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

[FortCluck]

Danger!!!! Danger!!!! Danger!!!!

They won't be cute in a bit though when they get big. I know they're like Cornish and are just solely for meat.

I'll get some like yours next year. I think you had silver ones I liked. There was another one too but my memory is awful.

 

[R2elk]

They won't be cute in a bit though when they get big. I know they're like Cornish and are just solely for meat.

I'll get some like yours next year. I think you had silver ones I liked. There was another one too but my memory is awful.

Wrong. They are nothing like CornishX. They are lovable and each has its own personality. They are professional heart breakers.

I have one bearded Blue Slate hen. The others are Sweetgrass.

 

[FortCluck]

Wrong. They are nothing like CornishX. They are lovable and each has its own personality. They are professional heart breakers.

I have one bearded Blue Slate hen. The others are Sweetgrass.

I meant like not meant to live long wise... Not lazy disgusting pigs like Cornish

Blue slate that's the one!

 

[Molpet]

Danger!!!! Danger!!!! Danger!!!!

Definitely Heartbreakers

 

[R2elk]

No! Please share.

Many years ago I had a BBB (broad breasted bronze turkey) that decided she should be broody. I also had a couple of African geese hens and one Toulouse gander. The geese were laying so I gave two goose eggs to the turkey hen.

Twenty-eight days later one goose egg hatches and the BBB hen steps on it. By the time I found it, the gosling was already dead. The next day the second egg hatches and the BBB hen again steps on the gosling. This time I checked soon enough to find the gosling alive but its legs were out flat on either side of its body.

I made hobbles for the little one and hand raised it until it was doing good enough to remove the hobbles (several weeks old). Once it was walking fine without the hobbles I would take it out for walks. It always stayed very close to me, often positioned between my legs when walking along with me.

The adult geese were yearlings and had never hatched any eggs yet. They were also not pets and would not let me get within 30 feet of them.

One day when I was taking the gosling for a walk, we got as far as the end of the concrete pad in front of the garage. The geese happened to be down the hill approximately 60' away. They spotted the gosling and these geese who would not let me get close to them began to approach. All three came within 30 feet, talking the whole time. One hen left the group and continued to approach. The gosling placed itself between my legs for protection.

The goose continued to approach until she was close enough to stretch her neck to its maximum, reached between my legs and gently herded the gosling away from me. She retreated with the gosling and returned to the other two geese. She took that lone gosling and both hens adopted it and raised it without any more interference from me.

 

[Conan]

Many years ago I had a BBB (broad breasted bronze turkey) that decided she should be broody. I also had a couple of African geese hens and one Toulouse gander. The geese were laying so I gave two goose eggs to the turkey hen.

Twenty-eight days later one goose egg hatches and the BBB hen steps on it. By the time I found it, the gosling was already dead. The next day the second egg hatches and the BBB hen again steps on the gosling. This time I checked soon enough to find the gosling alive but its legs were out flat on either side of its body.

I made hobbles for the little one and hand raised it until it was doing good enough to remove the hobbles (several weeks old). Once it was walking fine without the hobbles I would take it out for walks. It always stayed very close to me, very often walking along with me positioned between my legs.

The adult geese were yearlings and had never hatched any eggs yet. They were also not pets and would not let me get within 30 feet of them.

One day when I was taking the gosling for a walk, we got as far as the end of the concrete pad in front of the garage. The geese happened to be down the hill approximately 60' away. They spotted the gosling and these geese who would not let me get close to them began to approach. All three came within 30 feet, talking the whole time. One hen left the group and continued to approach. The gosling placed itself between my legs for protection.

The goose continued to approach until she was close enough to stretch her neck to its maximum, reached between my legs and gently herded the gosling away from me. She retreated with the gosling and returned to the other two geese. She took that lone gosling and both hens adopted it and raised it without any more interference from me.

Oh, man. Geese are amazing. I love that story!

 

[R2elk]

Oh, man. Geese are amazing. I love that story!

I suppose that you want to read the one about how the goose cured the egg sucking dog too.

 

[Conan]

I suppose that you want to read the one about how the goose cured the egg sucking dog too.

Yes, please!

 

[CindyinSD]

My males are the first to greet me when it's feeding time that's for chicks too.

These dang poults are so dang cute. They're so mellow. One of my ducklings was sleeping with one I think I need to get a heritage breed because I think turkeys are better than ducklings. They already found the food and water too.

Those ducklings are sold I'm just waiting for someone to pick them up.

For some reason, meat birds are just mellow. Probably not all of them, but the CX were sweeties as were the Color Yield broilers. The BBWs were the sweetest birds ever, though. as a result, they ended up living a lot longer than they should have. When I finally got up my nerve to slaughter them, it was awful. They were so unsteady on their feet I had to carry them most of the way. I absolutely hated killing them. When I dipped them in the scalding pot, they must have weighed twice as much or more coming out. They did pluck easily. They were so huge it was challenging to fit them in the oven. I had to cobble two foil pans together in a jelly roll pan. The one I've cooked so far (38 lb cleaned) was very good, but I'm not raising them (or CX or red broilers) again. It's just too sad.

 

[FortCluck]

For some reason, meat birds are just mellow. Probably not all of them, but the CX were sweeties as were the Color Yield broilers. The BBWs were the sweetest birds ever, though. as a result, they ended up living a lot longer than they should have. When I finally got up my nerve to slaughter them, it was awful. They were so unsteady on their feet I had to carry them most of the way. I absolutely hated killing them. When I dipped them in the scalding pot, they must have weighed twice as much or more coming out. They did pluck easily. They were so huge it was challenging to fit them in the oven. I had to cobble two foil pans together in a jelly roll pan. The one I've cooked so far (38 lb cleaned) was very good, but I'm not raising them (or CX or red broilers) again. It's just too sad.

Now I'm scared. We are just going to keep them till about 16 or less weeks. My husband said he's going to hand pluck one by himself. The rest I'm doing ground turkey and sausage plus whatever else my family asks for. We found a grinder so now all we need is the scalder.

Our offspring we hatch we use for meat, but they don't grow as fast that's why he went to see if they still had any Cornish left from yesterday.