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I have been trying to get a female Brecon Buff gosling for many years now. I would be so very grateful if someone can help.

Last year I allowed my lavender pekin to sit on 2 batches of eggs. The first batch saw only one chick hatch and the second none. I allowed the 2nd batch to stay with her for quite a few days after the expected hatching date to see what happened but after about 4 days I found what looked at first...

I have hatched many chickens in my incubator over the last 4 years but last year I had a disastrous year for hatching. I did wonder if, despite disinfecting the incubator afterwards if perhaps bacteria had a hand in it. It's so difficult to get the disinfectant into every nook and cranny in the...

I said I wouldn't hatch again but here I am once more! :shock: I would like some large fowl silkie hatching eggs. Not sure if it is a bit early in the season but thought I would ask. Would love mixed colours if possible please.

So Sorry phantom.

Any further news? Just seen the post - sounds as if he is malnourished and too weak to stand. If you haven't had him put to sleep perhaps feed him up - but I guess it depends how bad he is in which case he can't suffer.

Despite using medicted feed it seems I may have an outbreak of cocci. The birds are about 13 weeks old and yesterday I noticed one was isolating itself and hunched a bit - then another one joined it. There was blood inthe droppings and fresh blood onthe shavings. I rang the vet who didn't think...

I know it really isn't advisable but do you think I would be able to hatch a couple of call duck eggs with the chicken eggs I'm just about to put in the incy? A friend suggested I put the duck eggs in for a few days before the chickens but I don't have that luxury as we need to go away for a...

Always an emotive subject - I try not to get worked up about it - after all in nature with a broody there isn't anything to measure humidity is there? But it's very difficult not to get worked up about it! I have a brinsea octagon 20 advance ex ( with automatic humidity control) My first lot...

My 2 pygmies have had their babies - Bluebell on tuesday and Rosie today. Bluebells was a nightmare! Both are first time kidders and when she had it she ran to the opposite corner of the shed and glared at it as if to say "what the hell's that!" I have never had goats kid so all new to me too...

What age do young chickens need to be before adding to the main flock? Some of the chicks I am hatching at the moment will be going in areas of their own but some will be going in with my original hens.

2 little white silkies hatched. :D only one other pipped and one moving but it's only day 21 so not too worried - yet!

My ducks have started laying and I'm sure everyone with ducks is faced withthe same dilemma - do you wash them o rnot? Now...chicken eggs can get dirty - but duck eggs get absolutely filthy!!! :shock: Surely you can't leave them like that - in the past I have had eggs from a couple of call...

Do muscovy drakes have a curl on their tail feathers like other breeds? I bought 2 females last october, supposedly around 5 months old - one was already bigger but I put that down to perhaps being older. This week I saw 'her' trying to mount an aylesbury. It's behaviour seems different too.

My chicks are 4 weeks old now and up till beginnig of last week they were still on old towels which I was changing each day. I had tried to get hold of aubiose the week before but my supplier had run out so had to wait till last week to get it. I put aubiose in and the little b****rs ate it!! :o...

Someone has asked me if I would hatch a lot of quail eggs for her. She said I could have some of them if I like but just wondered ; 1) Can more than one breed be hatched at the same time i.e. do they all have the same incubation period? 2) Could I keep different breeds together in a cage? 3...

Does anyone know of anybody who has miniature silver appleyard ducklings. I would like them when they are only a few weeks old - as young as possible.

Got some more eggs in my incy today - gold, red,cuckoo and white silkies - tried to get black LF eggs but couldn't get any so will have to do those and perhaps some partridge next time. Also put a couple of Speckeldys in there. Do you think there will be a problem adding the 2 Speckeldy eggs...

Seems no time at all since they hatched!

All 5 chicks out - last one hatched yesterday. All eating, drinking and doing well - such a relief! :D