It's officially named "Early Bird".  We got home just in time to see it hatch out...  this was from a pekin egg.  What does this look like to you guys?  We do have a khaki campbell male and a mallard male but it reminds me of a blue or black swedish.  Would be great, we have lost all of ours to predators.  It's very active and 3 days early... was put in the incubator on 2/29.

URG!!! My ducks keep giving me scares!!!! The darn things flew into the goat pen, and hid uder the hay manger!!!!! They crack me up

It's officially named "Early Bird".  We got home just in time to see it hatch out...  this was from a pekin egg.  What does this look like to you guys?  We do have a khaki campbell male and a mallard male but it reminds me of a blue or black swedish.  Would be great, we have lost all of ours to predators.  It's very active and 3 days early... was put in the incubator on 2/29.

I better be able to post pics of lots of babies within 48 hours or so.  I have 5 working hard at externally pipping... and another 4 that have internally pipped.  And my goosies on day 24 are all rocking and turning into position.

Psue, you can also externally pip a hole large enough to shine flashlight to see inside of egg.

Ok, Updates for me.

I have put the "babies" in with the teenagers.  So everybody is outside with the exception of Fiona and her friends.  I bring her in at night.  

I got 2 duck eggs this morning so Mallard is for sure laying.  (She had stopped for a week or so.) BUT the weird thing is, I can't tell their eggs apart anymore.  Rosalee's eggs are getting bigger and less blue.  So that kinda sucks. 

Also.. I went out this morning to 4 HUGE hawks circling my yard.  None of them landed.. but they were so big.  So big.   They are eyeing Fiona.  I just know it.  

I think that's it.  It's gorgeous outside here!!!!   

QJ, love your posts!  You one funny lady!  I'll be sure to put a note on my paypal payment about your recommendation to get eggs from him.

It's official.... the goslings are not returning to indoor pen.  It is crazy the way they are going at each other, which I assume is for dominance (like horses).  They need the extra space and outside stimulation.  Plus, I'm tired of hearing them scream.  Since there is a quick moving snow storm coming in late tonight/early tomorrow, I told hubby we can either canvas tarp the pen and leave in front yard or move pen into garage... but they are not coming back into the house!  The geese are in love.  They can have them!

Teenagers are all the same  human,beast or fowl. Gotta show who's bigger
 

Hi Everyone!

Always such a pleasure to see all the new babies everyone is getting. 

Well, Happy to report that Lucky is walking around well, eating mush, and drinking water.  He's in the brooder now with a baby chick from the other group.

Heres the newest pics....

Here is lucky trying to catch me as I try to snap a pic, he's bonding to me great.

Lucky snacking on mush

Its so nice that he's going to make it.  He is doing just great.  Totally healthy now, like the last day and a half never happened.  He's certianly

caused me more trouble that other duck hatches, but I guess we'll just have to spoil him/her. 

 hi Lucky wecome to the world

OMG, QJ... you have NO idea!  One gosling will walk up behind another and bite its wing, which causes the bitten gosling to clamp down on 1st gosling's neck.  The one getting bit will scream nonstop while trying to run away, but the other gosling stays clamped down like a pit bull and runs right along continuing to hold down the neck.

URG!!! My ducks keep giving me scares!!!! The darn things flew into the goat pen, and hid uder the hay manger!!!!! They crack me up