Posts by Tracy the chick

This thread is brilliant! Im trying to sex my 4 day old vorwerk.

Aww i am sorry it sounds like shes shrink wrapped, i would take the egg round home, damp some warm water on the membrane and carefully peal away, if you see some blood stop and damp it with wet kitchen roll till it stops and put...

Hey there, yes the egg should be fine. Ive hatched my marans egg that was cracked and my last duck egg was really badly cracked and it survived to the hatching stage but pipped wrong end. I would hatch it. Now you can head off to work...

  Quote: Originally Posted by HoosierChickenMan  Have a Barred Rock hen broody, don't know how many she is setting on, she has been on the nest since last friday 4/28, I have tried to give her water and food ,...

My ducklings hatched 3 days early too! Must be something in the air lol.. What type are they? Ive just hatched indian runners and call ducks, there so funny we love them..

Quote:Originally Posted by Apyl  Ok so the thingy I asked about earlier is barely there now. Baby is mostly fluffy and I moved it to the brooder quickly.  Today is day 29 (or 28 if you dont count the day I put them in) I have 1...

This is my cracked duck egg! I put tape on it too just incase anything else seeped through. The baby developed to hatch day but sadly pipped wrong end otherwise ok. I would give it a go.

Quote:Originally Posted by Apyl  Hmmm was just looking at some other hatching video of Rouens because I was thinking the color is wrong. And well all the rouen ducklings are born dark with a little yellow and a black bill and feet....

Quote:Originally Posted by JulieNKC  3 call ducklings (and a quail chick) in the brooder now. 3 more in the incubator finishing detatching from their egg and learning to walk.  There adorable! Ive just given mine there first...

  Quote: Originally Posted by JulieNKC  Call duck, from mixed colors so not sure what color she'll be yet.   She is georgous! i cant wait to see what colours my turn out to be.