Everything I have read has always said to let the eggs rest 24 hrs. That has always worked for me. If you were collecting the eggs every day yourself from your own flock, then 7 days really isn't that big of a deal but when you consider the handling time for shipped eggs it's an eternity...
I hatched some pet quality Calls from a batch of eggs I bought online back in June. I had the humidity at 55% for incubation and then brought it up to 75% to 80% for lockdown. They were laid on their sides, I turned them by hand three times a day, and let them cool down a bit while I misted...
You can always get the breeder's name and contact information and try to make arrangements for them to bring a trio along to another show so you can pick them up.
Well, it appears that I have a sick duck. She is pretty wobbly when she is standing and she is holding her head down, like when they are just sitting, and she doesn't seem to have an appetite at all. I don't understand, she was just fine yesterday. I went ahead and isolated her from the...
I just love them. They are the first ducks I have ever hatched. I read that Calls were the toughest thing to hatch and that the better quality ducks where the most difficult. So I thought if I aimed high with the more expensive show quality eggs I might be set up for a very expensive failure...
Hello everyone! I am new to Calls and I have a question. How old does a duck have to be before you can tell its sex by its color? I hatched 7 little mixed variety pet quality Calls back on June 12, so they are 7 weeks old today. They are pretty much feathered out, but their wing feathers are...