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post #41 of 69
7/6/12 at 12:36pm
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I helped my ducklings out and my second one has the unabsorbed yolk but in about a few hours he had absorbed it. i agree with taking him/her out and seperating them. dont worry too much about it should all be fine :D

 

Glad to hear a happy ending in a similar case. :)

Heritage breed chickens and Ancona ducks are my love! Ancona duck hatching eggs for sale - NPIP certified.

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Heritage breed chickens and Ancona ducks are my love! Ancona duck hatching eggs for sale - NPIP certified.

Website: www.gustfrontfarm.webs.com

On Facebook and our blog

 

Central Region Director for the Cream Legbar Club https://sites.google.com/site/creamlegbarclublaunch/

 

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post #42 of 69
7/6/12 at 12:37pm

Metzer Farms has a lovely description of exactly what is happening during the (seemingly) endless hatching process on their Live Cam Page:  http://www.metzerfarms.com/LiveHatchingVideo.cfm?CustID=1019878#Calendar  (This link leads to the calender, just scroll up to see what I'm talking about.  )

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post #43 of 69
7/6/12 at 12:38pm
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How exciting- & the pictures are great.

Good luck to all!

Anconas may be my next Poultry Adventure... if I can find any!

 

I couldn't find any either so I ordered eggs from Toadbriar. I highly recommend her. She packed the eggs very well, shipped quickly, and has been extremely helpful when I had questions. There are at least three of us who have hatched her eggs in the last month and the babies are gorgeous.

Heritage breed chickens and Ancona ducks are my love! Ancona duck hatching eggs for sale - NPIP certified.

Website: www.gustfrontfarm.webs.com

On Facebook and our blog

 

Central Region Director for the Cream Legbar Club https://sites.google.com/site/creamlegbarclublaunch/

 

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Heritage breed chickens and Ancona ducks are my love! Ancona duck hatching eggs for sale - NPIP certified.

Website: www.gustfrontfarm.webs.com

On Facebook and our blog

 

Central Region Director for the Cream Legbar Club https://sites.google.com/site/creamlegbarclublaunch/

 

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post #44 of 69
7/6/12 at 12:40pm
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Metzer Farms has a lovely description of exactly what is happening during the (seemingly) endless hatching process on their Live Cam Page:  http://www.metzerfarms.com/LiveHatchingVideo.cfm?CustID=1019878#Calendar  (This link leads to the calender, just scroll up to see what I'm talking about.  )

Thank you! I actually had come across this when I was researching incubation. I was trying to explain it to DH last night and I couldn't remember where I had read this. thumbsup.gif

Heritage breed chickens and Ancona ducks are my love! Ancona duck hatching eggs for sale - NPIP certified.

Website: www.gustfrontfarm.webs.com

On Facebook and our blog

 

Central Region Director for the Cream Legbar Club https://sites.google.com/site/creamlegbarclublaunch/

 

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Heritage breed chickens and Ancona ducks are my love! Ancona duck hatching eggs for sale - NPIP certified.

Website: www.gustfrontfarm.webs.com

On Facebook and our blog

 

Central Region Director for the Cream Legbar Club https://sites.google.com/site/creamlegbarclublaunch/

 

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post #45 of 69
7/6/12 at 1:05pm
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Duckling #3!

 

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That's duck #2 on the left. Any guesses as to what his color will be? Duck #3 is pretty dark. I can't tell if he's chocolate or black.

Heritage breed chickens and Ancona ducks are my love! Ancona duck hatching eggs for sale - NPIP certified.

Website: www.gustfrontfarm.webs.com

On Facebook and our blog

 

Central Region Director for the Cream Legbar Club https://sites.google.com/site/creamlegbarclublaunch/

 

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Heritage breed chickens and Ancona ducks are my love! Ancona duck hatching eggs for sale - NPIP certified.

Website: www.gustfrontfarm.webs.com

On Facebook and our blog

 

Central Region Director for the Cream Legbar Club https://sites.google.com/site/creamlegbarclublaunch/

 

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post #46 of 69
7/6/12 at 6:58pm
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Me tooo its such a shame i cant have anymore because i dont have the room. otherwise id be hatching a few every month or so XD 

I don't have anymore room either! So wish I could though!

These are videos of two different chicks hatching. Kevin and Boo. One is a slide show. (:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX_6T7jk9e8&feature=channel&list=UL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaA3j5kmAME&feature=plcp

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These are videos of two different chicks hatching. Kevin and Boo. One is a slide show. (:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX_6T7jk9e8&feature=channel&list=UL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaA3j5kmAME&feature=plcp

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post #47 of 69
7/7/12 at 6:42am

They're all so beautiful! Congratulations and thanks for sharing this with us!! woot.gif
 

Wife to best friend, Mr. Oblivious, and stay-at-home-mama to daughter Beauty. Family also includes a dog, cat, ferrets, Ancona ducks, a Buff Orpington duck, Muscovy ducks and the newest addition: goats!!

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Wife to best friend, Mr. Oblivious, and stay-at-home-mama to daughter Beauty. Family also includes a dog, cat, ferrets, Ancona ducks, a Buff Orpington duck, Muscovy ducks and the newest addition: goats!!

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post #48 of 69
7/7/12 at 7:30am

I wanna see more babies!

Toadbriar - prints and original paintings

visit the Art Farm!
1 greyhound, 1 boxer, 3 cats, and 1 quaker parrot. Landscape crew: 1 mini horse, 4 tiny goats! 
A gorgeous rainbow flock of Ancona ducks, a pair of American Buff geese, & 4 Narragansett turkeys. 

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Toadbriar - prints and original paintings

visit the Art Farm!
1 greyhound, 1 boxer, 3 cats, and 1 quaker parrot. Landscape crew: 1 mini horse, 4 tiny goats! 
A gorgeous rainbow flock of Ancona ducks, a pair of American Buff geese, & 4 Narragansett turkeys. 

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post #49 of 69
7/7/12 at 7:33am

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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post #50 of 69
7/7/12 at 8:18am
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Three more have hatched and the final three should hatch today.

 

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So pretty!  

 

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And here's the early birds all dried off. From left to right: Hyacinth, Valentino, and Morning Glory. We vent sexed them and H and MG are girls, V is a boy. Hyacinth's tail is definitely blue, then she has a larger patch on her back that is grey. Valentino is black with a white bib and Morning Glory has chocolate patterning.

 

 

I thought baby chicks were cute, and they are, but they have nothing on ducklings! love.gif

Heritage breed chickens and Ancona ducks are my love! Ancona duck hatching eggs for sale - NPIP certified.

Website: www.gustfrontfarm.webs.com

On Facebook and our blog

 

Central Region Director for the Cream Legbar Club https://sites.google.com/site/creamlegbarclublaunch/

 

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Heritage breed chickens and Ancona ducks are my love! Ancona duck hatching eggs for sale - NPIP certified.

Website: www.gustfrontfarm.webs.com

On Facebook and our blog

 

Central Region Director for the Cream Legbar Club https://sites.google.com/site/creamlegbarclublaunch/

 

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