Locksley thinks they are very cute and says thank you. Yes I am lazy and stubborn too and mum has to smack my bum when I pee on the floor, but the only thing that gets hurt is mums hand and I just wag my tail while shes doing it.
Thanks for the photos Pete, you have beautiful kids. Just 1 thing tho. Locksley would love to see your Bassett hounds and he would like to know if they are as lazy as he is. He can tell from 1 photo that you put up that they have more rolls on their legs than hes got.
I used to live in Malta when I was a kid, my brother was born over there and my dad was stationed over there with the Marines. I remember when we went to Gozo and on to these like gondola things thru tunnels...I was only about 3 or 4 at the time but I remember it.
Well.....if you want it named after something to do with Easter then there is only 1 name to call s/he. EASTER!!!!!!
Congratulations Pete. This has been a great thread, Ive enjoyed it..all the ups & downs not just from you but from others has been very informative.
Yes Ma'am, the air cell should be pointing to the sky in that position. I usually have my ducklings in the bath by day 2 to get rid of all the baby fuzz. Mine were only born over the weekend, so they will have a few inches of water for a few minutes to wash it all off and out they will come to...
The have had 2 bowls of lettuce and they are now chowing down to a bowl of mushed up peas in water. Yes granted most of it is slung all over the brooder but they are eating it and drinking at the same time. OMG!!! Geese are sooo much cleaner than ducks..not half the poop and they chew their...
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Mine havent eaten much feed but they have eaten 3 bowls of greens so far today and even kicked up a noise when the bowl was empty...mama went running to fill it again
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Congratulations on your baby, you can stop sweating now. Cant wait to see photos.
As for mine...I have 1 pip so far out of the 4 so thats me now in Lockdown.
How long from pip to hatch did yours take. Im probably looking at Sunday or Monday for mine to be all out if my guesstimate...
I had 3 eggs rocking & rollin last night, I left then at 26% humidity this morning the air sacs were a bit bigger so left them. This afternoon 1 was rocking all over the place and I was going out so I went ahead and upped the humidity incase I missed it pipping the shell. Got home and no pip yet...
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That 1 big egg that was behind this morning...Its caught up with the rest of them already...im sooo glad. Checked all of them, all air sacs are bigger this afternoon so drew a line to see if they grow again by tonight. Thanks Pete, as said up there in another post, you have been a great...
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All the eggs are from Sebbies. 1 is larger than the others, she said it could of just come from an older female....shes got 11 pairs of them. They were all layed on the same day and sent out that day, so I got them fresh.
I have been moveing the eggs round the bator just incase there is a...