EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[hippiestink]

So turns out that Husband's grandpa (who is going into a home soon) has three chickens left (one really handsome rooster and two bantam baby girls) and if we don't take them then they die.

SO GUESS WHAT WE'RE GETTING TOMORROW. We plan on giving them dewormer and a bath in antiparasitic soap as well as a full health checkup before we even begin thinking of integrating. Thankfully they come with their own coop and we'll have room for everyone. Plus it'll make it easier to have everyone all playing nice before we move.

 

[The Duck Ladie]

Hello!
I am currently breeding my ducks, hope to start storing eggs at the very end of this month. I have my anconas 1 boy, 2 girls, in a seperate small pen. My magpie boy and girl in the big pen, with a black runner girl. My Campbells are in the big pen to, but I'm not going to be incubating eggs from them. I am currently getting an egg a day, from an ancona. I cracked open today's egg to check fertility. I don't think it is. But just wondering if you think otherwise. Here's the pic.

I am wondering how many fertile eggs does a girl usually have from one mating? I've seen my ancona boy mating. Not the Magpie yet though, he's been doing courtship displays however. Just waiting for the rest of the girls to start laying, and for my magpie drake to get going. Any advice?

 

[dan26552]

Hello! I am currently breeding my ducks, hope to start storing eggs at the very end of this month. I have my anconas 1 boy, 2 girls, in a seperate small pen. My magpie boy and girl in the big pen, with a black runner girl. My Campbells are in the big pen to, but I'm not going to be incubating eggs from them. I am currently getting an egg a day, from an ancona. I cracked open today's egg to check fertility. I don't think it is. But just wondering if you think otherwise. Here's the pic. I am wondering how many fertile eggs does a girl usually have from one mating? I've seen my ancona boy mating. Not the Magpie yet though, he's been doing courtship displays however. Just waiting for the rest of the girls to start laying, and for my magpie drake to get going. Any advice?

Hi! My eggs go into lockdown next Friday! Awesome!!!! Good luck!! It looks fertile to me but then again I'm still new at that so I could be wrong. I don't know about the other queastion though.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: in the outhouse!!! they sit still in the outhouse!! lmao later sweets!! smiles!!!! love you guys!!! great to smile, we shoulda done this last night!!
There'd still been only 2 talking, 'cause the rest of us would still be sitting around wondering what the h____ you be talkin' about!

 

[The Duck Ladie]

Hi!

My eggs go into lockdown next Friday!

Awesome!!!! Good luck!!

It looks fertile to me but then again I'm still new at that so I could be wrong.

I don't know about the other queastion though.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

GUESS WHO LAID AN EGG TODAY????


(Hint: Think of a webbed critter residing in my house)

sweetness!!

Hello!
I am currently breeding my ducks, hope to start storing eggs at the very end of this month. I have my anconas 1 boy, 2 girls, in a seperate small pen. My magpie boy and girl in the big pen, with a black runner girl. My Campbells are in the big pen to, but I'm not going to be incubating eggs from them. I am currently getting an egg a day, from an ancona. I cracked open today's egg to check fertility. I don't think it is. But just wondering if you think otherwise. Here's the pic.

I am wondering how many fertile eggs does a girl usually have from one mating? I've seen my ancona boy mating. Not the Magpie yet though, he's been doing courtship displays however. Just waiting for the rest of the girls to start laying, and for my magpie drake to get going. Any advice?

ugh I am half blind I think it may be fertile but see this,
Fertility:

• IS IT FERTILE? Many images see post #43324

 

[dan26552]

I can't wait!!!!

 

[The Duck Ladie]

sweetness!!

ugh I am half blind I think it may be fertile but see this,
Fertility:

• IS IT FERTILE? Many images see post #43324

I took a look at that before, but I am not sure.. And the yolk "bled" and is know all scrambled so I can't double-check. But there's always more eggs!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Banty sweets, sorry so long, I ran to hershey to take her stool in for testing (more than you need to know right?) anyways, mom stayed here to watch her and the sick puppy, Hershey is about 50 minutes from here, anyways long story short..... she is in the hospital.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: My eyes have gotten so bad even with glasses, I set my eggs just in case because I cant see well enough to check fertility. your ducks are pretty!! how many are you getting a day?