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

[Cyprus]

I'm wondering why the other 13 didn't hatch.
Did you keep track of what days they quit on or if they even developed?
If it was more of a certain breed that quit?

Most did not develop.
1 brahma quit and 3 D'Uccles quit.

And 8 died?

Yes, 8 died. All that is left is one female.

 

[jwyles]

23 I think.
9 hatched. Most were shipped.

Can I look at the thread now? I'm still just curious what your theory is. Honestly. A birds friendliness doesn't matter to me at all and has no real bearing on how I choose my breeds so I don't think I'll have an opinion anyway. I'll just try to find it I guess.

 

[Kiki]

Can I look at the thread now? I'm still just curious what your theory is. Honestly. A birds friendliness doesn't matter to me at all and has no real bearing on how I choose my breeds so I don't think I'll have an opinion anyway. I'll just try to find it I guess.

Why you shouldn't raise incredibly friendly chickens.

 

[Cyprus]

Why you shouldn't raise incredibly friendly chickens.

I was getting there...

 

[Kiki]

Most did not develop.
1 brahma quit and 3 D'Uccles quit.


Yes, 8 died. All that is left is one female.

Yesterday when they were forcing water could they have forced water down the wrong pipe?

 

[Cyprus]

Yesterday when they were forcing water could they have forced water down the wrong pipe?

No, because according to my dad they were taking the drops off the end of the syringe by themselves

 

[Cyprus]

Also, the chicks went stiff within minutes of passing.

 

[Tesumph]

Can I look at the thread now? I'm still just curious what your theory is. Honestly. A birds friendliness doesn't matter to me at all and has no real bearing on how I choose my breeds so I don't think I'll have an opinion anyway. I'll just try to find it I guess.

Cy locked the thread so that nobody could comment. It’s been totally open to read, though.

It has no relevance to a pet flock that doesn’t free range, in my opinion. I chose my breeds specifically for friendliness and will raise them to be as friendly as I can possibly make them.
My birds won’t be getting under car tires or have access to highways anytime soon.

 

[sdm111]

Desensitized or not predators are gonna get chickens. It's the owners responsibility not to let predators get that close. To each there own
Either way a bo can't outrun a fox

 

[Morrigan]

It seems to me that the training of the chicken should match the environment it is going to live it. Raising a friendly chicken is fine if you have it confined to a safe area and want to enjoy it as a pet. If the chickens are going to live in an area where they need to have their wits about them, or you plan on giving them away to strangers to live in an unknown situation, its probably best not to discourage their natural instincts.