Broody Duck

[dustin1025]

Okay y’all. I candled the eggs under my chicken. 4 of them so far look like they have an embryo and veins. Before it was just veins, now it’s like a darker blob with veins. I had 2 eggs a hen snuck in and I felt goofy looking at not realizing they were chicken eggs. It was dark though haha.

 

[dustin1025]

It’s way harder to candle the ones under my harlequins. The chickens are so much chiller at night. I use to laugh when people said a duck would bite them. Now I know the pain hah. My Welsh will get off the nest when I first let them out and I try and run over and count the eggs.

 

[dustin1025]

One of the eggs broke under the duck. I assumed it probably will not hatched. I cracked it open out of curiosity, and there was a developing duckling! Sucks the egg broke, hopefully there are some more babies in there. I think next time I decide to hatch something I will get an incubator. This is more stressful than just letting a bird sit on eggs! Lots to do and worry about!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sad when that happens. Hopefully there are more growing in those eggs.

 

[dustin1025]

Okay. So I went to check on the eggs under my chicken and I saw a little crack with a beak inside moving! Hopefully soon!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Oh goodies can't wait to see some littles.

 

[dustin1025]

I have 4 currently. The one in front doesn’t seem as alert and active as the others.

 

[dustin1025]

I have 4 currently. The one in front doesn’t seem as alert and active as the others.
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It seems okay. It just isn’t as active. As soon as I touch it will become alert. When I place it near the water it drinks. Just doesn’t seem as energetic.

 

[Miss Lydia]

When did it hatch and did it need help?
Do you have any Poultry Nutri drench?

Sure are precious

 

[dustin1025]

It was the first to hatch. It passed away. I have a waterer with save a chick in it. Another one hatched. All 4 seem to be doing great!