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

[Morrigan]

Yesterday, earlier in the day, when I was having a "I don't know if I picked out an EE" moment, my hubby said, "well go up to TSC and pick out a couple more that you think are EE". We started out with 6... just got 4 more... So that's 10. There is a 4 purchase minimum... so I'd HAVE to grab 4. That's 14. The recently added and any newly added (if I actually went and got some) are straight runs so surely there are cockerels. So there's where subtraction would come in. We'd only keep 1 male.
*side note*
I am soooo hoping that my D'Uccle is a male. It was suggested that if s/he turns out to be a boy that I should name him Napoleon, which I did think would be funny, but I have decided he is an Elvis. When I see the feathers coming off his little feet, it just makes me think of like the jumpsuits that Elvis would where that flared out at the boots and were all fancy looking. And his feet look fancy to me. Idk. It's just the way my brain works.

Ok, back to contemplating more chickies....
My coop is only 4'x8' and 6' tall with 4 nest boxes and 2 roosting bars. So 32 sq ft yes? And the chicks are only in there to sleep and lay eggs. That's it. They're free range the rest of the time. But we haven't had winter yet so I don't know what, if any, issues we'll have with the chickens. I do have the little prefab coop that they used to be in that would be fine for 2-3 really comfortably, especially if the D'Uccle and Silkie have too much trouble with the big girls once the time comes to try to integrate them in to the flock. OMGOSH ya'll! I need help. I am super tempted. Chicken Math! I need more coffee.... Oh, and Good Morning everyone!

Chicken math is REAL.

I love the name Elvis for the feather footed one.

 

[Kiki]

Going into lockdown later today on that batch of high humidity quail eggs. I’m not super hopeful. I literally have not candled once because I’m scared to look lol. The first week humidity bounced between 40-50%. Second week 30-40%. It’s down to about 30 for the last couple days.
I’ll aim for about 60% for lockdown I guess? Again not super hopeful, some are old, some are dirty, and some were laid right before everyone stopped laying so I’m really not sure how viable they were to start with

Good luck.

Are you going to candle tonight?

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

Going into lockdown later today on that batch of high humidity quail eggs. I’m not super hopeful. I literally have not candled once because I’m scared to look lol. The first week humidity bounced between 40-50%. Second week 30-40%. It’s down to about 30 for the last couple days.
I’ll aim for about 60% for lockdown I guess? Again not super hopeful, some are old, some are dirty, and some were laid right before everyone stopped laying so I’m really not sure how viable they were to start with

GL!

 

[Morrigan]

Going into lockdown later today on that batch of high humidity quail eggs. I’m not super hopeful. I literally have not candled once because I’m scared to look lol. The first week humidity bounced between 40-50%. Second week 30-40%. It’s down to about 30 for the last couple days.
I’ll aim for about 60% for lockdown I guess? Again not super hopeful, some are old, some are dirty, and some were laid right before everyone stopped laying so I’m really not sure how viable they were to start with

Let there be popcorn.

 

[RosieR]

Good luck.

Are you going to candle tonight?

Only if you want me to
I get a lot of DIS chicks and I’m worried I disrupt something when I candle before lockdown. It might be coincidence. Who knows.

 

[Kiki]

Only if you want me to
I get a lot of DIS chicks and I’m worried I disrupt something when I candle before lockdown. It might be coincidence. Who knows.

If you hold the egg steady...one position and move the light...not the egg...it doesn't hurt a thing.

 

[Kiki]

I candle every single day. I need to know the exact day they quit if they quit. No way in the world I could make it to lockdown and not know who is alive or not.

I gotta know.
I don't know how some of y'all can just wait to see what hatches.

I'd go nuts.

 

[RosieR]

If you hold the egg steady...one position and move the light...not the egg...it doesn't hurt a thing.

Ok I’ll try

 

[Kiki]

Ok I’ll try

Pay attention to how the egg is sitting before you grab it. Keep it in that position.

Do you hatch them standing up or laying down?

 

[RosieR]

I candle every single day. I need to know the exact day they quit if they quit. No way in the world I could make it to lockdown and not know who is alive or not.

I gotta know.
I don't know how some of y'all can just wait to see what hatches.

I'd go nuts.

I can’t see much with my light anyways. Basically if it’s infertile, or how “full” the egg is. Just running off an iPhone light.