she was a good duck momma.
He's an absolute sweetheart . The only way I can tell him apart from King George is the length of his Spurs. KG won't allow LG in the coop so he sleeps in the pony shelter and he still allows me to run my hand down his back and ruffle his tail feathers. He is also a bit heavier than his dad.
Introducing Scruff 1 and Scruff 2 ;-)
The smaller one is the one had the cord still attached.
Very cute! Good luck on popping them under your broody! When we put 4 day Olds under ours we did it at night and all at once. She woke up, they all peeped, she clucked at them, big commotion. Anyway they all seemed to have worked it out by morning.she had been broody for many weeks. I quess it all depends on the hen and a bit of luck. Hope all goes well 2nd time round. In our brooder we have used a 80watt red outdoor spotlight type of globe which can be purchased from bunnings.Introducing Scruff 1 and Scruff 2 ;-)The smaller one is the one had the cord still attached.
Teila ...... Thanks so much for answering my question about 'old eggs' and exploding eggs.
Much appreciated.
Have never had a 'rotten' egg from my girls ( yet ) ... but have had a couple of purchased eggs that were off - and I mean OFF..... the smell is enough to knock you out.
Since that happened a few years back, I break open all eggs ( even those from my girls ) with a quick tap, using a knife and always smell the contents before adding them to whatever.
There would be nothing worsethan when preparing to e.g. bake a cake, cracking an egg into a bowl and ---- then - - - - everything having to be thrown out.
Cooking shows do it all the time ... amazes me that they never seem to wash fresh produce like strawberries straight out of a plastic punnet, or lettuce / other vegies, or check on eggs !!
Have a good week everybody ---
Cheers .....
