Hudson Valley NY *chat thread*

[LSzajko]

I can relate. Chicken poop is an accessory for me also. Mud too these days. And maybe egg because I forgot to bring the egg basket out with me yesterday and I couldn't carry all of the eggs so I put an egg in each pocket of the jacket I was wearing (my husband's! lol) and now that I'm thinking about it, I'm not entirely sure I took those eggs out of the pockets. Hope he didn't wear it to work today........

 

[carousel86]

Lisa, that is to funny, I definitely relate!

 

[carousel86]

I was wondering if anybody started incubating eggs yet? I ordered ducklings for April 7 and I was wondering if you could put baby chicks and ducklings together?

 

[chickengirl1193]

I can relate. Chicken poop is an accessory for me also. Mud too these days. And maybe egg because I forgot to bring the egg basket out with me yesterday and I couldn't carry all of the eggs so I put an egg in each pocket of the jacket I was wearing (my husband's! lol) and now that I'm thinking about it, I'm not entirely sure I took those eggs out of the pockets. Hope he didn't wear it to work today........

Yeah I just came in from.feeding and decided that poop and mud will just be part of my clothes until everything dries and the more I fight it the more ill get covered

 

[LSzajko]

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I don't know :-( Maybe.....if they don't require vastly different humidity levels or temperatures....?

 

[acire67]

You can incubate chicken & duck eggs together. The ducklings will take approximately a week longer to hatch & need a higher level of humidity than the chicks. I've done them before together with decent hatches. I put some chicken eggs in the incubator yesterday & will throw in some duck eggs within the next few days. Going to look at the hatching posts for recommendations since it's been a few years since I've hatched both together.

 

[carousel86]

Thank you, I'm just going to incubate chicken eggs for now. I was thinking about doing both next years. I don't have ducks yet. I order 10 duckling for Holderread deliver date in April 7th. Thinking about putting both chicks and ducks in the same brooder, not sure yet.

 

[Coupe]

Thank you, I'm just going to incubate chicken eggs for now. I was thinking about doing both next years. I don't have ducks yet. I order 10 duckling for Holderread deliver date in April 7th. Thinking about putting both chicks and ducks in the same brooder, not sure yet.

I raised my ducklings with my chicks, you just have to make sure the ducklings have enough water to get their little heads wet, so they can clean their nostrils out

 

[LSzajko]

Yeah I just came in from.feeding and decided that poop and mud will just be part of my clothes until everything dries and the more I fight it the more ill get covered

LOL yep....wear it proudly!

 

[JerseyHen]

Tonight was almost the night. I came "this" close to taking a faceplant in the muck in the run. I avoided disaster by grabbing the run fence. I think I might be a little sore tomorrow, but at least I am not sore and covered in muddy chicken poo.

I think I better pick up some straw for the run.