I moved mine out to the coop last week with a heat lamp. They are four weeks old today. So far so good. My chicks are pretty much feathered out completely. The five-six week olds with mama are pretty much on their own now, as well. I often find them on opposite ends of the yard from her.
I pulled seeventeen eggs from my bad broody muscovy. Ten were infertile, two were frizzle chicken eggs (lol), and five were fertile and developing. I put them in my incubator. She has four left. I do not know if those are fertile or not- but she is so rotten at leaving them for hours that I figured if she hatches them, she hatches them. If not, its not a huge loss. The other broody has a ton of eggs under her- I have no idea how many because she hasnt gotten off of them at all that I have witnessed. Her eggs are due about the first of May. Bad broody is due a week later. Perhaps she will share responsibility with good broody. Or not.
Rain rain rain forecasted for the next week. If that is the case, my house may float away. I will take it over snow any day, but I sure do wish we had warmer temps. At this rate, we may need a volunteer to bring some propane heaters to Chickenstock....
