I took my tax return and saved some, but got several preps this year as well. One thing I got was an incubator at tractor supply. So far I've hatched 14 chickens in the first batch, then 9, and I just put in three more eggs. I think I have too many birds to feed allready. Oh, I also hatched two ducklings. There really cute little swimmers, but I'm not sure how practical they are. I'll set up a seperate little enclosure by the front creek for them, mostly as there interesting, but who knows, maybey I'll like duck. The first birds I hatched are pretty good size now and I'm thinking of starting to eat a few. I would like to keep the laying hens, and only eat the young roosters for now. The problem is, how do you tell the difference? When there fully matured it's fairly obvious, but right now I'm not too sure. Any tricks or tips for telling the difference?