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April Hatch-Along!!!!!!! Whos with me?????

post #1 of 144
4/14/12 at 7:05am
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Hey Everybody!!!! I just wanted some hatch-along buds!  I set 11 Pekin Eggs In the homemade bator yesterday!!!! And i got 12 more coming hopefully today!!!.  These are a mixture of Pekin eggs Rouen eggs Blue Swedish and Muscovy!!! Lets see what you have goin in!.yesss.gif

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post #2 of 144
4/14/12 at 9:19am

I put 10 Acona and 9 Pencil Runners in on Thursday.  Now the waiting starts.  I am also hatching some chicks that are on day 10 today. 


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1 Son, 1 Border Collie, 1 Kitty, 7 Runner Ducks, and two Anconas

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1 Son, 1 Border Collie, 1 Kitty, 7 Runner Ducks, and two Anconas

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post #3 of 144
4/14/12 at 12:36pm

I've got 6 eggs I set on the 12th. This is my first attempt at ducks. I hatched out 4 geese on 4/4. I have the ducks in a bator with 18 guinea eggs. I am keeping my humidity at 45-50, hand turning 3 times a day and keeping the still air hovabator at 102.5. I know the bator instructions state to use 99.5 but I have read that in a still air you need 102.5. Any thoughts?

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post #4 of 144
4/14/12 at 1:14pm


Count me in!  

I have 4 Rouen eggs from my duck and 5 Campbell eggs that were shipped to me.  They were set on the evening of April 2nd.  They are in a home-made cabinet incubator, forced air at About 100° and 55% humidity.  

 

I had 13 Cambells shipped to me, but only 9 made the trip intact.  Most of the shipped eggs had weird air cells.  3 eggs did not make the first week, and I dropped one while I was turning themhit.gifSo now I have 5 left.

 

My 4 Rouen eggs had perfect air cells, and they are my "control group" so I can make sure that the humidity and air cell changes are right on track. And I haven't lost a single one.

 

They eggs will be spending lockdown at my daughter's preschool so her classmates can see the hatch.  I am so excited for them to see the ducklings hatch!!

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Hey Everybody!!!! I just wanted some hatch-along buds!  I set 11 Pekin Eggs In the homemade bator yesterday!!!! And i got 12 more coming hopefully today!!!.  These are a mixture of Pekin eggs Rouen eggs Blue Swedish and Muscovy!!! Lets see what you have goin in!.yesss.gif



 

Khaki & Rouen, 7 new baby ducks, 2 kids, a dog and a cat.

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Khaki & Rouen, 7 new baby ducks, 2 kids, a dog and a cat.

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post #5 of 144
4/14/12 at 1:48pm
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Haha yay!!! I have some wierd air cells on mine too! I have those ones in egg cartons in my bator so that they can settle out and incubate at the same time! Having some trouble getting humidity up ther any ideas?
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post #6 of 144
4/14/12 at 3:37pm
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Haha yay!!! I have some wierd air cells on mine too! I have those ones in egg cartons in my bator so that they can settle out and incubate at the same time! Having some trouble getting humidity up ther any ideas?


If my humidity drops I add a small amount of water, like maybe 2-3 tbs to the middle tray and it pops the humidity back to where it should be.

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post #7 of 144
4/14/12 at 6:25pm

I have 12 Magpie eggs due to hatch the 18th. Then I have some mixed ducks hatching out the 25th, and then some Lavender Muscovys hatching out May 2nd.

 

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Ducks~Buff Orpingtons, Magpies, Muscovys, and others

 

Calls~ White, Chocolated Bibbed, Black Bibbed, Grey, and other colors

 

Chickens~ Light & Coronation Sussex, Seramas, and Splash Cochins

 

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post #8 of 144
4/14/12 at 10:21pm
I set my first duck eggs today. 6 pekins. I'm super excited.
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post #9 of 144
4/14/12 at 10:55pm

I'm setting a batch of mixed ducklings and black swedish in the morning. Two days ago, I set cayuga and khaki campbells. fl.gif

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 #10 of 144
4/15/12 at 10:53pm

I have two KC eggs in a mini incubator and they are due to hatch in another 2 1/2 days fl.gif

 

I have two KC eggs under a broody bantam and they are due 1 May fl.gif

 

 

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