***JULY HATCH-A-LONG come join in***

[Chicken_Lover4567]

I can't wait till July 25th!

I'm incubating 50 Pharoh Cortunix Quail eggs...my first batch. Good luck to everyone!!! Fingers crossed

 

[Cattitude]

Go babies go!

 

[PunkinPeep]

kedreeva, your ducklings are so cute! i'm suddenly considering raising ducks.

where's a good place to read about what that would require?

 

[kjhowe77]

I ended up with 8 chicks between my 2 hatches. 3 on Tuesday and 5 on Friday. As far as I know they are mixes but that's ok with me, they're still super cute!

 

[buffbeauty]

I know this doesn't technically belong here, but since lots of you were on the June hatch a long as well, I thought I'd share. I just finished my 2nd tractor which will actually be for my bantam salmon favs, but for the last several weeks the coop part has been my brooder, which worked out really well and so here are pics of June's chicks out on grass for the first time. Buff Orps, Black Australorps, Mutts, 2 Black Javas, a delaware, and a bantam salmon favs. BY THE WAY, THEY LOVED IT!

 

[buffbeauty]

Loving all the chick pics!! They are too cute, especially the micro duck. My next set of banty salmon favs go into lockdown wednesday. Wish me luck I'm down to 5 eggs from 9 shipped! Sheesh!

 

[Kedreeva]

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Ooo, don't do it! They are really, really messy and a lot more work than chickens. I have to change the water in the big ducks' rabbit cage at least 3 times a day, and Ping and Darkwing empty the water tower in the brooder daily- all over the floor. Which means a change of bedding and new water at least once a day >.< I started putting paper towel over the bedding so I can throw that away, take out the wet bedding, and set it in the sun to dry so I can rotate it back in or use it to put on the bottom of the rabbit caged ducks.... which should be changed more than once a day, because they just get it FILTHY. Everyone except Ping is getting booted back to where the eggs came from in about 2 weeks when I visit the other side of the state again, and I will have to muck out the corner behind my deck where I've been tossing the used bedding in the interim.

Don't get me wrong, they are ADORABLE. But they are possibly one of the dirtiest creatures on the planet.

On another note... I check with my monies in the bank, and I get to order my BCM eggs tomorrow!!! *flail* So excited!

 

[Cattitude]

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I love your chicken tractor. Can I steal a few ideas? Your chickens look very happy with it!

 

[PunkinPeep]

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Ooo, don't do it! They are really, really messy and a lot more work than chickens. I have to change the water in the big ducks' rabbit cage at least 3 times a day, and Ping and Darkwing empty the water tower in the brooder daily- all over the floor. Which means a change of bedding and new water at least once a day >.< I started putting paper towel over the bedding so I can throw that away, take out the wet bedding, and set it in the sun to dry so I can rotate it back in or use it to put on the bottom of the rabbit caged ducks.... which should be changed more than once a day, because they just get it FILTHY. Everyone except Ping is getting booted back to where the eggs came from in about 2 weeks when I visit the other side of the state again, and I will have to muck out the corner behind my deck where I've been tossing the used bedding in the interim.

Don't get me wrong, they are ADORABLE. But they are possibly one of the dirtiest creatures on the planet.

On another note... I check with my monies in the bank, and I get to order my BCM eggs tomorrow!!! *flail* So excited!

I think you're too late. I've been reading up on Muscovies all afternoon, and i'm already sold. I'll just have to endure the mess! And it's all thanks to you!

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

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They are super cute and I love them....good job..