Ok, ok, I know I said that was the last update but this, this is the last one. The shrink wrapped chick is almost an adult now so I have to do one last update, so you can see him from a baby close to death, to now a big happy boy. His name is jasper. I think it's so cool how he went from a...
Probably last update. The ducks outgrew the indoor brooder and are now in the outdoor brooder with the chickens. These are the babies now. I am naming them after gemstones. The black ones name is onyx and ruby and sapphire are already taken. Any gemstone names for the other 3?
Yes the ducks are pekin ducks and thanks for suggesting what these "mutts" might be. The last one got shrink wrap and I had to help it and for the longest time I thought he wasn't gonna make it but he is turning out to be my first successful assisted hatch
I opened the other egg that hasn't pipped yet and found a chick with a severely deformed beak and skull. Its yolk sac was unabsorbed and it had part of its intestines out. But on the bright side the other egg is hatching right now
Another one hatched a d one of the two pipped last night. I'm gonna wait for the last egg but it might be a quitter. 4 out of 5 isnt bad but even just one would've been fine
Another update. Another one hatched and there is one starting to zip now. If the other two eggs haven't pipped by tommarow evening should I water test them
He/she is such a beautiful chick and so far looks perfectly developed. I dont see anything abnormal so let's just pray the other four are like this :fl :fl
Another update. The other two eggs haven't pipped yet but they are rolling. The two that have pipped are slowly making their pips bigger. But the one that has started zipping has been in the same spot for 4 hours and I dont know if he is taking a break or is stuck. His zip is about 2 inches...