The new one has been given a workout- and the best news is- it has fixed all the hatching issues I have had.
I had a very eventful weekend...All turned out ok in the end...but it just seemed to be one disaster after another... I can laugh now its all over- and dont mind if any of you get a laugh out of the unfortunate series of events over the weekend.
Saturday my broody duck left the nest to go play in the rain and mud..I ended up taking her eggs after a few hours. I candled them before putting them into the bator but saw no movement. But all turned out OK as later in the evening I checked again and all 5 eggs were moving again nicely.
12.30 am the power went off... I put 8 just hatched ducklings in bed with my daughter and put the 11 one week old ducklings in my bed and one egg half way hatched went down my pajama top. But all turned out OK as the power was only off for an hour and a half and everyone survived without getting chilled.
Sunday I went up to my block of land to fix a fence and took 4 ducks up as a fellow from Bendigo had placed an order for them 2 months ago. Anyway- plenty of rain up there meant I couldnt get all the way to my gate down a dirt track. Parked the car half way down and went for a look...Lucky I got there early as the fellow turned up 2 hours early to get the ducks..no real problem there...but later I decided that I needed to get the car close to the shed and decided to drive through the block where there was no road. I was ok for a while...as I had checked out how wet it was part way down...but then things got mushy...so I turned the car around thinking I wouldnt risk it...well...too late...turning the car I ended up getting bogged... But no real problem there as I called the RACV . I put down some shavings and hay from the boxes I took the ducks up in- and nearly had the car out by the time the fellow turned up- but I was just so concerned about getting home in time to feed all the ducks and ducklings and check on the one last egg that was still to hatch. I was actually disapointed that the car wasnt covered in mud... At least it would have looked a little more impressive- but this way- I didnt have to go to a car wash before being able to drive home..
Driving home I was so ready for the weekend to be over so nothing else could go wrong.......and got home to find the load of washing I put on just before I left wasnt finished the tub was full of water and the laundry floor was flooded. I couldnt find anything blocking the sink....and cleaned up what is hopefully the last mess for the weekend.
But at the end of all that- I candled a special egg I have in the bator. It was laid on the 12th of Sept- and sat on the bench for ages as I was going to throw it out with the next batch of eggs I either didnt set or had to remove from the incubator. It was a double yolker. On a whim I put it in the incubator- just to see... And against the odds- I have found both embryos are developing. I dont know how long things will go well for the two of them- but fingers crossed. I will have to add a few photos.. I have to up load them first.
Today I took my daughter to the Titanic exhibition at the museum..It was OK..But I enjoyed the one about 12 years ago that I saw in Newcastle much better. I have always been intrigued by the history of the ship- and the tragedy that happened- and my daughter shares my passion. We are going to start working on an unfinished model I bought years ago of Titanic - It nearly a meter in length- so it will take us a while to finish it.
I had a very eventful weekend...All turned out ok in the end...but it just seemed to be one disaster after another... I can laugh now its all over- and dont mind if any of you get a laugh out of the unfortunate series of events over the weekend.
Saturday my broody duck left the nest to go play in the rain and mud..I ended up taking her eggs after a few hours. I candled them before putting them into the bator but saw no movement. But all turned out OK as later in the evening I checked again and all 5 eggs were moving again nicely.
12.30 am the power went off... I put 8 just hatched ducklings in bed with my daughter and put the 11 one week old ducklings in my bed and one egg half way hatched went down my pajama top. But all turned out OK as the power was only off for an hour and a half and everyone survived without getting chilled.
Sunday I went up to my block of land to fix a fence and took 4 ducks up as a fellow from Bendigo had placed an order for them 2 months ago. Anyway- plenty of rain up there meant I couldnt get all the way to my gate down a dirt track. Parked the car half way down and went for a look...Lucky I got there early as the fellow turned up 2 hours early to get the ducks..no real problem there...but later I decided that I needed to get the car close to the shed and decided to drive through the block where there was no road. I was ok for a while...as I had checked out how wet it was part way down...but then things got mushy...so I turned the car around thinking I wouldnt risk it...well...too late...turning the car I ended up getting bogged... But no real problem there as I called the RACV . I put down some shavings and hay from the boxes I took the ducks up in- and nearly had the car out by the time the fellow turned up- but I was just so concerned about getting home in time to feed all the ducks and ducklings and check on the one last egg that was still to hatch. I was actually disapointed that the car wasnt covered in mud... At least it would have looked a little more impressive- but this way- I didnt have to go to a car wash before being able to drive home..
Driving home I was so ready for the weekend to be over so nothing else could go wrong.......and got home to find the load of washing I put on just before I left wasnt finished the tub was full of water and the laundry floor was flooded. I couldnt find anything blocking the sink....and cleaned up what is hopefully the last mess for the weekend.
But at the end of all that- I candled a special egg I have in the bator. It was laid on the 12th of Sept- and sat on the bench for ages as I was going to throw it out with the next batch of eggs I either didnt set or had to remove from the incubator. It was a double yolker. On a whim I put it in the incubator- just to see... And against the odds- I have found both embryos are developing. I dont know how long things will go well for the two of them- but fingers crossed. I will have to add a few photos.. I have to up load them first.
Today I took my daughter to the Titanic exhibition at the museum..It was OK..But I enjoyed the one about 12 years ago that I saw in Newcastle much better. I have always been intrigued by the history of the ship- and the tragedy that happened- and my daughter shares my passion. We are going to start working on an unfinished model I bought years ago of Titanic - It nearly a meter in length- so it will take us a while to finish it.
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