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

[Kiki]

Guys we need to help @morganalefae ...find her thread asap. We only have a few days to figure it out.

For those of you skippers.
See above.

 

[Cyprus]

Post pics of bator progress when you get a chance @KikisGirls
I am intrigued.

 

[pamelajean]

Here's to part two! Woot woot!

 

[Mysimplewyominglife]

For those of you skippers.
See above.

crap thanks you reminded me to do my 30 min check on my ghetto bator!

 

[sumi]

So sorry to hear you lost them I didn't get time to check in yesterday and had a ton of catching up to, so not replying to much right now.

Kiki, if needed, here's a good page on building an incubator using a cooler:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/homemade-easy-cooler-incubator.64353/

 

[RUNuts]

Oh my God this is the best suggestion ever!!!! So I need to go get another reptile therm today too probably.

Get the other so you can compare reptile to whatever else you thought you wanted. Then you will have one of each. (and 2 ready to use bators )

Yes. I have no idea who those youtbe subscribers are.

Hmm?!? I wonder who they could be? Maybe somebody that reads these pages? Maybe?!?

I can't decide what to do with S and W. I'm thinking I need to open them.

The next 2 need to be named N & E. That way you have hatched the four corners of the world. The world is your playground!

You can do an eggtopsy. Then return them to the earth. Where the dogs can't get to them and the smell won't bother anyone. RIP Balutties! Been real.

Does someone have a checklist for all this stuff we have learned?
1. Wash hands
2. calibrate hydrometer(s)
3. calibrate thermometers
4. calibrate thermostats to thermometers
5. Wash hands and roll eggs twice daily
6. Get a bulb that doesn't burn out, not halogen. Can you still buy incandescent? LEDs don't give enough heat. Maybe a ceramic heat emitter? Heating pad? IDK

And another thing, if natural eggs are under a hen, does the light going on and off mess with them? I can't stand it when I'm trying to sleep and Crazy Lady keeps turning the light on. Makes me ... wait for it ... NUTS! Can't imagine trying to hatch and the light keeps coming on every 2 minutes.

Thanks to everyone for sharing their knowledge. Very informative.

@BantyChooks - more quails pictures please. I think Kiki needs them.
@PirateGirl - no puppies. But we are closer. My living room has been appropriated. (again ) I was hoping we would do this one outside in the doghouse that we had to have. On the porch that had to be cleaned. With no notice. Drop everything. She is already in labor. 5 days ago...

Kiki, if I may suggest, getting real hatching eggs rather than overpaying for balutties that you don't know the history or source or care or breed? We know you can do it. I mean you could be hatching out chupacabre or alligators or something worse.

 

[Kiki]

I can stop thinking about what's about this (what I am about to day) and if I keep thinking about it I don't think I will actually say it so I need to do it now before I change my mind AGAIN.

A real life alien paid me a visit early this morning. (WHAT you ask..read back)
I thank God this alien was a nice one and understood my joke and didn't misread or take it wrong.

This alien joined BYC because of this experiment just to cheer me on.

I have no words for this alien, but THANK You.


Geez I hope that doesn't sound too nuts.

 

[Mysimplewyominglife]

chucabre? u mean chupacabra?

 

[Blooie]

To add to the list above, have a crayon in hot running standby. If you crack another egg, (which of course you won't do, we know) you can melt the crayon and seal the crack. I know that folks have used Super Glue or Nu Skin, but the chemicals in them stink, the egg shells are porous, and despite what anyone says I don't believe that the fumes don't get inside the shell. <shrugs>

 

[Kiki]

Get the other so you can compare reptile to whatever else you thought you wanted. Then you will have one of each. (and 2 ready to use bators )



Hmm?!? I wonder who they could be? Maybe somebody that reads these pages? Maybe?!?



The next 2 need to be named N & E. That way you have hatched the four corners of the world. The world is your playground!

You can do an eggtopsy. Then return them to the earth. Where the dogs can't get to them and the smell won't bother anyone. RIP Balutties! Been real.

Does someone have a checklist for all this stuff we have learned?
1. Wash hands
2. calibrate hydrometer(s)
3. calibrate thermometers
4. calibrate thermostats to thermometers
5. Wash hands and roll eggs twice daily
6. Get a bulb that doesn't burn out, not halogen. Can you still buy incandescent? LEDs don't give enough heat. Maybe a ceramic heat emitter? Heating pad? IDK

And another thing, if natural eggs are under a hen, does the light going on and off mess with them? I can't stand it when I'm trying to sleep and Crazy Lady keeps turning the light on. Makes me ... wait for it ... NUTS! Can't imagine trying to hatch and the light keeps coming on every 2 minutes.

Thanks to everyone for sharing their knowledge. Very informative.

@BantyChooks - more quails pictures please. I think Kiki needs them.
@PirateGirl - no puppies. But we are closer. My living room has been appropriated. (again ) I was hoping we would do this one outside in the doghouse that we had to have. On the porch that had to be cleaned. With no notice. Drop everything. She is already in labor. 5 days ago...

Kiki, if I may suggest, getting real hatching eggs rather than overpaying for balutties that you don't know the history or source or care or breed? We know you can do it. I mean you could be hatching out chupacabre or alligators or something worse.

Nutty...I will have to get back to you.
I am not here.
I came back just not to spill something that I should probably not have because it was said in private but I didn't say their name so I'm thinking it will be ok.
Over and out for now.
BBL.