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Got a knock on the door at 8pm asking if we’d take in this duckling who’s sibling got killed by a dog. Of course we took em in! They had no info they could give me about it but I’m guessing it’s 3 weeks ish. But I am curious on the breed. I was thinking Anacona or magpie? But I haven’t had...

Was looking for a dedicated seed starting thread and couldn’t seem to find one. The “what did you do in the garden today” thread is great but I haven’t done seed starts in probably 7 years and would love to focus on seed starting ( I already feel like I’m struggling week 1 😬 ) So please share...

So I’ve got 3 welshies that are almost 9 weeks old. One of them has something going on with her wings. From what I’ve seen in past threads it doesn’t look like angel wing where her wings are out like an airplane. Could it be the start of angel wing? What else could it be? She’s the one on the...

2 ducklings were shipped to me last Tuesday, they weren’t supposed to arrive until Friday however a lady at the post office 30 minutes away called Thursday night and said you can come get them here if you want so they don’t have to stay the night so I went and got them. Got them home they...

I’m currently incubating some WH, we’re about a week away from hatch and I am down to 2 eggs. I got worried about the possibility of only 1 hatching so I ordered 2 WH from metzer to come a couple days before hatch. When ordering I tried to add a Cayuga to the order but they weren’t available...

I can’t be the only one who’s got a sass hole on their hands..... I didn’t clean & fill her pool fast enough so she’s beachin in the mud Even after her pool was ready she held her ground in the mud, mean muggin me the whole time 😂 gotta love her sass!

How long does sperm last inside a female? I had heard in the past about 2 weeks but when I googled the first site said up to 15 weeks!!!! Does anyone have experience with this and know first hand? I had to rehome a blue Swedish drake 2 weeks ago, which leaves me with only a pekin drake. I can...

Ive got some WH duck eggs for hatching arriving this week. I’ve incubated quite a bit from my own flocks eggs so as far as incubating I’ve got that down. This is my first time getting eggs shipped to me, help me with the shipped part!! So far I’ve read that ..... 1. I should let them rest...

I have some WH eggs for hatching being shipped out tomorrow. I’ve incubated quite a bit but only from my own flocks eggs so as far as incubating I’ve got that down. This is my first time getting eggs shipped to me, help me with the shipped part!! So far I’ve read that.... 1. I should let them...

I’ve been on the hunt for welsh harlequin eggs to hatch and have been having trouble finding some local so was gonna do shipped. Just today I found someone local selling fertile eggs. They sent some pics of when they were getting their adult feathers in and they seem dark to me? But I’ve never...

Hello all! I’m needing some composting help. I’ve been “composting” for 2 years and still can’t seem to get the hang of it. I really don’t know what I’m doing even though I’ve bought and read a book on it. Today I got out to start cleaning up the garden. As you can see in my pic of I have 2...

Any one else into leather crafting? I don’t know if there’s many of us here on BYC but let’s post our projects, ask our questions and share all our tips & tricks!

Hello! I’m interested in bunnies but have no clue where to start! We’d have them just for fun/as pets, not for meat. Give me all the bunny basics! -What all do we need for bunnies? -Can they live outside year round? -Do they need to stay inside for the first little bit due to cold? Or could...

For our ducks water we use 5 gal buckets with poultry cups. They work awesome, keep their water clean and with only 4 ducks right now it only needs to be filled every few days. This winter I wanted to try to keep our current system and just add a tank deicer to the bucket. In reviews people had...

Our ladies (as far as I know) haven’t laid eggs since summer. They both were laying on clutches, that never hatched unfortunately, but haven’t laid any eggs since. I asked about that on here and was told that they probably wouldn’t start laying eggs again until spring. My kids were out playing...

This summer I had 2 ducks go broody at the same time, a pekin and a khaki campbell. The khaki wasn’t ever consistent with laying on her eggs but my pekin was for a week or two and then would stop, find a new clutch and lay on those. She did this 3 or 4 times in a row and I started to worry about...

Hello, I’m a new member to BYC but have been reading threads for the last couple years. I have 4 chickens (2 years old) who have been missing feathers for months! My first guess is that my drake ducks are ripping them out but can’t be sure. All my ducks are fully feathered so I didn’t think it...