Da' Cute and Cuddly Call Duck thread!

[DuckRaiser]

No rush. Just thought I'd throw it out there in case you were interested when the time comes

So, wouldn't shipping eggs get the fertile eggs cold?

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[cochins1088]

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Some breeder's use heat packs, others simply insulate their boxes. As long as the eggs are kept above freezing, they should be fine.

My ducks probably won't start laying until temperatures are above freezing.

 

[DuckRaiser]

Some breeder's use heat packs, others simply insulate their boxes. As long as the eggs are kept above freezing, they should be fine.

My ducks probably won't start laying until temperatures are above freezing.

It seems as if they couldn't survive through the shipping.

 

[clousert]

It seems as if they couldn't survive through the shipping.

They survive just fine as long as they're packaged properly and aren't handled too roughly by the postal service. There isn't actually a baby growing in the egg yet until after it has been incubated.

 

[cochins1088]

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Many people hatch shipped eggs with success.

The embryo makes a few divisions while the yolk forms inside the hen which is why you see a bull's eye in a fertile egg. Once the egg is laid, development stops. That egg can then be stored without any adverse affects. During this delay in development, eggs can be shipped.

When the egg is incubated, the embryo starts developing again.

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

I'm getting 4-6 call ducks eggs per day right now. Too bad most are frozen by the time I get them. Once I collect a dozen, I'm firing up the incubator.

 

[DuckRaiser]

Which bantam should I choose? Little one=Serama
Fluffy one=Pekin bantam

 

[clousert]

I'm getting 4-6 call ducks eggs per day right now. Too bad most are frozen by the time I get them. Once I collect a dozen, I'm firing up the incubator.

Hope you get them soon. I just love hatching babies

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

Hatching good quality call ducklings is so stressfull, but worth it.

 

[DuckRaiser]

Which bantam should I choose? Little one=Serama
Fluffy one=Pekin bantam

I figured out what I am getting, Pekin bantams! I would NEVER be able to keep those tiny Serama chicks in

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