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A friend gave me these 2 babies today, said since he lived in town he didn't have room for them. He tried them in his Koi pond but they were tearing up too much and eating his fish so he had to find a new home for them, they're only about 4 weeks old. They'll fit right in with my others once they get their feathers.

Here are some Muscovy Duck eggs that have just internally pipped:

I apologize for my ignorance on this topic but I'm still pretty new to raising chickens. I have some White Rocks and a Rhode Island Red that I've been told should start laying soon as they are a little over 5 months old. I was wondering if putting in those fake eggs would help them along?

Hi, I'm new to this site! I've had hens on a small scale for the last two years now, and really enjoy them. Until yesterday, I was down to two hens, they are kind of regular hens, one is a black \ white speckled hen ( she rarely lays and only started laying last Christmas! ) My other is mainly black with golden undertones and she started laying around the same time, and lays practically every day. I decided to get some hens, and was attracted to what I now believe to be polish hens, and bought two.

I'm going to try my luck again,just put 4 eggs in the incubator,I've tried twice before (last year)but with no luck,they keep dying before they hatch. Not quite sure what I'm doing wrong but I'm trying it again with a few changes.