Call Ducks Finally Hatched

[Julie Birb]

I see some posts got removed which is probably a good thing. So let's all get back to business and hatch out some kids.

Has a safe hole been made on the side kicker??

yay, more kids. Hatch more of the little wonders and post.

 

[Amykins]

yay, more kids. Hatch more of the little wonders and post.

Right now I'm flipping out, Angovem is offline and I won't know what's up until the morning. This has been a disastrous hatch for him and I was gonna get one of the babies, but now I'm panic-stricken and positively gutted that he's lost so many babies already, and stands to lose all of them. ._. I don't even care if I get my duckling, I just want the babies to be okay!

 

[Julie Birb]

Right now I'm flipping out, Angovem is offline and I won't know what's up until the morning. This has been a disastrous hatch for him and I was gonna get one of the babies, but now I'm panic-stricken and positively gutted that he's lost so many babies already, and stands to lose all of them. ._. I don't even care if I get my duckling, I just want the babies to be okay! 

I understand how you feel, Amykins. I hate reading about these tragedies from the standpoint that I feel so sad for the ducks and their loving owners. I am not being critical of what people are posting and part of this life with these birds means bad things happen. I follow and post on various threads here and am actually brought to tears when I read things about sick, injured and dead ducks.

 

[Amykins]

Yeah...I know I probably come off sounding like an obsessed lunatic, but to me, ducks are my life. Wobbles is, for better or worse, kind of my kid, and having lost an entire batch of eggs during hatch and seeing another die in Wobbles' clutch, it's the worst feeling in the world for me.

I've been emotionally invested in this incubation from day one because of the prospect of getting a little girl for Wobbles to bond with, so I'm more upset than normal over this.

 

[Julie Birb]

No, you don't and u r not a lunatic. I don't even own a duck and I am obsessed with them. I prolly drive John, my duck owning buddy and cubicle neighbor batty by always begging him to tell me duck stories, hanging on every word he tells me about how his girls chase the dogs, devour small frogs and stink bugs and steal food from his plate when he's eating and I could go on forever because ducks are so **** cool and cute it's not funny. So, ya, I get it.

 

[Lacrystol]

haha, are his feet chocolate too?

Yes they are. Lol

 

[Lacrystol]

Right now I'm flipping out, Angovem is offline and I won't know what's up until the morning. This has been a disastrous hatch for him and I was gonna get one of the babies, but now I'm panic-stricken and positively gutted that he's lost so many babies already, and stands to lose all of them. ._. I don't even care if I get my duckling, I just want the babies to be okay! 

That's becuase we were texting.

 

[Amykins]

Any progress?

 

[Lacrystol]

Well guess who feels 23 calls aren't enough. Yep, I'm back at it taken the challenge!!

I actually saw my pied mating with my snowy sooo if I csn get eggs from her, OMG I should have my dream duck. THE MAGPIE. I can't watt.

Now I was doing some research and I'm not sure what to do about trouble. Some sites say that slipped tendon could be a genetic thing and some say its something that happens after they are born one of those freak rare things. So if trouble is a freak rare thing he or she could be breed able and I could have some really nice kids but if it's a genetic thing good lord, I don't want to breed him.

My theory is probably a freak thing why because he definitely was not born with it and where he came from the same batch does not have the same issue. Soooo that leaves me to beleive he's Breedable. His parents don't have it but then the question is does it jump a generation. Aghhhh I'm at such a lost with this one. I have never had a slipped tendon issue ever and now to deal with one it's hard to make the right choice.

Trouble doesn't have the ability to survive outside so he will be in a nice warm cozy house for his entire life which during this harsh winter weather I don't think he minds AT ALL. But I could bring a mate inside for the breeding purpose. But do I take the risk??

Help me decide.

 

[Lacrystol]

Any progress? :/

Tomorrow will be the final day. Will see what happens then we have to give them there 24 hours.