Duck Eggs Due the 25th

[LauraSBale]

Its my first time with duck eggs, I put 11 in and checked the other day and i have 6 of them have baby's moving inside.

the other 5, i opened and nothing, it looks like they weren't fertilized,

 

[ginbart]

I love to see baby ducks. Can't wait to see the pics.

 

[neferset]

My ducks are due the 23rd. Want to be hatching buddies?

 

[LauraSBale]

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sure

 

[neferset]

Cool! These are my first ducks too. I candled last night and saw little legs kicking. What breeds do you have? I got a mix of Khaki Campbells, Rouen, and Black East Indians.

It looks like I have 2 of the Black East Indians so far and 3 of the Rouens developing. The balance of the eggs were Khaki Campbell and all but two of those are developing. I need to weed out and count the good eggs to be sure of my numbers.

 

[LauraSBale]

i have Rouen x Magpie,

I do have BEI, but no eggs yet,

though i do need more BEI girls i have 1 girl and the other 3 ended up being boys,

its cooler than candling chicken eggs, with the Rouen and magpie, you can see almost everything going on inside

I will get some pics together of the parents,

 

[duckboatprincess]

I just had 2 pekins and 2 pekin x rouens hatch on the 6th. Then, I had 3 welsh harlequins hatch last night and I have 3 more hatching right now. It's so fun!

 

[neferset]

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I noticed that. Khaki Campbells are that way too.

I loved seeing those little feet kick.

With chicken eggs, I can see more on the white ones. I just rarely have any white ones.

 

[drmeyes236]

I set 9 eggs from my own ducks that I lost to a predator 3 are going strong! These were the first eggs from them. Due on the 22nd

 

[neferset]

Ooooh! I hope your hatch goes well! It's always kind of bitter sweet getting the babies after the parents have gone.