Da' Cute and Cuddly Call Duck thread!

[DwayneNLiz]

What about for shipped eggs, I usually keep them still outside of the incubator for a day and then still in the incubator until most of the air cells reattach, so would I just do that and then put them under the hen?

give the ones with the best aircells to the hens

 

[learycow]

Were they shipped eggs?

Some were but most were from my own birds

 

[moomoodiddy]

give the ones with the best aircells to the hens

What if they are all detached? Will she take them if I incubate them for a few days first?

 

[DwayneNLiz]

What if they are all detached? Will she take them if I incubate them for a few days first?

yep, she sure will

 

[MichalK]

I had a bald eagle swoop down and grab one of my hens last year. The neighbor dog startled it and it dropped her. She had a few really deep puncture wounds, but lived.

wow!! I would have sacrificed a chicken gladly to see a bald eagle catch it...they are incredible birds! lol

 

[moomoodiddy]

yep, she sure will

Awesome, I know I keep on asking questions but I'm also wondering if I stagger after a week and put some silkie eggs under her also will all go well?
I am a seasoned silkie hatcher but last year when I tried hatching call ducks I had no luck in my incubator (my humidity went too high at the end) and just had a hen go broody so I thought this would be the perfect time to try again.

 

[moomoodiddy]

wow!! I would have sacrificed a chicken gladly to see a bald eagle catch it...they are incredible birds! lol

I got the privilege of watching a hawk "fish" the other week, it circled my pond two or three times and then spotted a fish and completely dropped from at least 20 or 30 feet and landed in the water catching the fish and then went off with it in the trees.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Awesome, I know I keep on asking questions but I'm also wondering if I stagger after a week and put some silkie eggs under her also will all go well?
I am a seasoned silkie hatcher but last year when I tried hatching call ducks I had no luck in my incubator (my humidity went too high at the end) and just had a hen go broody so I thought this would be the perfect time to try again.

its the same idea to doing it in an incubator, so i dont see why not, but i would have the incubator on stand by just in case

 

[MichalK]

awesome! I hope my hawk is young and less experienced...

 

[MichalK]

I got the privilege of watching a hawk "fish" the other week, it circled my pond two or three times and then spotted a fish and completely dropped from at least 20 or 30 feet and landed in the water catching the fish and then went off with it in the trees.

awesome!!!