➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[Molpet]

You crack me up. I think if you saw my waterers you would running screaming from my property, clawing at your eyes trying to un-see it.

my house too

 

[biophiliac]

See how well he likes eating his dinner in yesterday's bowl.

How often I wash the dog bowl = once in a while!
Tucker keeps it so clean.

 

[Sara L]

I've seen pics with size comparisons of the two before, but I'm not sure if the pic had Button or another type of quail in the pic. I would've loved to see a side by side with all three in one pic!

Next time I hatch I will see if I can incubate all 3. Hmm. I really should do a test incubation for the newest incubator...only used it once so far...

 

[Morrigan]

Yesterday evening Momma hen took her babies outside for the first time.

It was cute and she was calm, but I was stressed out! They were so tiny and kept wandering away to explore. When I tossed out my kitchen scraps and sprouted fodder to the main flock, she waded right into the middle of things with her chicks. They were darting between my rooster and other hens' legs. I held my breath the whole time, but there were no problems

Also, I've got 4 cockerels from my spring hatch still wandering around, which made me nervous, but Mom -- with support from Duke and my alpha hen -- made sure they stayed away. It's so hard sometimes to step back and trust the natural process.

 

[Mrichard0930]

He has already cracked the shell a little more just since I took this video:

Ok thanks but I can’t see the video

 

[Kiki]

 

[Cyprus]

What's the chatter about today?
I hope y'all are having a fantastic day!

 

[Kiki]

Ok thanks but I can’t see the video

Try now....I fixed it.

 

[Kiki]

What's the chatter about today?
I hope y'all are having a fantastic day!

I'm trying to catch up now so I am not sure yet.

 

[Kiki]

You crack me up. I think if you saw my waterers you would running screaming from my property, clawing at your eyes trying to un-see it.


How often do you clean your main chicken coop?

Weekly.
But cleaning consists of poop tray and nesting box clean out.
It's very easy and quick.

The deep litter...I take out and dig up about 8 inches of dirt twice a year.
Maybe 3 times.