Call Ducks Finally Hatched

[clousert]

**** it **** it **** it all to hell, kept reminding myself to turn off the turner, kept forgetting to to so, checked on my kids and the fourth one was jammed under it and died., grrrrrrrrrr..........

Awww I'm soo sorry

 

[clousert]

Usually. It depends a lot on the distance.

Can't wait til mine start laying so I can test out their fertility, etc.

Did someone say that turners that have the eggs upright aren't good on ducks? Meaning big end up small end down.

I'm possibly going to just buy another incubator, janoel JN24.....I have the JN12 and love it, but it only holds about 4-6 eggs.

Most eggs on turners should be big end up but duck eggs should be laid down. That's why most people don't use turners for them. Lori actually laid hers down and taped them to the turner and that worked for her.

 

[Lacrystol]

Usually. It depends a lot on the distance.

Can't wait til mine start laying so I can test out their fertility, etc.

Did someone say that turners that have the eggs upright aren't good on ducks? Meaning big end up small end down.

I'm possibly going to just buy another incubator, janoel JN24.....I have the JN12 and love it, but it only holds about 4-6 eggs.

They do better laying down, however you could try taping them to the turner like I do.. In laying down position.

 

[Lacrystol]

Most eggs on turners should be big end up but duck eggs should be laid down. That's why most people don't use turners for them. Lori actually laid hers down and taped them to the turner and that worked for her.

They do sell egg racks that will work, its a rack used for larger eggs like goose eggs, it's like 30 or 40 for three racks and there's like five or six holes to them, can't remember the exact, but I'm sure if u have those kinds of racks you can lay them flat with out them falling out. I tape them just to keep them on the turner because my racks are for chickens.. otherwise they roll right out of there...

 

[peachncrm37]

They do better laying down, however you could try taping them to the turner like I do.. In laying down position.

The new incubator I want wouldn't have enough room for that, I might hold off on getting ancona eggs then. My JN12 the eggs lay down in the turner but for the other one the turner they would be big end up. Ill hold off of getting ancona eggs until I can hand turn and I'll just get more call eggs.

 

[Lacrystol]

One day just one day and look at this MESS.

I won't mention any names but I would have to say one of these guys discovered water. AND IM SURE ITS NOT THE CHICKEN!!

 

[Lacrystol]

THE GUILTY ONE, the mallard!!!!!

 

[peachncrm37]

For my Holderread's book of raising ducks. Been reading it the last couple days, something about CO2 levels during incubation can have a play in the hatch rate.

Any thoughts?

 

[Lacrystol]

For my Holderread's book of raising ducks. Been reading it the last couple days, something about CO2 levels during incubation can have a play in the hatch rate.

Any thoughts?

HUMM, not sure about that one..

 

[peachncrm37]

Here's my new Anconas!