Anyone with me?

[1lpoock]

So after my hatch I ended up with 5 ringed teal, 2 wood ducks, and 2 mandarins.

But I still have hens on two nests in the aviary. Guess I'll have to check back in when those hatch!

 

[chickboss]

LOL, yeah, but where are the pictures!!!!!!!! I suspect they are on that huge thread...LOL, am I right? Congratulations, those wood ducks and madarins are such beautiful birds, it must make spring exciting to have them laying and hatching..

 

[newchickmom09]

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What a great thing to come home to!!!!

Pics, pics, pics!!!!

I am trying with the pics.

Something is either wrong with my camera or computer. After I down load the pics to the computer it says that the file is there but there might be some thing wrong with it. I am trying to figure it out.

Here is one of Cocoa and the few under her. It isn't the greatest pics but only a few are actualy transfering correctly.

 

[quail kid]

Awesome! Cute!

Well mine arent progressing I hope that tommorow there is progress.
What can I do to make the time fly?

 

[quail kid]

Well guess what another pip right now there is 3 pipis, 3 to go come on!

 

[chickboss]

Go Duckies!!!

 

[Sweetfolly]

Here's my new Runner duckling, Pebbles - she hatched last night:

Unfortunately, it looks like she's a solo hatch. All 5 eggs were alive at lockdown, but I had humidity problems (too high) throughout the whole incubation period, and most of the babies ended up stuck in a bunch of excess egg goo. I ended up helping Pebbles hatch because she just couldn't maneuver around to do it herself.

I have 20 more eggs in the 'bator though, and I think I have the humidity under control now (there are two dehumidifiers running in the room, I never have any problems in the early spring, but it seems like I always have to have them running if I want to incubate during the summer

), because the air cells are looking much better on all those eggs.

Besides, I'm thrilled with Pebbles - she has a LOT of color dilution genes going on (dad's a Buff, mom's White but must be carrying some of her own dilution genes), so I'm excited to see how she feathers in - she's not yellow, more of a dusty lemon color, and the fuzz on her tail around her bum is a light, lavender-blue - she's much lighter than the last ducklings I hatched from the same pair of Runner parents. I think she'll end up looking sort of Splash or Lavender - almost white.

 

[duckyfromoz]

Sorry to hear of the hatch Annarie. Its horrible to get them that far along and then loose them. I have had issues when I stagger hatches..A take the eggs out at day 25 to put into a seperate hatcher- and then think..OMG...these eggs are dry- so I up the humidity in the main incubator- then the next eggs come out a bit sticky. Its hard getting it right.

Pebbles is such a cutie..... Im sure she will be very special.

Chickboss... Pigeon is so sweet looking.... Well worth the all nighter you pulled to keep an eye on her in the egg.

 

[quail kid]

Awww so cute! Im sorry to hear that Annarie

Well another one has pipped!! 4 out of 6!

 

[1lpoock]

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Yep they are on that other thread...I could post a few on here tonight! And spring is now my favorite time of the year!