It has begun

[WVduckchick]

Exactly! But supposedly they are prolific layers, so rotation should be fairly easy.

They hatch in 17 days, start laying at 6-8 weeks (certain breeds) and are able to be processed around that time too. Pretty quick turnaround.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

OK, so a little update. I candled the eggs this weekend which should've been date 14. Most of them, even the ones that I could see really well before, had huge dark masses in there. I had a few, that I could see the yolk, but the rest was clear. Then had a couple, that I could still see some veining. So it looks like, that on Thursday, I will go into lockdown.

It's getting exciting Bert e

I built an incubator myself and am hatching a few of my own eggs from the back yard. Hoping it will work. Im on day 8.

Good luck with your hatch

Absolutely not! Look how cute these little things are.

Wait till they hatch they are like little bumble bees! Super super cute they are Good luck

 

[FridayYet]

OK, so a little update. I candled the eggs this weekend which should've been date 14.

Most of them, even the ones that I could see really well before, had huge dark masses in there. I had a few, that I could see the yolk, but the rest was clear. Then had a couple, that I could still see some veining.

So it looks like, that on Thursday, I will go into lockdown.

Awesome! Sounds like things are going well!

I put 16 eggs in yesterday, the first ones from my own eggs. Hoping I get some to hatch in 3weeks.

 

[Tumbling K]

that is cool, being able to hatch your own eggs. hopefully that is next for us.

 

[Gone-Quackers]

Absolutely not!

Look how cute these little things are.

Wow!!! What kind of duck/chickens are those? I want some!

 

[sourland]

Wow!!! What kind of duck/chickens are those? I want some!

Quail.

 

[WVduckchick]

Wow!!! What kind of duck/chickens are those? I want some!

Neither! They are quail eggs

 

[Tumbling K]

here it comes!!!!

lock down this evening!!!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

here it comes!!!!

lock down this evening!!!

 

[FridayYet]

here it comes!!!!

lock down this evening!!!

Hooray!! Good luck, let us know how many look good when you do your final candling.