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I bought 2 Orpingtons when they were 2 weeks old. They are now 10 weeks and I'm thinking that I may have a hen and a roo. I'm totally new to chickens though and really have no idea what I have. Really am hoping that it's one of each! Can anyone tell by looking at this pic? As you can see...

I'd say I had a good hatch rate considering they were shipped eggs, homemade incubator and my first time hatching anything. I ended up with 9 ducklings out of 13 eggs. 5 Cayugas, 3 Blue Runners and 1 Black Swedish

Three Cayugas out now!

Yes, that one's a Cayuga. I have 3 different breeds in there. I have 2 small bowls of water in the bottom and also a sponge on the top level. Just do whatever you have to do to keep the humidity up.

I've been mia for awhile. I apologize, but it's been really busy around here! Anyway, today is day 27 for my duck eggs and I had one hatch a few hours ago! The other 9 have pipped externally and 2 are now working on the zip. This is so darn exciting! Here's a pic of my first baby!

I'm on my very first hatch right now. Like you, I found different information for the humidity and had no idea what to do. I went with 50% days 1-25 then raised it to70% - 75% for lockdown. I'm using a homemade forced air incubator. I guess the humidity was good enough because my first one...

I've been checking on the incubator about every 15 minutes or so. I went in when this one was just getting ready to push out, so I was able to see it hatch. What's really cool is that my girls (3 & 4) were able to see the hatch also! The girls were soooo tickled! Will definitely keep the...

Do you have an old pillow case that you could cut down the seam lengthwise? You could tie it around your waist as a sling. Bob is adorable!

Yes, it's a Cayuga. There are 4 more Cayugas, 3 Blue Runners and 2 Black Swedish. All have externally pipped! This is my first time incubating and it's so exciting!!

He's a day early! I'm soooo excited!! One down and 9 to go!

Thank you for replying! It ended up being 4 1/2 hours later.

I have 10 duck eggs in the bator and am supposed to go into lockdown at 3 pm today. Something came up and I have to leave in about an hour, which will be 2 hours before lockdown. I will be gone for at least 3 hours, maybe more. Is it okay to start early or should I wait until I get back this...

My oldest sister and I have sister kittens. Hers is named Katniss and mine is Primrose. My ducks are due to hatch June 11. I don't have names for them yet but my chicks are Bolt and Luma.