Chinese New Year Hatch/February 3 2011

[BooBear]

THey are adorable. Good thing you discovered them.

 

[daisychick]

Yeah baby chicks! Yeah marking your eggs is a good idea

Seeing those guys really really makes me impatient for these to hatch and it's only day 7! It seems like forever waiting on them.

 

[chickenjoefan]

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Remember broodies will get off the nest sometimes for half hour at a time to eat and drink, so don't worry about a candling session as long as it doesn't take forever for the temp to come back up.

Thanks for that reassurance. I did it. my chocolate orpingtom bantam look good, 2 questionables but the other four look like they are on track. my Lemon Pyle Brahmas has one clear one, one i think started but has stopped and 4 that look good to go. The light susse don't look so good out of 6 i think 2 might be alright. fingers crossed, this is my forst time so I might be wrong but it looks promising. I am grinning from ear to ear just now.

ooo 2 more weeks

 

[adyhart1]

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i am having a hard time waiting... even better looking at some duck eggs to help me pass the time

 

[GoneHomeGrown2]

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i am having a hard time waiting... even better looking at some duck eggs to help me pass the time

I am liking the busier schedule. It is keeping me distracted. Actually, time to take some meds, take a nap for my headache and then back to homework.

Hint hint for my fellow students

 

[RareBreedFancier]

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lol Doesn't it just.

I have my first ever eggs going into lockdown in 2 days and I'm SO excited!

 

[BooBear]

THose Call ducks are precious. If I had a pond I would want some.
Ofcourse I do want a Koi pond somewhere down the road.

 

[Sumatra503]

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You don't need a pond for them and you can raise them with your chickens.

 

[adyhart1]

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You don't need a pond for them and you can raise them with your chickens.

Call ducks are adorable... But I want some dual purpose ducks! Roasted duck is delicious!

 

[BooBear]

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You don't need a pond for them and you can raise them with your chickens.

But won't they miss the water? I always think of ducks in water or near water.
My chickens think of water as a barrier that they cannot cross.
That just makes me more interested in them.