Recent content by Waffle

I have a problem. sorry I havent been on much but its crazy non stop round here right now. BUT my wonderful son managed to crush an egg that had externally pipped last night. there was blood everywhere but the little chick is still going this morning. Only thing is now the yolk sac (which is...

Phew! It's been a manic last few days. What a crazy hatch that was. I now have 5 ducklings (they are doing great now) 5 turkey poults and 8 chicks. Doesn't sound like much but they sure had me busy! My first duck came out and hadn't absorbed it's yolk sac so wrapped him up in a damp wash cloth...

Yes super boost is for poultry. Ok will do thanks :0)

Ok so I didnt open my incubator my humidity was at 50% and I went out for a few hours. I had chicks just popping out like shelling peas. They were doing great. come home and one chick was clearly stuck and I could see the tell tale sign of sticky chick with the bubbly gluey stuff rock hard on...

just stting up brooder for ducklings... Do they need super boost in their water?

OMG OMG i have ducks and turkeys hatching!!!........

I promis I didnt swear!!

I had a malpositiond duck. I cant see it making it. I have tried my best and thats all I could do but trying to find the ****** beak I did nick a few places on the membrain. It has no shell trying to find it and I did use the charts on your link but its beak was in middle of egg. I have it...

I have made the mother of all Cockerel ups! I am so dumb and so bloody mad at myself. I miss calculated my days. Not once but twice. I thought everything was due to hatch the next weekend then figured it was the weekend just gone now I realise that it is this weekend coming up. I counted the...

Ok Im freaking out! I only have 6 duck eggs left out of 12! I have turkeys too. They were all due to hatch yesterday. I noticed on two ducks yesterday afternoon internal Pips. Just read Sally's assisted hatch. Give them till this afternoon before Tapping a hole?! thats what I got from the...