Arizona Chickens

[EmmaDonovan]

We definitely will, we fell in love with Bielefelders. They are our first choice in breeds and you are conveniently only about an hour away!

 

[BlueBaby]

We definitely will, we fell in love with Bielefelders. They are our first choice in breeds and you are conveniently only about an hour away!

All 9 of my girl's gave me an egg today, so no one took the day off. I have Welsh Harlequin duck egg's in the incubator that should be hatching at the end of this month or the beginning of next month. Those are sexable at hatch too. They lay a big white egg, and they can't fly. Very pretty, though.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

Very pretty ducks! They don't mind our heat?

 

[BlueBaby]

Very pretty ducks! They don't mind our heat?

I hatched some last year for the New Years Hatch-a-long in 2022. My next-door neighbor that I animal sit for has those, so I get to see them regularly. They love it when you forget to turn off the hose that water's a tree. They have a splash party in it. Other then that as long as there is shade, water for drinking, food, And someplace to get into some water, they did fine all last summer. They didn't want to eat the duck food, so they steal food out of the dogs food pan. They are running around the yard with the two dog's.

The one where you linked to a picture is a female of these.

 

[BlueBaby]

The baby that hatched yesterday now has company from a chick that hatched today. The egg's were from the Naked Neck hen's next door when they borrowed my Bielefelder rooster. One has a naked neck, and one doesn't.

 

[NuggetMama]

Yes, they are a beautiful bird, but they do scream like someone is getting hurt. About 5 years ago, there was a pair of them that flew up on top of my coop sometimes. I don't know where they came from or where they went.

They seriously do lol

 

[NuggetMama]

Haha! I had to go to YouTube and listen to some peacock calls. This one really does sound like a woman's voice calling for help!

Right!! It sounds scary when you hear them in the middle of the night!

 

[NuggetMama]

I remember the first time I heard a peacock call...I swear it was screaming "help me"! Mine tend to holler "pea-coo". I've always wondered if the different calls are learned.

I am not sure but I’d rather hear “pea-coo” then “HELP MEEEEEE” at 1am lol

 

[NuggetMama]

The baby that hatched yesterday now has company from a chick that hatched today. The egg's were from the Naked Neck hen's next door when they borrowed my Bielefelder rooster. One has a naked neck, and one doesn't.

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If my eggies don’t hatch on our first try , I’ll be coming back for more

 

[igorsMistress]

Incubator. I get a higher hatch rate that way. Probably because my girls have never had the chance to learn. I did let my oegb spangles hatch a clutch this year. She ended up with 3 babies out of 6 eggs. Five hatched but the first hatched died in the nest and another chick died in the first couple days when it was still cold. Cutest thing watching the whole flock loving those chicks though.
Do you do an incubator or let your ladies hatch? I'm very curious to know other people's experience with letting their girls hatch.
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Awe, so cute!! Thanks for sharing How long after hatch before you know gender?

I let my girls hatch these days, no time or space for hatching; once I had a broody hatch I was hooked on that option lol. So much less work! Also, I’m doing more broody breaking than anything, I don’t need or want chicks right now.