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I have two mamas who I let hatch a few eggs each “for other people” 😜

update: this spring we got ducks again.

He is very protective, I just watched him get everybody to cover from a pair of hawks. Yes they’re safe. Thank you ❤️

I have two mamas with clutches right now. I started keeping both in their own dog kennels inside the big coop to them them on their eggs not switching to others, and have been taking mamas out for a coffee break 2x day. Because they’ve been mostly isolated they now get picked on some during...

Thank you, that’s so helpful. I put her in a animal carrier and will add food & water, and give breaks ❤️

70s

No heat plate.

I set eggs under my broody yesterday but today found her on different eggs. I’d set her up in her preferred corner in a small pet carrier (with door removed). End of day today she was in the other nest box on a fresh clutch of today’s eggs and the ones I’d given her had gone cold. I put her...

They are. So far so good. I just can’t do the haul, it’s awful. But I did leave my garage setup in place if I really really have to.

Definitely booties the sooner the better. 2nd Nutridrench.

Due in part to my outdoor growout setup for mine- they’re using the bottom portion of an unused two story coop- and holy cats getting them back out again is terrible. My sweet ducks do not want to come to me to be easily picked up so forcing them out means being scary and awkwardly crawling in...

Trying to decide if I can take them off heat indoors yet. We’re close and the indoor setup I need to upgrade them to for space reasons is much easier without needing a cord. Typing this- they are 4 weeks old today? So yeah. Doing it.

What a good doggie

I’ve heard some of what you describe from the Swedish- an almost, hmmm was that… kinda honk/quack. Which will become a real quack, I’m certain 🥰