Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today - Page 2789

 

 

the only broody we have is little sikle right now could you see it on batch of embden eggs

 

 

for the ducklings, and i hope to see a flood of pics from you soon!

 

rest girl! i will for rain for you if you would be kind enough to send sun and warm vibes my way i would love that!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sounds like an awesome ratio!

maybe like one! although i was surprised, my broody B.O. has fluffed and stretched herself over 23 eggs one determined mama

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 of 10 pipped.

 

Sending some nice weather vibes for you! The weather's calling for ice pellet showers, so I guess I'm off the hook for outside work!

 

I'm going to check the hatcher one last time and get to bed. So tired I could

Hi guy's, It has been very crazy here a the house. Our main TV stopped working so back to the 19 inch. My dad had surgery then he had many complications but back home now with a cathitor for 2 weeks. During all this time I had my 40th birthday and I had to do all the cooking and chores. I had a bator full with 42 duck eggs and now only 12 have made it to lockdown. Mainly Rouens but a few of my mix breed ducks too. I hope they all hatch, I want more babies although I am busting at the seems for more room. Right now I have 3 adult mox breeds and 12 of their babies already. Then I have 12 multiple breeds in my laying coop, then 5 RIR"s 2 pullets,3 roo's, then 6 BA's-1 roo,5 pullets. In another pen I have 11 mix and multiple breeds pullets for more layers and 10 Call ducklings. At night they are all in the old barn and with all they ducks and 3 geese in thier IT STINKS and can't clean very well when it just gets that way all over again over night. We are very slowly getting pens made. But I still want more BABIES!!!!!

one baby left in bator. he had a leg issue.

so im hoping he get it fixed.  24 more hours for him. hes been in a bowl for 24hrs i finally felt bad for him and let him out of the bowl.

 

the other 9 babies are all doing great in the brooder. the little white baby is glad to have ducks to play with and soon they will move in with the silkie chicks.

 

im getting peacock eggs whenever his hens start laying (same uy i got silkies and white duck from)

 

and i got a silkie egg today =)

 

also found a duck egg in the pool. not so happy on that one.

 

and finally had to switch to a new pool it was empting itself overnight so i switched them out today .

 

 

What did I miss?  No time to catch up.  I'm selling a couple mallards here any minute.  Woo Hoo!  (room for more)

 

And for those with broody experience.

 

They have a nest that is kinda... too big.  It's huge and spread out.  I think I'll collect them and put them in the bator.

 

Thoughts?

 

 

i agree put them in the bator.

a big spread out nest is noo good

 

what you missed depends on the last time you caught up lol =)

 

Good morning, gang.  Hope all is well with you and your babies!

 

Not too much news to share here.  Last night, my africans decided they were going to be 24/7 free range with the adults.  They came up to coop area when I called for them at nightfall, but refused to go near coop.  So I fed/watered them outside and then gander ushered them back down to the pond for the night.  Hope they will be ok and I count 4 heads when I go outside in a few minutes.  The best part of this is we can now move our 8 older ducks out of garage and into the coop, which will free up the big garage pen for our utility toulouse goslings, who are getting huge!  Hubby is also going to fence off our side yard today to make a day-time turnout area for the utility toulouse goslings.  I can't wait for them to be able to graze outside!

 

Once this latest rotation of pens is done, the brooder room will feel very empty with only my two dynamic gosling/duckling duos left in there for by themselves for 2 more weeks, when my grey dewlaps are scheduled to hatch. 

 

Fingers crossed all my babies stay safe and healthy while I am gone!!