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Hello, if you attend poultry shows maybe you could find someone showing the breeds you are interested in and you could ask them about purchasing fertile eggs? Good luck finding what you are looking for and thanks for joining!
 
Glad to meet you, and hope you have some sunny days before May is over! Best wishes finding the birds you want. Hatching eggs sounds like the best route, though you will certainly get some cockerels that must be rehomed or sent to "freezer camp." Best wishes!

You may be able to arrange with neighbors that they will accept a cockerel. Debbie had some good suggestions! Be sure whether your new home has rules about keeping birds!

Here are some articles on chickens and ducks both that may be helpful:

. Incubation article (you may not need this, but perhaps it will be helpful)

. BYC Lists of Chicken Ailments and Cures

. Tips and Tricks for Raising Ducks

. Sticky threads on Ducks from the Duck Forum

To look for articles on your own:

A. Use the SEARCH button, but use the Advanced Search choice, and select ARTICLES at the top of the box. Just enter your keyword(s) and scroll through your results!

B. I find it helpful to notice the rating and reviews. All articles are by BYC members, and all the reviews/ratings are as well. The ratings help a newbie like me sort the most useful and reliable articles.

C. You can bookmark the articles or posts you think you want to refer to again using that bookmark icon at the top of articles or posts. You can find them again by clicking on your own avatar and looking at the list of bookmarks you have built up!
 
Thanks for all the best wishes, been a while as life got in the way as it does. The new neighbours came and shouted at us our third day in the house and have been difficult since then so not about to approach them for anything. Shame as the house and everyone else is lovely.

Thank you for the threads to look at that’s a big help. I currently have some Silver Appleyard eggs in the incubator and I’m beside myself waiting for them to hatch. I so hope they do hatch, from the one candling I did one looks cloudy so probably non viable, non of the others show any veining yet but it was day 4 I candled them so a little early. 24 days to go argh, this is worse than watching the presents under a christmas tree as a kid lol
 
Myrkk said:
Thanks for all the best wishes, been a while as life got in the way as it does. The new neighbours came and shouted at us our third day in the house and have been difficult since then so not about to approach them for anything. Shame as the house and everyone else is lovely.

Thank you for the threads to look at that’s a big help. I currently have some Silver Appleyard eggs in the incubator and I’m beside myself waiting for them to hatch. I so hope they do hatch, from the one candling I did one looks cloudy so probably non viable, non of the others show any veining yet but it was day 4 I candled them so a little early. 24 days to go argh, this is worse than watching the presents under a christmas tree as a kid lol
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That's a great analogy! I've hatched thousands and it doesn't change really. It just does not get old!

Yes, wait a few more days and candle them. I would wait again another week then and they'll be much more developed.
 

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