Help! first time hatching!

[rcrisantos]

I'm not really sure when... I raised up six and they all flew away when it came time to migrate. A few returned the next year, but it was sad to see them go.

Did your male come from a breeder? Have you seen him fly? 

-Kathy

We got him from TS

. I've seen him take off, but doesn't get too high off the ground.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Are you sure he's a Mallard and not a Rouen?

-Kathy

 

[rcrisantos]

Are you sure he's a Mallard and not a Rouen?

-Kathy

No, I'm not sure, but I had read they are pretty much identical, so it's possible

 

[casportpony]

A full grown Mallard drake will weigh about 3 pounds, but Rouen will weigh considerably more.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Rouen makes more sense, 'cause it's not legal to sell Mallards at feedstores.

-Kathy

 

[rcrisantos]

 

[casportpony]

If he weighs more than three pounds he's not a Mallard.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

This was one of mine before she flew away:




-Kathy

 

[rcrisantos]

This was one of mine before she flew away: [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333]-Kathy[/COLOR]

Got it. Awww she's pretty

 

[Kaessa]

OH BOY, we all know what that means, OK I will warn you the disease starts off slow, before it consumes you. You will be in denial for a while saying things like "i'm not going to hatch" but you will, the beginning stage of the Disease is called "HD" it's stand for Hatching disease, now it starts off slowly but will adventually move up to the next level and go higher and higher until you reach CSHD. which is Can't stop hatching Disease. Don't be scared there's no cure, no shot or pill for it and it's very contagious. You will be ALRIGHT. just let it flow threw your body.. LOL

Right now rcrisantos is in what we call denial stage but you'll see once the disease enter the blood stream, more babies will arrive, hatch hatch away... You can't resist those fluffy little butts and to say I DID THAT, OH YEH, that's part of the disease.. LOL

Watching all of this happening has made the disease progress from the "I'm not ever going to hatch" stage, to the "Hmm, I might be able to do that", to "Wow, maybe next year I'll give it a try!".

I hope you're proud of yourselves!