4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

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RavenWood said:
Afternoon all - day 2! Snowy Thursday here ... I feel like vegging on the couch with a hot chocolate and playing on BYC, but I can't cause I have to work to support my 'habits' ... Here is a snap of our coops ... forecast gives a heavy snowfall warning for the next 3 days. Hubby better get that snowblower working! Layer coop on the left, silkie/polish on the right.
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THIS is stunning. But keep it to yourself, okay?
 
Ill have duck eggs soon
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I have no idea what Im doing never had baby ducks or adult ducks or hatched ducks ... Im excited though baby ducks are sooooo cute . How long do you have to inubate duck eggs ?
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Coffeemama7 said:
Would someone re post the link to the egg stages pictures, please. My dogs had a spat, and spilled my coffee all over my notes I've made for the past 2800+ posts. Thank you!
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this is where I throw my notes, your welcome to refer to it anytime! I used EVERYTHING there!! https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101 plus the link is always in my signature and profile page......

this is a paste from it
CANDLE INFO:




AIR SACK CANDLING: Track the air sac with pencil tracings when you candle, @ 7, 14 & 18th days to make sure the air sac is growing at the right rate. I will refer to this site https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/491013/goose-incubation-hatching-guide-completed as a pictorial guide for candling. (NOTES: I purchased a candler from amazon for $13.00 plug in and works great when tried on a fridge egg)

CANDLE 7th day: Determine growth, weigh, pencil mark air cell size. Determine which are fertile.

The eggs remain in the incubator and the candler is positioned over the air cell (blunt end) to illuminate the contents of the egg. There should be a red 'dot' about the size of a match head with faint blood vessels surrounding it. Those eggs without any indications of fertility should be re-candled at 10 days and 14 days & thrown if they're infertile.

AGAIN, I will refer to https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/491013/goose-incubation-hatching-guide-completed & http://chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=73884.0 as a pictorial guide for candling. also this side for pics of BAD eggs, Progression Though Incubation https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261876/chicks-are-here-egg-candling-pics-progression-though-incubation also https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/...-egg-candler-using-common-household-materials for more pic examples.

OMG SILKIE BLUE B IS ALIVE!!!! pic below day 6


I love this CANDLE below video!!! and she eggtopsy after... plus she cracks me up!! What a Mom!!



Great pics of CANDLING and good and bad eggs.......

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/09/hatch-along-with-chicken-chick-part-4.html

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/03/chicken-embryo-development-views-from.html

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2011/04/chicken-embryo-development-graphic.html

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.249415835101134.57791.186188768090508&type=1

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.200856713290380.47485.186188768090508&type=1
 

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