I want to hatch again!! How do I convince my mom???

[Lizzy733]

While I am not advocating overducking (or overdoing any other birds), here are a couple of ways to approach a mom for more hatching.

1. A science experiment: write up — and complete— a hypothesis, procedure, etc. Not talking about experimenting on live animals (of course), just simpler questions such as the effect of playing music for the eggs vs silence.
2. A business or economic plan: more writing, yep. Calculate costs, timelines, etc. Then present how you can offset costs over time by selling birds, eggs, or eating the birds and reducing your grocery bills.

All that said, I agree — 9 ducklings is already a lot to manage. We had 5 giant pekins and it felt like we were drowning in ducks by a month old.

Further to the eggsperiment idea, try grocery store eggs or ones from the asian super market. Not guaranteed amazing results, but may pique her curiosity too.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

My thing: Majority usually turns out to be roosters. I won't be keeping those.

 

[Run Amock DucksNChickens]

I live in a country town where there's a Craft shop that locals sell their wares. People sell chicken and duck eggs for eating, $3.50/$5.00 a dozen.
I bought a dozen and put them in the incubator.
We hatched 11 chickens lol.

 

[Crazy Duck Lover]

How'd you go? Did you incubate more ducks? What sort? Any photo's?

I never ended up reaching out to my neighbor. not sure why lol. i have a set in my incubator right now that i just checked. all are fertile (day 7) they’re eggs from my flock. we’ll see how it goes!

 

[Run Amock DucksNChickens]

 

[Weeg]

After you calculate the cost, and the amount of space you can offer per bird, (I like to offer at least 20ft of space per bird in the run, 5-10 in the coop) than the science experiment is the way to go.
Theres a thread on here experimenting with refrigerated eggs producing more females.

 

[Crazy Duck Lover]

After you calculate the cost, and the amount of space you can offer per bird, (I like to offer at least 20ft of space per bird in the run, 5-10 in the coop) than the science experiment is the way to go.
Theres a thread on here experimenting with refrigerated eggs producing more females.

I’d love to read that! I’ll try to find it

 

[Crazy Duck Lover]

At this point my mom is fine with me incubating (she actually encourages it) as long as I have a plan of what to do with the males.

 

[Weeg]

I’d love to read that! I’ll try to find it

I'm following it, let me see if I can link it for you.

 

[Weeg]

Here you go! https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ll-her-babies-be.1501665/page-5#post-25128353