Anyone setting eggs May 1st?

[mollybuck]

One of the ducks has made a bigger hole and now u can see it's beak

Yea! How exciting!

Anyone else not getting the email updates?

Mine are going to lockdown in the morning! I can't wait!

 

[joyfulkeeper]

I took some time this morning to candle all the eggs. Found 4 definite non-chick eggs...one may not have been fertile, the other three had blood rings. I left them for the teacher to eggtopsy whenever she wanted. Heard from a kid later that it was the grossest thing she had ever seen. LOL. Of course, the class I was in was discecting owl pellets and I found out who is squeamish handeling dry furballs with burried treasurers in the (mouse, etc. bones of the owl's meal yesterday). I can see how bloody eggs are more gross than regurgitated owl pellets that were sterilized before the science dept. ordered them.

CG

At least it is educational from all angles. It will be much more enjoyable for the class when they get to see some cuties hatch though.

One of the ducks has made a bigger hole and now u can see it's beak

Yay, so exciting! Isn't it amazing how they can do what they do in that cramped little egg?

 

[joyfulkeeper]

All 7 of our eggs hatched! They are all strong healthy little fluff balls. I was gone most of the day and all I could think about was getting home to see them. I never knew chickens could be so wonderful. Since we got them last year it has been one joy after another.

 

[Melabella]

All 7 of our eggs hatched! They are all strong healthy little fluff balls. I was gone most of the day and all I could think about was getting home to see them. I never knew chickens could be so wonderful. Since we got them last year it has been one joy after another.

Congratulations! That is wonderful! I share your sentiments, and have enjoyed this next phase of learning about chickens.

Cheers!
MB

 

[randerson846]

I woke up and my duck had just got out his leg was still in the shell he trying to walk around the other two are still trying

 

[randerson846]

 

[mollybuck]

All 7 of our eggs hatched! They are all strong healthy little fluff balls. I was gone most of the day and all I could think about was getting home to see them. I never knew chickens could be so wonderful. Since we got them last year it has been one joy after another.

That's wonderful! I love your last picture,too. It kind of looks like mom just..melted!!!

 

[mollybuck]

We are in lockdown! Every single on of my own eggs made it, that were fertile anyway. We had 3 that weren't! Come on babies!!

 

[randerson846]

Is it normal for a duck to come out of the shell foot first?
And this ..... Is daffy

 

[joyfulkeeper]

We are in lockdown! Every single on of my own eggs made it, that were fertile anyway. We had 3 that weren't! Come on babies!!

Yes... come on babies!

Is it normal for a duck to come out of the shell foot first?
And this ..... Is daffy

Welcome Daffy! How are the others coming?