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

[ronott1]

Here is the chick, it has a loud peep... Had to wipe his little right wing it had membrane stuck to it keeping it in an odd shape. Poor baby, much better after the warm wipe down. The humidity is really high is that ok for now as the chick dries?

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Looks good!

 

[Mysimplewyominglife]

I think they average one whole bite of meat per quail.

Well if that's the case my hubby would need to have about 100 in a single sitting lol. Tall pasty white red head Brit

 

[LittleChicks4Me]

Here is the chick, it has a loud peep... Had to wipe his little right wing it had membrane stuck to it keeping it in an odd shape. Poor baby, much better after the warm wipe down. The humidity is really high is that ok for now as the chick dries?

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I went ahead a put her in the warm brooder. So she will dry. The incubator was at 85% she would take to long to dry. Warm heating pad and light to keep it cozy for a wee chick. She/He nestled under the stripes of cloth, also an old feather duster to think she is under a hen.

 

[LittleChicks4Me]

Sha...he is precious!
Is he a he?

 

[Kiki]

I went ahead a put her in the warm brooder. So she will dry. The incubator was at 85% she would take to long to dry. Warm heating pad and light to keep it cozy for a wee chick. She/He nestled under the stripes of cloth, also an old feather duster to think she is under a hen.

Awesome!

What is this?

 

[debid]

Awesome!

What is this?
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Waterer

 

[Kiki]

Waterer

@LittleChicks4Me
When you have time I would like to see a better photo of your waterer.
Did you build it so the chicks would come?

 

[Kiki]

FINALLY I get an answer.
That bator will be here in the morning.






SO right now the plan is...
Try to hatch out some balut chicken eggs in the real bator instead of the ghetto.

I am going to wait until this hatch is complete then start from scratch and build (after I do my homework) the real incubator.

Operation chicken balut is starting tomorrow morning.
Exactly one week after the start of the original experiment.

First post updated again.

 

[NanaKat]

Did I scare all the duck people away with the photos?
I'm dying to know what day they were on/age!

I'm only on page 251 but quoting to answer some questions...then go back and finish reading. Based on the size of the yolk (yellow stuff), I'm thinking the ducklings are about 23 days in development. It looks like W was a day older than S. The breed looks like Pekin egg duck or even Saxony. The body isn't long enough for a Khaki runner.

More info than you requested, but will be helpful when you are ready for it.....
The yolk will be totally absorbed into the abdomen as the hatch begins on day 28...with the opening fully closed when the duckling comes out of the shell. The internal pip is closely followed by an outer pip to gain oxygen. Then the process of breaking out of the shell takes spells of activity and rest while the yolk is giving the duckling the nutrition it needs to work out of the shell.
Once the duckling is dry in the incubator, it can be moved to a brooder and introduced to both feed and water. A 60 watt light bulb suspended over the brooder provides heat. Just like baby chicks, the ducklings need to be able to move toward and away from the heat source as they grow.
I like to use game ration starter for the ducklings and the water container must be deep enough for the duckling to not only drink, but to dip its nares (nostrils) into to keep them clean.
The water container can be set on top of a screen over a shallow basin to catch the splatters and thus keep their bedding dry.
Ducklings should not be introduced to bathing until they have beginning feathers...UNLESS you are prepared to dry the baby with a cotton towel and then use a low heat blow dryer. Baby ducklings can get chilled easily since there is no mother to absorb the moisture from their down after swimming.

I have 28 Cayuga, Pekin and Saxony duck eggs in my incubator.

 

[debid]

@LittleChicks4Me

When you have time I would like to see a better photo of your waterer.
Did you build it so the chicks would come?

You haven't seen one of these?
https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/...vHSLRN27ExXqbpW1qNMzwYi13RuX7fM8aAp-OEALw_wcB