Comments on: Frequently Asked Questions

By: hussain

hussain — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:33:43 +0000

hello every one………. I have a pair of fantail pigeon who has recently layed eggs…….. But the problem is they have layed 2 eggs but bothat some distane within cage…….. Male sit on one egg and female on the other……… My question to u all is why dont any one pigeion sit on both egg to incubate…………. And some times the male pigein kicks the egg on which the female sits…….. Although he dosent do that intentionally but is it ok????? Plzz help me guyzz…………. Waiting for your all answers…………..

By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:30:19 +0000

Hi Sara

my neighbour brought me a goose egg and she told me its about 3 days old. The rest of the eggs was gotten rid off because here is to much geese.I have hatched duck eggs before but I am not sure if it is the same way with geese. I don’t know if it is firtilized. do you have some advise for me?

thanks

By: farmingfriends

farmingfriends — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:03:18 +0000

Hi Allie, I hope that your sow will be ok this time. I put your question onto my forum http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=2700 and Shirley from Canada who has experience of raising pigs said,

“If she was really young, she was probably upset when she farrowed, and didn’t let her milk down. I would consult your vet, as he/she can give you some oxytocin if the same thing happens. Sometimes sows can farrow with mastitis and that can inhibit milk production also. We used to give them a shot of banamine with the oxytocin after she was done farrowing. Hope this helps.”

Let us know how she gets on.
kind regards
Sara @ farmingfriends

By: alliewink

alliewink — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:58:13 +0000

my pig is haveing a litter of pot bellied piglets and last litter her milk didnt come in (acidental litter). i woke up and heard skweeling out side and i looked and piglets!!!! any way she is due for halloween and i realy dont want to bottle-feed 4-10 piglets. last time only one lived. the runt which was skinny at birth so bottle feeding started at 1 hour old. the others we didnt relize until later where eating hay. are there any ways to make sure that her milk comes in. (i’m only eleven and i have three younger brothers. they where crushed when they woke up in the morning and there 3 favorite piglets had died when they where sleeping) i have been giving her tons of vegies. will that help or should i do something else? i dont like staying up till 5 a.m. and then getting up again at 6 a.m. please help
allie

By: biyi

biyi — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 08:21:11 +0000

Hi,

Does guinea fowl hatch their eggs.

Thanks,

Biyi

By: Debby

Debby — Mon, 23 May 2011 14:51:19 +0000

Why are our turkey eggs disappearing out of their pen? We have no dogs, and pens are very well enclosed. Every few days, a couple eggs will go missing.

By: Raylene

Raylene — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:32:11 +0000

need advice…..have Muscovy ducks and given some others that i do not know what they are…i have collected to incubate some eggs left on edges of the pond but don’t know who left them, Muscovy or others, so how long to incubate?? Muscovy go 35-37 days i believe…but if the eggs belonged to the other ducks should i change the ventilation earlier in case but then there is the turning of the eggs…help…they have been in incubator for 8 days now and need to figure out what to do before the day to stop turning comes…..ALSO…can i set a second group of eggs in for later hatch date or will the ventilation change be bad for that ;possibility?? HELP!! FIRST TIMER!!

By: sara

sara — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 12:19:51 +0000

Hi Kwame,

Wow 38 guinea fowl, you have alot of guinea fowl, I hope they are all ok.

Guinea fowl can start to lay as early as from 16 weeks old http://farmingfriends.com/when-do-female-guinea-fowl-start-laying/

If your guinea fowl are used to being kept inside their pen then they will lay inside, it’s a natural instinct for a hen to lay eggs. I would make sure that the females have a dark area to go into in their pen to lay their eggs where they feel safe and secure. Guinea fowl are ground nesting birds and like to nest in hedgerows and think nettle bushes, so I would add some tall vegetation to the pen to create a natural habit at for egg laying.

I am in the uk and my guinea fowl free range around the farm during the day and then go into a hut to roost at night so they are safe from predators.

I have added your enquiry to my guinea fowl forum. http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1221

Kind regards
Sara

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By: Kwame

Kwame — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:08:24 +0000

Dear Sara
i have 38 guinea fowl which i rear inside a cage at my backyard .The birds are 14 weeks old.I want know at what age my guinea fowl will begin to produce /lay eggs provided i give the right type of feed.
Some have claimed that guinea fowls do not lay eggs when kept in confinement.In my country,Ghana guinea are kept on a range and allowed to look for their own food.

Thanks
kwameklu@gmail.com
Wisdom Kwame

By: sara

sara — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 10:49:15 +0000

Hi Chloe,

You asked about breed of duck with chocolate coloured beak, there are lots of ducks with this coloured beak, what size is the duck and what colour are the feathers, also do you have a photo of the duck as this would help with finding the breed.

I have posted your query on the farmingfriends forum here http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1139

Kind regards
Sara @ farmingfriends