Babies started pipping, I'm in need of distractions!!

[OldSchoolSarge]

Had a surprise this morning...a baby goose is hatched with a second one zipping! I'll get pictures later after the second one is out, and another picture with all 19 ducklings hatched and together!❤

 

[OldSchoolSarge]

Pictures!! I tried to take pics of the different "varieties" of ducklings...if anyone wants to guess on their genetics, be my guest! (Breeder males are silver appleyard and buff; breeder females are silver appleyard, buff, blue swedish, and cayuga) Also included pics of all 19 together as well as our first 3 goslings!

 

[Starrponies]

Pictures!! I tried to take pics of the different "varieties" of ducklings...if anyone wants to guess on their genetics, be my guest! (Breeder males are silver appleyard and buff; breeder females are silver appleyard, buff, blue swedish, and cayuga) Also included pics of all 19 together as well as our first 3 goslings!

So many adorable duckies!

 

[OldSchoolSarge]

So many adorable duckies!

Right?!?! I'm absolutely baffled that so many hatched! They're the first thing I've ever incubated, so I fully expected a 50% or less hatch rate.

 

[Starrponies]

Right?!?! I'm absolutely baffled that so many hatched! They're the first thing I've ever incubated, so I fully expected a 50% or less hatch rate.

Be proud of that! My shipped eggs I got 11 hatched so far. only 24 eggs of 60 developed. Not that great. Think they got cold maybe.

That is a crazy amount of little guys. How many in all?

 

[OldSchoolSarge]

Be proud of that! My shipped eggs I got 11 hatched so far. only 24 eggs of 60 developed. Not that great. Think they got cold maybe.

That is a crazy amount of little guys. How many in all?

19 ducks - set 22 eggs, 3 quit before the second week and the rest hatched. 1 little guy was in an odd egg that I didn't catch until the second week, he took longer and needed help, but is doing well now. Also had 12 goose eggs in the same incubator, 2 quit early on, but currently have 4 hatched and another 4 are pipped. The last 2 were set the 2nd day, so probably won't hatch until tomorrow or the next day.

 

[junipercloud113420]

so cute!

 

[junior67]

Pictures!! I tried to take pics of the different "varieties" of ducklings...if anyone wants to guess on their genetics, be my guest! (Breeder males are silver appleyard and buff; breeder females are silver appleyard, buff, blue swedish, and cayuga) Also included pics of all 19 together as well as our first 3 goslings!

Oh my they are so cute!!!!!!! I hope mine hatch just as cute!!!

 

[OldSchoolSarge]

Oh my they are so cute!!!!!!! I hope mine hatch just as cute!!!

No doubt they will!

 

[OldSchoolSarge]

19 ducklings + 8 goslings makes for a very full brooder! Still 2 goose eggs to hatch, but 1 isn't looking like it's developing properly, so not sure it will make it. Still movement, though, so time will have to tell!