Ok guys... I have a duck that hatched out her babies about three weeks ago.. She was a good mama till a few days ago.. Now she leaves her brood to themselves and goes off with the others. She still checks back with them hear and there.. But has even stopped being with them at night.. They all...
Daphne hared at work on her 18 eggs... Due to hatch around the 4th of July.
Einstein
Dominant Drake, Elvis and Black barred duck Fiona
Delilah and her brood. Growing like...
Well, mama number two hatched out 5 of her seven eggs. One died shortly after hatching (took it over two days to hatch) so i think there was something wrong with it. So we have four more little fluff balls.. Three black and white and a lavender. Mama number 3 should hatch out hers late this week.
Well, we ended up with nine little ones .. one bad egg and one i was not sure of so i put it under another duck that is due to hatch in a few days.... Colorful little bunch !
Well, here are the nine new babies ! One bad egg and one I was not sure of so i put it under another that is due to hatch in a few days.... Colorful little bunch ..
Well, we have a nest full of babies ! I cant see how many have hatched so far, due to mama being very protective. ( I have the bite marks on my hands to prove it lol) I will post some pics when she comes out of her nest box with her new family !
Well, I can see babies ! not sure how many have hatched so far.. There will be 11 when they are all out. Mama is VERY protective so i can see them all lol.. I have the bite marks on my hands to prove it ... I will post some pics when she comes out with her new family. Looks to be allot of...
My black female finally went broody.( again) She was one of the first to start laying this spring. I let her accumulate ten eggs and she started to sit. After a couple days I took all but six to limit the number a bit. She quit sitting and went and found a new location for a nest lol.. We are...
15 days to go on my first brooding lady ! she has 11 good eggs... Cant wait to see what she is making in there !.... She is a chocolate pied. Her chocolate sister contributed some of the eggs she is on. She disappeared last week . The dominant male is black so he is the father of allot of...
Well, two of my eight Muscovy girls are sitting.. the rest are just hell bent on overwhelming me with eggs lol.... The first girl should hatch hers out around the tenth of June ! I candles her nest when she was out eating.. 12 out of 13 are good .
Candled my first sitters nest tonight.. My chocolate pied named Wilma.. 12 out of 13 are good ! Took the bad one out. They should hatch around June 10th... And my little buff rippled girl has started laying now.. She has six eggs in her nest now. She has taken a liking to Einstein, my big...
Sounds like she has ! My first Muscovy went broody full time today as well ! and there is two more that should within the week here... 35 days to little fluff balls !