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post #81 of 319
3/29/12 at 6:09pm

I'll join in - I have 6 saxony eggs in bator due in 8 days (hoping they hatch and my 5 holderread saxony ducklings come at same time fl.gif ).  I have 12 gray call duck eggs in bator.  Last 10 weren't fertile yet so here's hoping they've got it going.  All from show lines but new drake with them as well so hoping.

Looove ducks (and chickens)

 

 "God feeds the birds but he doesn't throw it into the nest"

Blessed with a wonderful spouse and kids along with a multitude of animals.  My chickens are mostly blue copper marans but a few "fun" ones and my dd lavender bantam ameracauna's and serama's as well. I also really enjoy my saxony ducks and call ducks.

 

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 "God feeds the birds but he doesn't throw it into the nest"

Blessed with a wonderful spouse and kids along with a multitude of animals.  My chickens are mostly blue copper marans but a few "fun" ones and my dd lavender bantam ameracauna's and serama's as well. I also really enjoy my saxony ducks and call ducks.

 

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post #82 of 319
3/29/12 at 8:05pm
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Originally Posted by CrittersNPets View Post

I'll join in - I have 6 saxony eggs in bator due in 8 days (hoping they hatch and my 5 holderread saxony ducklings come at same time fl.gif ).  I have 12 gray call duck eggs in bator.  Last 10 weren't fertile yet so here's hoping they've got it going.  All from show lines but new drake with them as well so hoping.

Looove ducks (and chickens)

 


Yeah, my pastels haven't been fertile yet.  Do you only have Calls in gray?
 

 

~~Call Ducks: Butterscotch & Blue Fawn ~~ Runner Ducks: Blue/Black ~~ Giant Toulouse Dewlap Geese: Buff & Grey ~~ Sebastopol Geese: Gray Saddleback ~~ Silkies ~~ B/B/S Bantam Cochins/Frizzles ~~ Sizzles ~~ LF Salmon Faverolles ~~ English Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons ~~ and a few rogue Guineas ~~

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~~Call Ducks: Butterscotch & Blue Fawn ~~ Runner Ducks: Blue/Black ~~ Giant Toulouse Dewlap Geese: Buff & Grey ~~ Sebastopol Geese: Gray Saddleback ~~ Silkies ~~ B/B/S Bantam Cochins/Frizzles ~~ Sizzles ~~ LF Salmon Faverolles ~~ English Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons ~~ and a few rogue Guineas ~~

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post #83 of 319
3/29/12 at 8:28pm
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Yeah, my pastels haven't been fertile yet.  Do you only have Calls in gray?
 

 


Yeah, just grey.  New to call ducks but just really enjoy them.  One is supposed to have brooded her own successfully before, we shall see, not counting on it. 
 

 

 "God feeds the birds but he doesn't throw it into the nest"

Blessed with a wonderful spouse and kids along with a multitude of animals.  My chickens are mostly blue copper marans but a few "fun" ones and my dd lavender bantam ameracauna's and serama's as well. I also really enjoy my saxony ducks and call ducks.

 

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 "God feeds the birds but he doesn't throw it into the nest"

Blessed with a wonderful spouse and kids along with a multitude of animals.  My chickens are mostly blue copper marans but a few "fun" ones and my dd lavender bantam ameracauna's and serama's as well. I also really enjoy my saxony ducks and call ducks.

 

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post #84 of 319
3/29/12 at 8:37pm

Had to toss a bunch of eggs today. Blah.

 

One runner, one unknown out of the 4/11 bator. Rotting. Glad I caught them before the kaboom!

 

13 eggs out of the 4/17 bator. 9 clears, the rest bloodrings.

 

I guess this stuff happens with shipped eggs. Either way, I've still got more eggs in the bator that are looking awesome.

