Recent content by kirkyanne

Here are my two. As you can see one got more of the blue copper maran genes and the other looks more Welsummer with blue in the tail and only a tiny bit of leg feathering. Both have the typical golden neck lacing of the Welsummer.

The cuckoo was the only female. We rehomed the other two.

Yes the frizzle was a boy. Started crowing early on.

No only the cuckoo was a girl. The two early wattle developments were both boys.

The black and white crested and blue both turned out to be boys. They crowed a week or so later. So I think early wattles is a better indicator than crest size. :rolleyes: We still have our cuckoo girl but rehomed the other two

Yes we had two boys, one girl. Few people said the black and white crested was a girl. But he started crowing lol

What should I do if the duckling doesn't pip externally after making a safety hole. Three of my buff ducklings internally pipped yesterday and I put safety holes in them as we've had so many losses at this stage. I just didn't want to risk losing more. The shells are so hard. Its only day 26.

Wish I had of helped sooner. They were moving half hour ago. Now, both dead. God I hate this.

It's moving alot. Just not sure whether to help yet or wait for pip. I keep thinking maybe they are both so squashed that they can't get into position to pip.

Day 28. Still movement, no pips though.

Hello everyone. I've had terrible luck with my duck egg hatching. All seem to pass just before hatch or pip. However, some strange miracle is the only egg I have still alive and kicking is this twin egg. Currently on Day 27. So just wondering when the best time would be for me to assist. I...

34 viable eggs on day 18 tomorrow. Plus three under a broody bantam. A mix of lavender aracuanas, olive eggers, welsummer, gold lace wyandottes and mixed bantams. Some shipped and some from our own hens. Never incubated so many at one time.

All 8 eggs at lockdown have hatched. Most successful hatch ever

Our last two eggs are pipping. So should have 8 fluff balls by tomorrow and another three due in two days under broody. Will see if she's as good as the incubator :rolleyes:

Our 6 fluffies