Hi there wonderful BYC community!! I am so excited that today is day 11 and my two embryos from two separate yolks are still alive. Any help tips and advice on how I can help assist these babies should they both make it to day 21I imagine intervening may be the go to strategy for these??? would...
Thank you for that awesome and helpful info! My follow up to you is how long do I do that tipping process for before i need to put them in the imcubator? Thanks again-
Hello all you wonderful insightful folks! Such an exciting time of year! My ducks have finally reached laying age and we have 2 eggs each morning for the last week. One is large and one is small like the size of a large chicken egg..what I need help on is they have been mated with some drakes we...
Wow!! Great information! I have so much to learn..lol...should I wait to let her lay on them after she starts laying stronger eggs? She just laid her first small egg yesterday and I am learning after about 30 days those are the eggs to consider doing anything with. Thank you for insight on that...
Thanks so much! I would love it if they would sit on them eventually but like someone was mentioning you can't make them sit on them ...something about broody? Learning more everyday...
Thank you! When would be a good time to start collecting them for the purpose of checking on whether they are fertilized or not? Do i leave the eggs In the coop and let nature do it's thing? At what point to I need ro intervene? Thank you!
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I am new and my pulled Wes (whom were supposed to be Ameraucana pulletd) one of them laid their very first egg today.i have 8 pullets and 1 roo. What should I do with the eggs now that one of my girls is laying? Should I collect them to protect them until its time she lay on tjem to...
Congrats!! I got my first easter egged egg today too!! I am new at this and came on here to find out what do i do next? She has a roo in there with her. What do i do? Put it back or set them in position for a bit to see if they are fertilized? Any help would be greatly appreciated.. I am sooo...
The coop is 12sf the run is 64 sf. In Georgia. 80s afternoon low 60s at night. Brooder inside no heat lamp. They are on pine shavings. Pics of setup attached. Thank you so much for your insight.