Hey everyone! Just wanted to update you on the duckies! They all got a home. Found a wonderful reserve that wanted them. Now we can go visit them whenever we want to. My chicks are doing well too. Out of the 3 that hatched, 2 survived. The third was a fighter but she had problems since she...
so when I started this project I had homes lined up for both ducks and chicks. The chicks went on to their new home but the as far as the ducks, the people back out. I wasn't going to do this without that set up. So, that is why I am now wondering what to do. I think I may have found a home for...
Sooo, went to toss the duck eggs today (Day 31) but my daughter begged me to candle them before I did. Went to pick one up and it pipped! Noticed 3 others had pipped also!! 3 have hatched thus far and now the fourth is on it's way. I have studied a lot about the chicks but the ducklings not so...
So nothing happening with the ducks yet. They are in the incubator one day 26. Donthey hatch the same as chickens? Pip about 24 hours and need to stay in incubator 24 hours? I am excited to see what happens.
UPDATE on the last 2 chick eggs... sadly, the one that pipped and tried to hatch (#4) did not survive. Maybe the other chicks disrupted its hatching, maybe opening the incubator to get them out made it too cold or maybe it was just nature. Either way, it's a goner. The last egg was a dud. Had no...
Well the 4th is kinda struggling to hatch. It's going on 22 hours. I see the beak breathing, the crack is pretty huge. But who knows? Not sure if it's because the other 3's mama came to take them to their new home... I think the last one is a dud. Gonna give it one more night and then tossing...
Hey guys, gonna take the chicks to their new homes today and tomorrow. Should I take out the duck eggs and clean out the incubator and put the duck eggs back in a clean incubator??
Also, my last chicken egg hasn't hatched or pipped. It's day 25. Do you think it's bad?
Also, traveling with the chicks to bring them to their new home, do I have to have the heat lamp for travel? Mine has to be plugged into the wall. It's about a 15 minute drive.
3 chickadees hanging out! One pipping now. Not sure about the last one. Today is day 25. Should I toss it? Duck eggs haven't shown any pipping yet. But a lot of movement with the chicks running all over them.
The house and farm I am giving them too isn't too far, probably about 10-15 minutes away. My concern is that I have 1 chick that is in the process of hatching. I want to take all the chicks together to their new home. Can I leave the hatched chicks in the incubator for more than 24 hours...
I have 1 more that pipped. Also have duck eggs that should pip soon (hopefully). I will be taking the chicks that have hatched to the farm either tonight or tomorrow but I don't want to keep opening and closing the incubator. So, assuming the 4th egg hatches soon, I will need to keep it in the...