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sara | June 30, 2008
Positioning eggs in an incubtor depends on the type of incubator and whether or not you are using an automatic egg turner.
Hi i was just wandering how do i position chicken eggs in an incubator do i lie
them down or can you leave them standing up like the point of the egg pointing
up.
Thanks
Shane
Hi Shane,
You can [...]
sara | June 28, 2008
It is possible to identify a duck and a drake from about 5 weeks of age. There are a number of ways of distinguishing between a duck and a drake.
The tail feathers. It is the male that has curling tail feathers.
Colour of plumage. Some breeds of duck the male are more brightly coloured.
Colour of bill. [...]
sara | June 27, 2008
Does anyone have any advice for Pauline whose broody hen has hatched on of the duck eggs and then dserted the rest to sit on the duckling?
Just found your site and it seems ideal. I have had 7 duck eggs under a broody hen and on Wednesday (the 28th day)the first hatched. Against all odds [...]
sara | June 27, 2008
From about 5 weeks of age it may be possible to tell the difference between a duck and a drake.
how would u know a duck from a drake i got them 8 weeks ago they are starting to get there feathers and I am curious to know. Marcella
Hi Marcella,
My ducks are coming up to 5 weeks [...]
sara | June 26, 2008
If anyone tells you that pigs are not intelligent then I wouldn’t believe them. Since I have been keeping pigs in the last year I have witnessed many things that lead me to believe that pigs are intelligent. (I’ll leave them for another post!)
I have 7 remaining piglets that are nearly 11 weeks old. Since [...]
sara | June 25, 2008
Recently three of my guinea fowl hens have gone broody.
In the four years I have been keeping and raising guinea fowl I have never seen a guinea hen go broody and then this Spring 3 of the guinea fowl have gone broody.
It has been interesting to observe that the guinea fowl hens don’t wait till [...]
sara | June 24, 2008
Hi, can you help me,I have a drake and a female indian runner duck.The female is laying one egg everyday, which we collect.How do I know if she is broody or wants to hatch them ? or will she lay a clutch of eggs? I would love to breed them but am unsure how to [...]
sara | June 23, 2008
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sara | June 22, 2008
The gestation period of a sow or gilt is 3 months 3 weeks and 3 days or approximately (112-115 days.) However sometimes the date of serving the pig is not known and even when a boar has run with your female pigs it can sometimes be hard to tell if they are pregnant.
Obviously a sow [...]
sara | June 21, 2008
There is alot of debate about whether you should help a quail chick or any chick out of their shell. I believe it is up to the individual to assess their own situation and decide if they are going to intervene or not.
I received a comment from Dave today asking if he should help the [...]
