Thank you Annabella... I have always been too much of a softy...I give each of my ducks a big hug and kiss when I am handing them over to new owners... BUt I know for veraious reasons...I cant keep them all.
I am absolutely hopeless with remembering when I put eggs into the incubator- I started making a habit of writting it on the calander...But since the page was still on May- I hadnt realised I have ducklings due on Monday!! I was looking at the eggs thinking that the air cell was too big for eggs with a week to go..But no..They are right on track and in position to start hatching... So here I go again. Hope things turn out better this time.
Although I have raised ducks and geese for 25 years- I have only been incubatiing the eggs myself since August last year. I guess in that time I have hatched maybe 80 duckling- a handful of chickens and quail as well...But I still think I have a lot to learn. There are so many things that can effect a growing embryo- the fact that any hatch is a miracle I think... And to think what they have to go through to fight their way out of the eggs...
Annabella- you will learn so much from a site like this- I know I have. I tend to do a lot of reading about chickens lately- I really dont know much about them and what to increase my knowledge. Made some great friends as well.
3 new babies to join my growing flock hatched today!! I think 2 Cinnamons and 1 Harlequin Indian Runner...They are so sweet- and one has the biggest feet.... Photos soon when they are all fluffed up and out of the brooder.
I have just been so busy with them all..I have hardly had time for photos...I just bought a new memory card as I had filled the other one- and cant delete a single one- all such cute duckie pics... I will put some up tomorrow night..The oldest babies are getting some very nice feathers coming through - and the little ones are just so sweet..
Hi Ash - another person from Brissie and new to chooks too.
I love my chooks heaps, though I think the few eggs I get from them probably cost me much more than if I bought from a shop.
But its about the birds not necessarily the eggs!!