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[Chaneys Ranch]

DH turned the garden today, will start tilling tomorrow. Going to get the cold crops in this week. I bought a new potato variety they are purple!

 

[faerydust16]

Happy days happy days!!!

Got custody of the kids from their evil mother who is in jail. We got our kids!

And they love animals. YES!!!

TANK IS GOING TO BE SPOILED! MWAHAHA!!!

anyway... need to work on the garden myself, this weather is gorgeous.

 

[Nyla]

Do you know how old they are? My oldest Muscovy was 7 years old and when she hit 3 years old, she would lay an egg once a week- to a month.

We're considering Nigerian's next year. Haven't decided yet because it would mean downsizing my flock.

@Nyla - here's a today picture DH sent me. Their caruncles aren't even turning orange to suggest thye're laying somewhere hidden.View attachment 1348655

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Happy days happy days!!!

Got custody of the kids from their evil mother who is in jail. We got our kids!

And they love animals. YES!!!

TANK IS GOING TO BE SPOILED! MWAHAHA!!!

anyway... need to work on the garden myself, this weather is gorgeous.

Oh my, congrats to your family. Children need a safe, stable home with a routine environment.

 

[kanina]

Do you know how old they are? My oldest Muscovy was 7 years old and when she hit 3 years old, she would lay an egg once a week- to a month.

They told us 2 years old. I was really hoping for some eggs and some babies.

 

[Indyshent]

They told us 2 years old. I was really hoping for some eggs and some babies.

The constant weird weather could be throwing them off, plus, they might take awhile to adjust to a new place. They don't look like hybrids (infertile crosses between Muscovies and mallard-derived breeds), so that shouldn't be the issue. Probably weather and adjusting. Caruncles don't always shift drastically in color when laying, though by the end of the cycle, they'll probably be paler.

 

[faerydust16]

Is it warm enough yet to put my chickadees out in their coop? I've been dying to watch them run around.

Well my sister in law said it's warm enough go for it. And so it is. YAY!!

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

@Faraday40 I set 6 eggs from the silkied Cochins last night. Including some from my precious Abra Abie-Baby Li'l Munchkin. Three weeks to munchkin babies!!

 

[Faraday40]

@Faraday40 I set 6 eggs from the silkied Cochins last night. Including some from my precious Abra Abie-Baby Li'l Munchkin. Three weeks to munchkin babies!!

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Can't wait! I love those little silkied cochins!

Got any egg pics to tide me over? Maybe a candling photo in a week???




I couldn't find silkied cochin eggs, so I hatched some seramas 4 weeks ago. I did get one silkied serama - but I think male.

4 weeks old:

Here he is next to his buff orp "sister":

 

[Faraday40]

DD fell in love with this serama, nicknamed Noodle:
Here she was last week doing "chicken math" (Math hmwk while holding a chicken)