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

[Kiki]

Since quail plans were in the works I think this has been great practice in things like calibration and working on temperature and humidity!

New bator is holding steady...almost perfect temps.
I am actually very shocked/surprised.

I was thinking I am going to start measuring water and pouring some in to play with the humidity levels.

I am going to have everything down pat before I even look for quail eggs.
I have one person in mind that I know has quail but I don't even know if she would ship me some. I don't even know if she sells quail eggs I just really want some of her eggs.

I'm thinking I better ask my Texas thread buddies if they have any for sale locally.

 

[Mysimplewyominglife]

Quick Recap.

I bought 2 duck eggs for a taste test and refrigerated them.
When it was time to cook them for the taste test I candled just for the heck of it.
I saw air cells.
I quickly threw together a ghetto bator.
THEN we figured out they were BALUT eggs!
I incubated the 2 eggs, S and W, successfully for 5 days.
Ghetto bator over heated and the eggs died.
I eggtopsied them.
I was gifted a real bator.
I bought 4 chicken balut eggs.


I do not think the chicken balut eggs are alive/were alive when I bought them.

I am going to leave them in the bator over night just in case.


I don't think I am going to be able to just let this experiment go.
I am thinking I am going to go back and visit the man on Thursday for 2 more duck eggs.

What I need to figure out is if I am really going to be able to let the ducks go to their new home. I won't be able to keep them and I am 99% sure I will be able to hatch them out.

OR to I completely stop operation balut and go straight to quail?
DECISIONS

Told ya you should have gone for duck eggs lol.

 

[featherhead007]

Quack!

I can see it all now, KIKI python and the holy quail! LOL

 

[Kiki]

Since quail plans were in the works I think this has been great practice in things like calibration and working on temperature and humidity!

It's not over yet.
I will candle chicken baluts again soon...but I want say that I am actually really glad you forced me to go buy duck eggs!
You forcer!
I hope you learned a few things right along with me.

 

[Kiki]

Told ya you should have gone for duck eggs lol.

I know. I should have listened!

 

[Kiki]

I can see it all now, KIKI python and the holy quail! LOL

If chicken baluts are no bueno I need a few days to take a break and think about everything.
I think too much and sometimes not enough.

 

[Mysimplewyominglife]

If chicken baluts are no bueno I need a few days to take a break and think about everything.
I think too much and sometimes not enough.

I agree if these are Nein take a break collect you thoughts call that store and tell them the fresh duck eggs you bought were wonderful and want to know the mintue they get in because they were at the stage u liked and will be bringing a light with you to make sure they are the way you and your partner like it.

 

[featherhead007]

duck eggs would work better at this time.

 

[featherhead007]

duck eggs would work better at this time.

Try ducks again. I have the perfect 2 names for them..... SAM and ELLA...Stole that one from a BYC member.

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

It's not over yet.
I will candle chicken baluts again soon...but I want say that I am actually really glad you forced me to go buy duck eggs!
You forcer!
I hope you learned a few things right along with me.

I think we ALL have learned something vicariously through your ordeal!