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

[NanaKat]

Ended up just ordering an IncuView. Maybe stupid but I was paranoid about having a bad hatch with a cheaper one even though I know all of you guys have had good ones and wanted to start with a good incubator because of that. I was really paranoid ha Anyway, just ordered it about an hour ago.

I have a friend who loves her IncuView.

Congrats! I almost went with that one. I was super tempted but ended up going with a dif one. I hope it works out great for you.

Your Hovabator 1588 will be easy to tweak.
And the wafer thermometer is easy to replace.
I just order them from GQF...got an order today. I bought 4 wafers, new vent plugs and large egg holders for the egg turning shelves in my cabinet incubator...should work nicely with the duck eggs.

I have been using one of my Hovabators for a hatcher....have been for three years.
During the hatch this week the wafer started fluctuating. Two days into lockdown, the temperature began dropping to 95 and rising back to 98 instead of holding to 100. Decided to leave the eggs alone and not try to tweak the temp. When a wafer goes bad, the temp can spike higher if you mess with it too much. I kept the humidity at 50%. Fortunately I had a good hatch...two days longer than expected.
I'll change the wafer now and calibrate it for the next hatch.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Sounds similar to my old boy’s situation. I will definitely have him in my thoughts, I’m sure he’s appreciating all the extra attention just as much as my bubby.

Thank you It really sucks. I hate that he’s only 5..but that’s getting old for Mastiffs I haven’t let him out of my sight except for when I was losing it thinking that he was a goner and needed to calm down. He was giving me all the kisses earlier when he laid up against me on the couch.

Aw that stinks!! Hopefully it is something simple. I am glad we live close to a lot of vets and Gator fit in all our cars but we had big cars and he wasn’t THAT big. Big dogs definitely make it more challenging though. I saw a HUGE Great Dane recently, he was like a horse, I have no idea how they fit that big boy in their car. I imagine it is the same for your boy.



I was going to go with that one but the mention of humidity and problems with styrofoam made me really nervous. Plus I would have had to buy a turner separate which I didn’t like. And I like the easy cleaning of plastic and the viewing window. I hope I am able to keep temp and humidity stable. The downside is I don’t know if the Brinsea Spot Check thermometer will fit in the vent holes or if it even has one so I may have to open it to check the temp.



Awwww sweet boy

He’s 36 inches at the shoulder in height, and probably 180lbs in weight. He barely fits in anything that isn’t a horse trailer. When we lived in the city, I would take him on walks and every single time I would get stopped by people who were driving by asking if he was part bear. I also had someone peek out of their window and suddenly dialed their phone, and mysteriously 10 minutes later a cop car drove down our road.

 

[NanaKat]

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If you guys could keep my sweet baby boy in your thoughts, I would be forever grateful.

I’ve been up with him all night and day, and he’s been crying out in pain every time he lifts his head and he can’t bend down. We can’t get him to a vet currently, so he’s getting aspirin and glucosamine to try and relieve some tension.

Oh his expression says it all!

 

[Kiki]

Oh his expression says it all!

He is so dumb. I think he wants to sleep in her bed tonight.
I think he needs extra neck scratches too.

 

[Conan]

We can’t fit him in our vehicles so I have to find a vet willing to come to him. It’s not easy unfortunately. I’m hoping it’s just a

Thank you It really sucks. I hate that he’s only 5..but that’s getting old for Mastiffs I haven’t let him out of my sight except for when I was losing it thinking that he was a goner and needed to calm down. He was giving me all the kisses earlier when he laid up against me on the couch.


He’s 36 inches at the shoulder in height, and probably 180lbs in weight. He barely fits in anything that isn’t a horse trailer. When we lived in the city, I would take him on walks and every single time I would get stopped by people who were driving by asking if he was part bear. I also had someone peek out of their window and suddenly dialed their phone, and mysteriously 10 minutes later a cop car drove down our road.

I have 15 mg Meloxicam tablets. Tons of them. I give them to my piggy for her back leg. She weighs about 350 pounds so I'll bet half a dose would work for your boy! I'd be happy to send you some if you like.

 

[Kiki]

That's the word I was trying to get out earlier.
Meloxicam is what I have.
Not Mexi-something.

 

[Conan]

That's the word I was trying to get out earlier.
Meloxicam is what I have.
Not Mexi-something.

I had to go look at the bottle... I never remember drug names!

 

[Kiki]

I had to go look at the bottle... I never remember drug names!

I went to look at my bottle after I posted to see just how many drops were in it but didn't pay attention to the name, but it is that.
The Faker was prescribed .1 cc a day but I didn't give it to him.
He was up and moving around the next morning like nothing happened.

 

[Conan]

I went to look at my bottle after I posted to see just how many drops were in it but didn't pay attention to the name, but it is that.
The Faker was prescribed .1 cc a day but I didn't give it to him.
He was up and moving around the next morning like nothing happened.

Tough little faker. He don't need no drugs. Or balls...

 

[Kiki]

Tough little faker. He don't need no drugs. Or balls...

He doesn't have a brain...he doesn't know any better.