Duck hatch-a-long october/november!!!!!! come join!

[TwinArrowsFarm]

I have mallards that are due on christmas day

That's so cool that we're all so close without planning! Can't wait to see pictures! =)

 

[LoveToFarm]

Yes definitely need to exchange photos! My ancona female just started laying eggs so haven't really thought hard about selling them around the U.S. yet but I have been asked locally!

Well I would love to buy some if you ever decide to! I can't wait to see everyone's babies!
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Mine have started wiggling the last couple days!

Ya peachncrm37 said she would like some too! I will have to think about it have never done that before! Do u have yours laying down or upright in a turner?

 

[TwinArrowsFarm]

Ya peachncrm37 said she would like some too! I will have to think about it have never done that before! Do u have yours laying down or upright in a turner?

Mine are laying down in a home made incubator. I made like a grid that they lay in so when I push the grid by hand they all rotate. How are yours set up?

 

[LoveToFarm]

Mine are in a little giant incubator with a turner! until lockdown then I move them out of the turner and laythem down!

 

[TwinArrowsFarm]

Mine are in a little giant incubator with a turner! until lockdown then I move them out of the turner and laythem down!

I really want to buy an incubator one of these days but for being homemade mine really holds temp well and I could probably fit 60+ duck eggs in it. It only put me back about $50. How do you like your little giant? The main reason why I would want a real incubator is to have an auto turner! Turning 5 times a day by hand just isn't ideal... lol

 

[LoveToFarm]

Mine are in a little giant incubator with a turner! until lockdown then I move them out of the turner and laythem down!

I really want to buy an incubator one of these days but for being homemade mine really holds temp well and I could probably fit 60+ duck eggs in it. It only put me back about $50. How do you like your little giant? The main reason why I would want a real incubator is to have an auto turner! Turning 5 times a day by hand just isn't ideal... lol

Love my incubator! I can fit I think 50 in it but I never get that many eggs to Incubate! I hated turning by hand so that y I love the turner so when I'm gone they still get turned! I got my like 8 years ago and played 50 but I no they r a lot more now!

 

[TwinArrowsFarm]

That's awesome! I will have to look into that! What are your hatch rates normally?

 

[LoveToFarm]

That's awesome! I will have to look into that! What are your hatch rates normally?

Well I haven't done a lot of hatching in the last couple of years but last year I had 8 mallard eggs and all made it to lockdown but only 7 hatched one never internally piped but it was fully developed so idk wt went wrong then i did two mallards and two turkey eggs this summer and had perfect hatches all made it out and did well till the turkeys died i thing from the cold they are very hard to keep alive i guess! So i would say ive had very great hatch rate! In years past it was the same one maybe two i would lose but that was it!

 

[TwinArrowsFarm]

Well I haven't done a lot of hatching in the last couple of years but last year I had 8 mallard eggs and all made it to lockdown but only 7 hatched one never internally piped but it was fully developed so idk wt went wrong then i did two mallards and two turkey eggs this summer and had perfect hatches all made it out and did well till the turkeys died i thing from the cold they are very hard to keep alive i guess! So i would say ive had very great hatch rate! In years past it was the same one maybe two i would lose but that was it!

That is awesome! I hope I have a successful hatch like that. I'm having a hard time keeping my humidity up so I'm thinking about having a tube that I can pump warm water into a dish with a sponge. I need to figure it out soon.my lockdown is in 5 days.

 

[LoveToFarm]

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That is awesome! I hope I have a successful hatch like that. I'm having a hard time keeping my humidity up so I'm thinking about having a tube that I can pump warm water into a dish with a sponge. I need to figure it out soon.my lockdown is in 5 days.[/quote]


I have a hole in the top and use two straws to put water in the built in trades!