I'm Kelly. Married to my enabler, man of my dreams, love of my life, builder of my duck houses. Mom to two awesome, if not a bit wild, children. Adopted mom to a mixed flock of ducks (Runner, Pekin, Cayuga, Swede) and a not-so-bright rescue dog named Mack. Auntie to all the animals at the farm I work at. Photographer (http://www.redbubble.com/people/evanskelly). Blogger of the obscure,...

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I'm Kelly. Married to my enabler, man of my dreams, love of my life, builder of my duck houses. Mom to two awesome, if not a bit wild, children. Adopted mom to a mixed flock of ducks (Runner, Pekin, Cayuga, Swede) and a not-so-bright rescue dog named Mack. Auntie to all the animals at the farm I work at. Photographer (http://www.redbubble.com/people/evanskelly). Blogger of the obscure,...

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post #85 of 319
3/29/12 at 8:38pm
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Yeah, just grey.  New to call ducks but just really enjoy them.  One is supposed to have brooded her own successfully before, we shall see, not counting on it. 
 

 

 

I'm new to them, too...and absolutely love them!  My butterscotch hens brooded successfully last year, I was told.  I may let them set a batch later in the season...but not right now.

~~Call Ducks: Butterscotch & Blue Fawn ~~ Runner Ducks: Blue/Black ~~ Giant Toulouse Dewlap Geese: Buff & Grey ~~ Sebastopol Geese: Gray Saddleback ~~ Silkies ~~ B/B/S Bantam Cochins/Frizzles ~~ Sizzles ~~ LF Salmon Faverolles ~~ English Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons ~~ and a few rogue Guineas ~~

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~~Call Ducks: Butterscotch & Blue Fawn ~~ Runner Ducks: Blue/Black ~~ Giant Toulouse Dewlap Geese: Buff & Grey ~~ Sebastopol Geese: Gray Saddleback ~~ Silkies ~~ B/B/S Bantam Cochins/Frizzles ~~ Sizzles ~~ LF Salmon Faverolles ~~ English Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons ~~ and a few rogue Guineas ~~

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post #86 of 319
3/29/12 at 8:44pm
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Had to toss a bunch of eggs today. Blah.

 

One runner, one unknown out of the 4/11 bator. Rotting. Glad I caught them before the kaboom!

 

13 eggs out of the 4/17 bator. 9 clears, the rest bloodrings.

 

I guess this stuff happens with shipped eggs. Either way, I've still got more eggs in the bator that are looking awesome.



What kind of eggs did you toss out of the 4/17 bator?  Shipping is definitely iffy...but for the most part, I had pretty good hatches when I was doing a lot of incubating/hatching in the past.  But that was mostly chickens.  I did do a lot of shipping in of goose eggs one year, and I'd say the average hatch rate on them was a bit lower. 

 

~~Call Ducks: Butterscotch & Blue Fawn ~~ Runner Ducks: Blue/Black ~~ Giant Toulouse Dewlap Geese: Buff & Grey ~~ Sebastopol Geese: Gray Saddleback ~~ Silkies ~~ B/B/S Bantam Cochins/Frizzles ~~ Sizzles ~~ LF Salmon Faverolles ~~ English Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons ~~ and a few rogue Guineas ~~

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~~Call Ducks: Butterscotch & Blue Fawn ~~ Runner Ducks: Blue/Black ~~ Giant Toulouse Dewlap Geese: Buff & Grey ~~ Sebastopol Geese: Gray Saddleback ~~ Silkies ~~ B/B/S Bantam Cochins/Frizzles ~~ Sizzles ~~ LF Salmon Faverolles ~~ English Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons ~~ and a few rogue Guineas ~~

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post #87 of 319
3/29/12 at 10:11pm
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What kind of eggs did you toss out of the 4/17 bator?  Shipping is definitely iffy...but for the most part, I had pretty good hatches when I was doing a lot of incubating/hatching in the past.  But that was mostly chickens.  I did do a lot of shipping in of goose eggs one year, and I'd say the average hatch rate on them was a bit lower. 

