KoopOnTruckin
Songster
I've noticed my ducks don't eat the same treats that the chickens do, but they do seem to like scrambled or hard-boiled eggs and weeds. I walk around the yard once a day and pull a couple handfuls of weeds, dandelions, ragweed, silver dollars, etc. They eat them when they are free-ranging also, but they seem to like the lazy approach of me doing the work and putting it all in the coop.
Congratulations! Yes, they do tend to peep a bit before they make the journey out. It's cool to think that the mother hens can hear them for several days before we can. Just be patient, they may be cracked where you can't see them. I've also got a hatch coming out today, just the chicks - so far, 3 have hatched, with at least 4 more with visible cracks. It's a fun experience to watch them hatching - I'm on my 4th hatch and it's still as exciting as the first time, and I hope that feeling never goes away!To day is the big hatch out dayI hear chirps but no cracking of the eggs. I thought my mind was playing tricks on meat first and it was wishful thinking. Humidity is 66-67 and temp 99.5 to 100 . I guess I have to be patient and see what happens. 13 mixed eggs blues,greens, browns and then my white duck egg.
Good luck today
