December hatch-along

[eldonrgv]

This little buggers just chillin around the heat lamp after a long day of play.

 

[eldonrgv]

Just went to lockdown with 35 eggs due on Christmas Eve.

 

[mich9510]

I am in lock down with my first ever hatching eggs. They are Cayuga and Khaki Campbell ducks and they are white to light grey in color. I can tell you that I started seeing red dots at candling very easily around the 3rd day, and by the 4th day, I could even see a tiny heartbeat on some of them. I am sure others will reply to you, but I would at least keep them in for 7 days just to be sure. I did have one egg that I was not sure was alive until about the 7th day. Good luck!

X2

 

[RCCheshire]

Heard chirping and movement in the incubator this morning!! I can't wait to get home from work and see if we have any pips.

 

[generaldsherman]

Okay i know i am in the wrong month but i was going to ask here and in january to get the most answers it is a little long but here i go.

I was looking for some duck eggs and contacted one person off of craigslist she told me she did not have fertile eggs this time of year she just sold eating eggs.  I stopped looking after multiple nos.  The lady contacts me back about a week later and said she has fertile eggs if i am still interested and when i went to get them she had male ducks in with her female because they where actively breeding when i got there. I was kind of iffy after her statement before so i only got one dozen eggs.  I have had them in the incubator for 4 days and they look the same as the did day one.  No development am i candling to soon or are these infertile I have not seen growth in any of them.  I am new to ducks so I would like any advise i could get.  Thank  Yall for your time reading this.

ducks take longer than chicken eggs. Wait another week before you give up.

 

[RCCheshire]

My husband just sent me this! Our daughter went to check on the chicks and found a surprise! We're early day 20.

 

[kie4]

My husband just sent me this! Our daughter went to check on the chicks and found a surprise! We're early day 20.

Wow! Congrats! We're day 20 too, you're in the lead!

 

[generaldsherman]

Got 8 serama locked down

 

[eldonrgv]

Got 8 serama locked down

Good luck on the Seramas...I had my own flock a cpl yrs ago and was never able to get offspring after 5 tries I sold them. Chicks would hatch and out of nothing they would die on me within a week or two. This was my male....

 

[Thenewgoat]

lockdown for chirstmas eve is going great. I can t wait so see them they are black sex links so i will know as they hatch my hen to rooster ratio is there any way to turn said ratio in favor of hens or is it determend at fertilization. 34ish eggs going strong with moving babies yay