 



Most of them were from my own ducks. I need to give those drakes a pep talk. But also a couple penciled runners and a couple saxony.

 

I'm Kelly. Married to my enabler, man of my dreams, love of my life, builder of my duck houses. Mom to two awesome, if not a bit wild, children. Adopted mom to a mixed flock of ducks (Runner, Pekin, Cayuga, Swede) and a not-so-bright rescue dog named Mack. Auntie to all the animals at the farm I work at. Photographer (http://www.redbubble.com/people/evanskelly). Blogger of the obscure,...

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I'm Kelly. Married to my enabler, man of my dreams, love of my life, builder of my duck houses. Mom to two awesome, if not a bit wild, children. Adopted mom to a mixed flock of ducks (Runner, Pekin, Cayuga, Swede) and a not-so-bright rescue dog named Mack. Auntie to all the animals at the farm I work at. Photographer (http://www.redbubble.com/people/evanskelly). Blogger of the obscure,...

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post #88 of 319
3/29/12 at 10:14pm
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Most of them were from my own ducks. I need to give those drakes a pep talk. But also a couple penciled runners and a couple saxony.

 



You and me, both!  They've got the actions down, just waiting for live ammo!

 

~~Call Ducks: Butterscotch & Blue Fawn ~~ Runner Ducks: Blue/Black ~~ Giant Toulouse Dewlap Geese: Buff & Grey ~~ Sebastopol Geese: Gray Saddleback ~~ Silkies ~~ B/B/S Bantam Cochins/Frizzles ~~ Sizzles ~~ LF Salmon Faverolles ~~ English Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons ~~ and a few rogue Guineas ~~

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~~Call Ducks: Butterscotch & Blue Fawn ~~ Runner Ducks: Blue/Black ~~ Giant Toulouse Dewlap Geese: Buff & Grey ~~ Sebastopol Geese: Gray Saddleback ~~ Silkies ~~ B/B/S Bantam Cochins/Frizzles ~~ Sizzles ~~ LF Salmon Faverolles ~~ English Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons ~~ and a few rogue Guineas ~~

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post #89 of 319
3/29/12 at 10:15pm
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You and me, both!  They've got the actions down, just waiting for live ammo!

 



I got a fertile egg once. It went into cookies. Those boys need to get to work!

I'm Kelly. Married to my enabler, man of my dreams, love of my life, builder of my duck houses. Mom to two awesome, if not a bit wild, children. Adopted mom to a mixed flock of ducks (Runner, Pekin, Cayuga, Swede) and a not-so-bright rescue dog named Mack. Auntie to all the animals at the farm I work at. Photographer (http://www.redbubble.com/people/evanskelly). Blogger of the obscure,...

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I'm Kelly. Married to my enabler, man of my dreams, love of my life, builder of my duck houses. Mom to two awesome, if not a bit wild, children. Adopted mom to a mixed flock of ducks (Runner, Pekin, Cayuga, Swede) and a not-so-bright rescue dog named Mack. Auntie to all the animals at the farm I work at. Photographer (http://www.redbubble.com/people/evanskelly). Blogger of the obscure,...

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post #90 of 319
3/29/12 at 10:34pm

Well, I had a sucky hatch, die to some bad decisions.  And ended up with 1 baby duck.  Hes looking good, and resting from his hatch.... And BOY, did he want OUT of there! lol

A small flock of ducks (3 welsh harlequins and a rouen) a pair of american geese, a lovely anatiolian shepherd, and 10 ducklings ariving on march 18th!!!!!!

Come visit the blogs!!!

beforehoneycreekhollow.blogspot.com
honeycreekhollow.blogspot.com
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A small flock of ducks (3 welsh harlequins and a rouen) a pair of american geese, a lovely anatiolian shepherd, and 10 ducklings ariving on march 18th!!!!!!

Come visit the blogs!!!

beforehoneycreekhollow.blogspot.com
honeycreekhollow.blogspot.com
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