Hi I was just reading your thread and wondered if you have your birds free ranging? I wanted to get turkeys to help scare the hawks off around here. I have free ranging chickens until of late, the hawks are awful so now the chickens have to be penned up. Maybe it isn't a good idea to get turkeys...
They are a new pair... I read somewhere that calls only lay 24 to 75 eggs a year. I kind of thought maybe only in the spring and fall. I'll keep checking their nests. Yes I said nests, she keeps moving it.
Hi again! Is there a difference between chicks and call ducks hatching tho? I though I read somewhere that calls have small beaks and need help. It scares me (and I didn't realize) that call ducks are some of the hardest things to hatch. Is that true? I'm afraid I'll ruin the whole batch yet...
I have an fridge out in the shop I might try seeing if it can be turned high enough to get the temp above 50. That's all I can think of.Even if we could get a few it's better than none. I'll probably just put all the eggs in that I gather and see if any of the older ones hatch.
I had let the...
Thank a lot. I was really hoping I could gather more than 7 eggs. I don't have my incubator yet so I guess they might not all be good by the time I get it. I don't really have a good way to store them at 50 - 70 degrees. Any suggestions? I didn't know if it was a good idea to stagger the...
Hi I'm new to hatching duck eggs and was wondering what the best way to store duck eggs before incubation is. I only have 1 pair with good eggs so I would prefer to get as many eggs from them as I can before I start incubation. How long can I gather eggs and store before fertility rates drop...