Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today - Page 2507

Originally Posted by Marty1876 

 

Originally Posted by country_girl011 

Qj. They are working on fluffing
None that light
I have some greys
A black bibbed
I think a blue bibbed
And not sure what else

Originally Posted by DUCKGIRL89 

Marty, I know ducks and geese and very different, aren't they? Arty is my male gosling. Not a duck.
QJ! Come on! Lol. I need a good home! ... Poo to you! I was gonna offer them both for $15 to you, I put them on CL for $30. How many ducks could you have? Its just to more! And I will provide the box to take em home! give me another list of your ducks!

Originally Posted by DUCKGIRL89 

Poo to you! Lol
Yes, this week end is fine. Would sunday be to hard? We have a service thing going on on saturday with our church. Maybe you could come after church? On sunday? Are you bringing Fiona? ( )

Originally Posted by Marty1876 

Oh, I sure hope she makes it.  Wow, what a pure white.  Its called silver?  I want to breed some silver pekings.  Hmm, where should I start?  

 

Not sure what it is called but i looked silver to me, she passed sometime this afternoon though

Yea, I love the fertility dance, unless I end up preganant myself!            

 

I hear ya

 

 

Originally Posted by QuackerJackFarms 

Ok.. I had sewer drama, had to call the city.. long story but they were able to unclog the stop up saving me thousands of dollars.  Apparently we have what's called a "community line".. Whatevs, I don't even wanna talk about it. 

Then I got pulled over on the way home from Easter dinner.  Apparently I have a broken head light.. good to know.  This cop was a DB (starts with a D ends with a Bag.)  I might have gotten lippy with him.. just sayin'.  

What a day. 

 

Going to the farm. My dad and the hubs are going to help me finish my coop.  We're completely enclosing the coop.  I'll take pics.  

 

And here are the ducks I hatched for my friend.  (The guy Julie got her/my rooster from.)

 

Originally Posted by QuackerJackFarms 

Oh forgot to add.  Just candled my PR eggs and ALL 6 (because I got no extras mind you) have detached air cells.  2 look like the yolks are scrambled.  The eggs were in a carton, not wrapped at all, just sitting there in the carton.  With newspaper around it.  Whatever!

 

I'll be lucky to get any hatches out of these eggs.

Originally Posted by Eyeheartquail 

Hey guys!  I picked up 3 ducklings from my feed store the other day.  They ordered an assortment from Privett in New Mexico.  The store clerk handed me a box with what he thought was 3 Cayugas.  After I got them home (dumb me) I examined them closer and found what looks like 1 Cayuga and 2 Black Swedish???? I think?  Well, the Cayuga didn't make it today so now I have the other two being all soft and squishy.  Can anyone confirm what I am seeing?  Do these look like black swedish to you?

 

 

The one in the front obviously has spotting on the bill and feet along with a yellow chest and wing tips.  The one in the back has spotting on the underside of it's bill and on the bottom of its feet and it is barely lighter in color.    Thanks!

Originally Posted by Marty1876 

HAPPY EASTER !

Originally Posted by Iain Utah 

Speaking of cayugas:

 

1.  Today is day 25 for my 5 eggs.  3 are in lockdown now.  I for sure has internally pipped (as verified by steth).  I am hoping to move egg #4 over to hatcher today, but egg #5 is either really behind the others or not turning right.  Why is there always 1-2 eggs to have to stress over?

 

2.  I saw cayugas ducklings at my feed store yesterday... if my eggs do not hatch.... I will be tempted to buy a few cayugas babies. But will that ruin my non-hatchery quality of stock?

 

3.  Squeak is making the funniest sounds... and sounds more like a girl every day.  I am still blown away that it took 9 weeks before she started to change her voice.

Originally Posted by Iain Utah 

Julie, it is an EXCELLENT idea to have a review section on hatching eggs!!  How do we go about requesting one??

Originally Posted by country_girl011 

I have 1 halfway out he dis it all on his own

Originally Posted by JazminesZoo 

 

Originally Posted by JazminesZoo 

Yah yer havin duck & I eating the Easter Bunnies ! on the BBQ!  with asparagus & Bakers!  Sorry PETA peeps

Originally Posted by country_girl011 

Bakin are those calls?
I love the white one
Sorry dutch misred thought they were yours

Originally Posted by country_girl011 

well over the last hour 4 more babies have hatched everytime i turn around one pops out. and i have missed every one of them!!

but hes pics from an hour ago lol.

havent got new ones yet

 

the babies that arent far along yet. still wayyy too many veins.

the 2 in the very middle are out now.

and the baby that was out first!

everyone is getting up and on their feet pretty well

 

our easter desert.

they smell sooo yummy!

Originally Posted by country_girl011 

Thanks guys
8 babies out now.
So in the span of just a little over an hour 7 babies have popped out

Originally Posted by country_girl011 

 

the 8 roudy babies out of shell. sorry hard to get a pic every one is piling up .

 

the 7 beautiful babies still in their shells

 

 

Originally Posted by Marty1876 

They were due yesterday, and I think that's when they died.  Everyone was dead, and two had internal pips. They went from lower humidity bators to the 75%+ still air. 

 

I don't know why the shrink wrapped, but its got me worried over the goslings.  I'm very bummed now, they were all formed and perfect.

Originally Posted by DUCKGIRL89 

hi again!!!

 

Did anyone say they wanted these two?? :D

 

I'm being a big girl and putting my Magpie hen, and Ancona drake on CL..... I'm sorry for everyone i promised eggs to... But I'm not gonna lie to you, and say they are pure, when they really aren't.  Sorry again

Originally Posted by Marty1876 

OH, and there was some yellow water stuff, but I poured it out.  Not yolk, just like moisture stuff.

Originally Posted by QuackerJackFarms 

Ok back from the farm.  I'll post some pics but it's NOT DONE.  It doesn't look pretty yet.. so use your imagination.

 

 

 

We basically just almost finished the framing for the wire.  I need to get 4 more 2x4's and we'll be good.  This took ALL day with the digging of the posts and all that jazz.  

 

 

Ok, now to the right of this is another 8 feet I can utilize that I will eventually be making breeding pens that go into the run..  (somehow..).. LOL!!

 

And I still have to paint and plant flowers and stuff.. so it looks ugly right now.

 

Oh right now.. it measures, 11.5ft x 16.5 ft.  How many chickens you think can fit comfortably? I have a number in my head and want to see if I'm off. 

Originally Posted by Marty1876 

 He is a giant toulouse.  Glad he did ok.  Makes me fill better.  Geese aren't like ducks at all.   Im so stressed, I really feell ill.  OF course, seeing all those beautiful dead perfect little turkeys didn't help any.