California - Northern

[ronott1]

I came this close to coming home from the feed store with a couple of juvenile muscovies...

Is the store open tomorrow?

 

[AmyPaperlady]

Half of the quarantine pen is currently in the coop as the "getting to know you" pen. I'd have to disassemble, make sure integration was working (currently doing temporary online test scoring, so stuck inside until 9pm until the end of next week), reassemble, talk husband fully into muscovies, research muscovies a bit more (including where I'd put 'em--I'd like a pair so I can have ducklings, so I'm guessing I'd need to keep the drake away from the chickens, especially if he only has 1 female duck available?), and so on and so forth--not necessarily in that order.

They were pretty though--1 white, 1 pied, and 2 different shades of brown.

It's... also possible I'm wrong about them being muscovies--I don't remember if they were labeled or not, and they didn't have much car... carb.... face masking (though that could be age-related, and why I assumed they're juveniles).

 

[ronott1]

Half of the quarantine pen is currently in the coop as the "getting to know you" pen. I'd have to disassemble, make sure integration was working (currently doing temporary online test scoring, so stuck inside until 9pm until the end of next week), reassemble, talk husband fully into muscovies, research muscovies a bit more (including where I'd put 'em--I'd like a pair so I can have ducklings, so I'm guessing I'd need to keep the drake away from the chickens, especially if he only has 1 female duck available?), and so on and so forth--not necessarily in that order.

They were pretty though--1 white, 1 pied, and 2 different shades of brown.

It's... also possible I'm wrong about them being muscovies--I don't remember if they were labeled or not, and they didn't have much car... carb.... face masking (though that could be age-related, and why I assumed they're juveniles).

I like the way you think!

I am sure you will find some muscovies when you are ready for them.

I hope the integration goes well.

 

[AmyPaperlady]

I'm planning on doing the integration next weekend, after I'm done scoring. That way I can see how it goes. The new girls have been in the coop since around Mother's Day (I think). I'd like to let them roam the yard, and let that distract everyone, but the garden areas aren't fenced, and likely won't be--and the run's still nonexistent (not exactly a whole lot of light left outside after 9!)

 

[BCollie]

My new hen (Curly Sue) is finally coming out of her shell. Up until today she spent all her time hiding. But today she was actually out and about in the run! Yay! We're making progress.

But she still wants nothing to do with the coop. Every single night she sleeps between the hardware cloth of the run & the plastic pen that I am using for growing out baby chicks. She sleeps there on the ground every night. She has no interest in roosting.

On another note, I'm still holding out hope that this one is a girl. Mostly because she acts very much like a girl(has never walked upright) and her brother that was the same age had HUGE combs and wattles two weeks ago, while hers are just starting to come in. I dunno...I'm thinking she's a girl but we'll see. I'm hoping.

 

[chiqita]

My new hen (Curly Sue) is finally coming out of her shell. Up until today she spent all her time hiding. But today she was actually out and about in the run! Yay! We're making progress.

But she still wants nothing to do with the coop. Every single night she sleeps between the hardware cloth of the run & the plastic pen that I am using for growing out baby chicks. She sleeps there on the ground every night. She has no interest in roosting.

On another note, I'm still holding out hope that this one is a girl. Mostly because she acts very much like a girl(has never walked upright) and her brother that was the same age had HUGE combs and wattles two weeks ago, while hers are just starting to come in. I dunno...I'm thinking she's a girl but we'll see. I'm hoping.

I am the crusher of dreams! Still think that's a boy.

 

[BCollie]

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Hehe, I guess we will see!! Crow or an egg.

 

[TheKeeper]

UofA update:
#1 egg hatched successfully - its a splash
#2 egg had not progessed, chick (a black) was totally shrink wrapped. Thanks to all of you I knew what to do & its out and fluffed out under mom but really weak. I will be surprised if it survives the night though.
#3 egg had no movement & i saw yellow when i candled so I cracked it open. Chick (a blue) was fully formed but had not absorbed any yolk. A late quitter.

There were 5 blues, 4 splash, & 3 blacks total. Doing well are 4 blues, 3 splash, 2 blacks. Iffy is a splash & a black.

Nice fertility for your birds Ron!

 

[ronott1]

I am the crusher of dreams! Still think that's a boy.

An FBCM cockerel should have more red in the neck. How old is the chick?

 

[BCollie]

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Almost 9 weeks old, got her on the 29th of March at about a week old.