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Broody duck & cluck
I should have posted. the experiment was successful. She hatched 2 ducklings. We had them integrating with the flock with no major problems. Then one day, one of the ducklings disappeared. We think a local hawk saw an easy meal. -
Silly sitting sisters
We have two chickens, an Asian Black and a California White, that went broody. As we have no roo they stole the eggs from under a duck who had gone broody. She quick sitting with them after about a week and now the twosome share the duties. We are approaching hatching day so I have been keeping... -
Broody duck & cluck
We have a chicken hen who went broody about 8 weeks ago and would not be deterred. As we have no roosters all of the chicken eggs were duds. So after reading that chickens can hatch ducklings, we gave her 3 duck eggs to sit on with a damp paper towel for moisture needs. She successfully hatched... -
Ducky Dilema
yep, they sat upon 22 eggs and hatched 13. we were about to dispose of the remaining 9 when heard peeps from inside! So we made an emergency incubator and managed to hatch 5 more, of which 4 survived. Re introduced them to the flock 2 days later. All happy little birds. -
Ducky Dilema
Now, is there anyone in the Goddard Kansas area who needs some ducklings? -
Ducky Dilema
17 duckling and the mama's swim in the puddles left by the rain. On the funny side, even at days old, they already know how to dive under and scoot across the water. Look like little water bugs chasing, well, water bugs. Yesterday, one of the brown babies was being pestered by two others. Then... -
Ducky Dilema
Pardon the red heat lamp. here are the 3 hatched yesterday. We are letting today's hatchlings rest. -
Ducky Dilema
For a daily update: the 1st 3 birds to hatch in the incubator are now in a separate tub under a heat lamp. running around, eating, drinking, playing in food and water. While I was checking the temp earlier, they spotted the laser dot for the thermometer and started to chase it. Also, 2 more... -
Ducky Dilema
We keep the top loose so that air is vented. The 1st to hatch this morning is doing well. She is talking a LOT! there is another with a good pip hole. we can see her moving but not in a hurry. -
Ducky Dilema
we also have a boarder collie. Aarka, who is 15 years old. great bread. -
Ducky Dilema
I am at work, but I had the wife open the lid and remove the damp towel to reduce humidity. We can see movement in the egg with a hole. so hopefully, today we should gain another. Good thing we did bring these in. The girls were ignoring them and temp dropped into the low 50s overnight. -
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Ducky Dilema
So in a sudden burst of memory, I thought about the digital outdoor thermometer. it also measures humidity so i stuck it in with the eggs. currently we are at about 90% and 78. considering we just got this all started and hour ago, not too bad. I may remove one of the damp cloths.