens pooping in nests!

    Help! My hens are roosting on the edges of the nests and pooping in them. What a mess! Can anyone help me out here???
  12. P

    Help! My Duck Is Sitting On A Hidden Nest!

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    • PoorGirlRichLife
    • Thread
    • broody cayuga first clutch mallard mystery ducklings nest omg babies pekin splash swedish swedish black
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. RainForestBird

    Emergency Please Help - Mother Duck Rejecting / Killing

    My broody duck has been sitting on 15 eggs for 4 weeks now. I thought they would hatch 3 days ago but as you know, when a hen is in charge you never know exactly when they will hatch. Last night I was using my cordless drill to make a new duck house for the anticipated little ones to live in...
    • RainForestBird
    • Thread
    • duckling hen nest rejection rescue
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  14. farmgirl216

    Broody hen help!!

    I'm fairly new to the chicken world and I have raised many chicks myself but I had a hen laying eggs while my last batch in the incubator was still there. I figured I'd wait and see if she would sit on them and raise them. Well yesterday they hatched and she's been an awesome broody hen!! I took...
  15. M

    Mallard sitting on nest

    We have two female Mallards and one or both of them have built a nest outside of their run. they have laid 7 eggs in it at this time. The question is, does a mallard have to sit on the nest all the time? They both go into their house at night.
  16. G

    Please help! Need advice about our mallard about to hatch ducklings

    Hello! I have quite a few questions as we are fairly new to having ducks (we have 4, 1 mallard and 3 pekins) We have owned them a little over a year and were told it would probably be unlikely to see a broody duck care for a nest long enough to hatch but when our mallard started the process we...
    • Girlhowdy
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    • domesticated ducklings ducks mallard nest
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. M

    Broody duck... when will she sit long term?

    I have a Cayuga hen that is about a year and a half old. For the last few days she has been disappearing for a long periods of time and not coming back to the coop at night to be locked up. She only reappears with the rest of the flock for a few hours or two to eat and swim. I finally found her...
  18. Moonpaperr

    Can I move a broody chicken and her nest?

    Hello! Today my silkie chicken went broody; however, she made the nest outside her coop! She did it in a small gardening gutter, that can easily flood if it rains geavily. Is it possible to move it without her abandoning the nest? I read that its better if I move her to a nesting box at night...
  19. Moonpaperr

    HELP!!! MY SILKIE NEST FLOODED!

    Hello! I am new to having chickens. A year ago I bought two silkie hens, and last month my neighbor gave me a rooster. It wasnt until last week when my chicken started laying eggs, and the weather was warm and sunny UNTIL TODAY. It's been pouring rain all day, and when I went to check on my hen...
  20. springvalley123

    Eight hatched so far! Runner (cross) nest

    This is "baby"'s first nest. It started as a shared nest with baby (the blue 9-month old mom pictured) and her mom (a white crested, not shown), both sharing setting duties. Both would set overnight, then when the weather warmed a bit, one would sit in the afternoon. I missed the "meeting" they...
    • springvalley123
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    • ducks ducklings baby nest runner ducks
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
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