4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[The Chickeneer]

I candled, and out of the three that made it, one died. That leaves me with only 2 out of 14 eggs.

I hope at least one hatches

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Go for it!!! You can always say it was my idea like the kids wanted to do with the NYD hatch eggs!!!

What do you mean, 'wanted to do?' It's what they DID do. Then you showed up with eggs, it was perfect. Couldn't have planned it better myself!

 

[Blarneyeggs]

celtic, do you hatch duck eggs in the Dickey?

 

[Hurley]

Candled tonight, 14/18 developing, 1 blood ring, 3 clears. Keep cooking well, chickies.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

I am not sure that you got another answer that you like, because I haven't caught up yet!! Imagine that! I use the kitchen liner. I find mine at the dollar store. Works great during hatching, and, after in the brooder. I couldn't find a pic of some in a bator, I know I have one somewhere..but, you get the idea..I just line the sides, leave the middle out because the water is in that area. I just throw this out when done.

I throw mine (from the brooder) into the washing machine. ETA: not from brooder! Ewwww! From Hatcher! After shaking any poo and what not off.

 

[TMNfarm]

The kids and I candled tonight...

Out of 45 eggs...
1 - was tossed a few days ago due to a crack I must have missed when I set them
9 - look empty to me, but I'm leaving them in for a few more days just to be sure.
5 - I just can't tell yet... Too dark.
17 - have goods veining, but I didn't see any movement yet
13 - have great veining and definite movement!!

My own eggs are faring the best with 77.7% of them definitely developing right now
The eggs from MrHeinz are close behind with 73.4% of them definitely developing. (please, please, please give me an Ameraucana rooster to replace Roscoe!!!)
My mystery swap eggs are not doing so hot, with only 41.6% developing...
(I made it into a math problem for my kids... My 11 year old is a math wiz! He just ate it up!!!)

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Oh, so pretty! Do you have any updated pictures of the other geese I'm getting, Shellie?

ok more photo over load



2012 hatchlings - 3 girls all curly with feathers just starting to develop in this picture
left to right

buff -- lilac -- lavender




2012 Lavender smooth (front) partially curly (rear)



Blue curly gander



2010 lilac goose (smooth) Peaches



2010 grey curly goose Lucy



2012 smooth grey goose (mother-Peaches lilac) (father - McGraw grey split buff) sold now owned by Aspen this is a late spring/early summer pic



2010 geese

front -- Peaches, smooth lilac goose
rear -- McGraw, curly grey split buff gander



2012 goslings - Buff smooth and Buff Curly

smooth is sold and living in MT now

WHY...WHY !!! I do NOT need colorful Sebbies... I DO NOT NEED colorful Sebbies...

Yes, you do!!

they are like potato chips everyone needs a few

Amen

they are softer than any duck or chicken or other goose. Their down is prized as the best quality available, and it can live harvested for pillows.

Now I know what to do with all the long, soft, white feathers that are everywhere.....

Not the best quality pictures (taken with my phone today) but these are some of our other geese.

Dewlap Toulouse (buff and grey) camera is re-charged so will take better ones soon



and with that..good night all

I'm not fat...just delightfully plump.

SOooooooooooooo if I breed a pretty colored Gander to a white goose....what would I get?

Goslings...

Those geese are gorgeous.

so you don't need a pond, you can just keep them happy with kiddie pools?

VERY in-ter-es-ting!

My waterfowl do not have a pond...just a kiddie pool.

I candled, and out of the three that made it, one died. That leaves me with only 2 out of 14 eggs.

I hope at least one hatches

Finger's and toes crossed!!

I candled this morning and took out 27 chicken eggs, 2 ducks, and 2 or 3 quail eggs. Not sure how many eggs I have left in the incubator? 120 or something like that. The duckling still hasn't hatched....hopefully in the morning! Good night all!

~ Aspen

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Are those Buff Orpington ducklings? I've used Shelf Liner and it works great! Never thought about using it in the 'bator....good idea!

I am not sure that you got another answer that you like, because I haven't caught up yet!! Imagine that! I use the kitchen liner. I find mine at the dollar store. Works great during hatching, and, after in the brooder.

I couldn't find a pic of some in a bator, I know I have one somewhere..but, you get the
idea..I just line the sides, leave the middle out because the water is in that area. I just
throw this out when done.

What breed are your lil chickadees there?

~ Aspen

 

[Coffeemama7]

We change the water in the kiddie pools daily, they are on grass, and they do the rest

Do you just dump them or do you drain the water away some how? My son ruined the duck yard by flooding it, now we have to give them a new area.

 

[Mahonri]

Thank the good LORD for Ron's updates!!! Now I just scroll through looking for those!

BTW... you all are 38% of the way there.