➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[RosieR]

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And this is in my wooden incubator.

Nice! It looks so big. You could fit so many quail eggs in there... lol

 

[Kiki]

10 eggs made it to lockdown.
6 D'Uccles
1 Bantam Sicilian Buttercup
3 Bantam Brahmas

How many externals?

 

[Kiki]

And this is in my wooden incubator.

So you are figuring it out good this time?
It's holding temps well?

 

[sdm111]

I can't help it.
I like to clean and I like things clean...always.

And you have ducks coming up lol

Good luck wit dat

 

[Kiki]

And you have ducks coming up lol

Good luck wit dat

No no no...no more ducks for now.

 

[Cyprus]

How many externals?

5 hatched
4 externals.

 

[Kiki]

5 hatched
4 externals.

Fake chick pix!!!

 

[Morrigan]

I don't judge other peoples ways but I really don't understand how people only change their water once a week if that.
Seems so gross to me.

I do check each day to see if poop or dirty straw got kicked into them, and if so, they get a dump, rinse and re-fill. Of course if I dump them and there is a chicken in the yard nearby, they run over to play in, and drink out of, the poopy mud-hole that I just created.

I made the mistake when I was getting started of buying 5 gallon waterers and those babies are beasts to try to clean and lug around.

 

[sdm111]

Having singles, pairs and trios all housed separately I trade eggs for gallon milk and water jugs from neighbors to use as waterers and replace when they get funky

 

[Morrigan]

Having singles, pairs and trios all housed separately I trade eggs for gallon milk and water jugs from neighbors to use as waterers and replace when they get funky

That's a great idea.