INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[Sally Sunshine]

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Those are NOT my hands and nails though

I am not sure my hands ever seen nails that long or without dirt of some sort under them, and those soft hands, well mine are not so much soft either

 

[kwhites634]

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Those are NOT my hands and nails though

I am not sure my hands ever seen nails that long or without dirt of some sort under them, and those soft hands, well mine are not so much soft either

There ya go again! Just had to go & spill the beans. If you'd just kept quiet, nobody would've ever guessed those hands belonged to anyone but you

 

[BullChick]

I try to keep all my bent nails

I knew someone would make that joke! Someone on Facebook is selling hatching eggs. Can you tell me how to tell them how to pack them? I would hate for her to not pack them right!

Sounds like my tool box. I use screws as much as possible.

To be honest, so do I.

Duck hatching 101 please? Link with temps calendar to go by, something please and thank you. Most of what I'm finding is for chicken. Had a trio of Ancona ducks, something got both girls. I have 11 eggs that haven't been refrigerated ranging 2-10 days old. Are they too old? Complete newb on hatching. Kinda last minute. Incubators still in the box. Farm Innovators 2100. Still Air. No Turner. Picked up a candles and a indoor gage showing temp and humidity.

I can tell you that your eggs are fine to incubate. They are definitely not too old. To be honest, even the refrigerated washed eggs would probably hatch. You can find a link for incubating duck eggs on the top of the very first page.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Duck hatching 101 please? Link with temps calendar to go by, something please and thank you. Most of what I'm finding is for chicken.

Had a trio of Ancona ducks, something got both girls. I have 11 eggs that haven't been refrigerated ranging 2-10 days old. Are they too old?

Complete newb on hatching. Kinda last minute. Incubators still in the box. Farm Innovators 2100. Still Air. No Turner. Picked up a candles and a indoor gage showing temp and humidity.

WELCOME! have a look at this info to start..... HELPING OTHERS INCUBATION QUESTIONS w/answers post #85688
The incubation period for waterfowl lasts from 21 to 31 days, and females spend from 73 to more than 99 percent of each day on the nest. In the extreme case of emperor geese, females spend as much as 99.5 percent of each day on the nest. This leaves a mere seven minutes a day for other activities such as feeding. Ancona fall in the 28 day range

Storing Eggs for Incubation

It is best to incubate them within 1-2 weeks. keep them around 50-60 degrees and 75% relative humidity. (Best hatch rate is with eggs stored less than 1 week. but your ok with the ten days)

Do not put in refrigerator. Put them in an egg carton with the big end of the egg up. Then 2-3 times a day lift up one end of the carton, then the next time the other end. Do not turn upside down. You can try them, I have hatched refridg eggs and had great hatch rates, although never had duck eggs in the fridge. Let eggs warm to room temperature before putting them in incubator.

Then look at the duck section HERE
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/incubating-w-friends-helpful-notes-links-informational-post-links

and here Hatching Eggs 101

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote:
AWESOME!!!






Those are NOT my hands and nails though

I am not sure my hands ever seen nails that long or without dirt of some sort under them, and those soft hands, well mine are not so much soft either

There ya go again! Just had to go & spill the beans. If you'd just kept quiet, nobody would've ever guessed those hands belonged to anyone but you

oh well, I was once proud of my beat up callused hands, now its just a beat up body and needs a mechanic or um several

 

[kwhites634]

Quote:
AWESOME!!!






Those are NOT my hands and nails though

I am not sure my hands ever seen nails that long or without dirt of some sort under them, and those soft hands, well mine are not so much soft either

There ya go again! Just had to go & spill the beans. If you'd just kept quiet, nobody would've ever guessed those hands belonged to anyone but you

oh well, I was once proud of my beat up callused hands, now its just a beat up body and needs a mechanic or um several
You ain't stretchin' it just a teeny widdle bit?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

No

 

[Sally Sunshine]

on both accounts

 

[BullChick]

I seriously don't want more chickens. But ...

 

[BullChick]

And I did NOT say chicken butt!