Incubators Anonymous

[DMRippy]

I think most of us quit hatching a few hatches ago....... but that is why we are here.

 

[Arielle]

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I think most of us quit hatching a few hatches ago....... but that is why we are here.

Yup!!! I just put a few turkey eggs--need to go check the pen for any last minute eggs to put in.

 

[Arielle]

Any one hatch ducks?

I had one internally pip yesterday morning.so put it in hatcher. It talks and wiggles. No external pip yet.

WHen should I help?

 

[Nsampsel]

Any one hatch ducks?

I had one internally pip yesterday morning.so put it in hatcher. It talks and wiggles. No external pip yet.

WHen should I help?

I wait about 12 hours to do the external pip for it...but I get impatient

 

[Arielle]

Quote: HAAhaaa . . . I already put a pin hole in the top with a sharp screw that is great for the job. I just pick a small hole.

Just don't want to loose this one. Have one lone duckling about 9 days old that needs another mate to make a wet mess with. CHicks are not appreciating the wet.

 

[Nsampsel]

HAAhaaa . . . I already put a pin hole in the top with a sharp screw that is great for the job. I just pick a small hole.

Just don't want to loose this one. Have one lone duckling about 9 days old that needs another mate to make a wet mess with. CHicks are not appreciating the wet.

Nope...chickies don't like wet. I have been selling my chicks & ducks faster than I can hatch them, so no lonely ducks here. They find new homes before they can soak the chicks too.

 

[Zootopia]

I quit shipping till Rayvaughn put some W/BWS AM on the 24 Hr thread. then I caved. I have been setting a few of my own turkeys but it looks like the Tom isn't doing his job. His replacement is in the bator, I did get some Bourbons they are looking good. I really should get the Sportsman back to my customer, he said he doesn't need it till next spring (That's bad

) but I am running out of room for grow out with all the different sizes. Small (a dozen or so) hatching every wk or so. Well a doz eggs in anyway, 2 to 9 hatching. I'm still working on it.
I spooked up a mallard mix blowing walks at work and snagged 6 of the 11 eggs, they are doing great, were about 2 wks in already. I've found a few stragglers, mostly the ducks have stopped laying. I wish I could find the Muscovy nest. there are 3 or 4 of them on the lake.

 

[Arielle]

I quit shipping till Rayvaughn put some W/BWS AM on the 24 Hr thread. then I caved. I have been setting a few of my own turkeys but it looks like the Tom isn't doing his job. His replacement is in the bator, I did get some Bourbons they are looking good. I really should get the Sportsman back to my customer, he said he doesn't need it till next spring (That's bad

) but I am running out of room for grow out with all the different sizes. Small (a dozen or so) hatching every wk or so. Well a doz eggs in anyway, 2 to 9 hatching. I'm still working on it.
I spooked up a mallard mix blowing walks at work and snagged 6 of the 11 eggs, they are doing great, were about 2 wks in already. I've found a few stragglers, mostly the ducks have stopped laying. I wish I could find the Muscovy nest. there are 3 or 4 of them on the lake.

You are getting desperate!! you need an intervention!!! Can I send you more eggs???

 

[DMRippy]

I quit shipping till Rayvaughn put some W/BWS AM on the 24 Hr thread. then I caved. I have been setting a few of my own turkeys but it looks like the Tom isn't doing his job. His replacement is in the bator, I did get some Bourbons they are looking good. I really should get the Sportsman back to my customer, he said he doesn't need it till next spring (That's bad

) but I am running out of room for grow out with all the different sizes. Small (a dozen or so) hatching every wk or so. Well a doz eggs in anyway, 2 to 9 hatching. I'm still working on it.
I spooked up a mallard mix blowing walks at work and snagged 6 of the 11 eggs, they are doing great, were about 2 wks in already. I've found a few stragglers, mostly the ducks have stopped laying. I wish I could find the Muscovy nest. there are 3 or 4 of them on the lake.

She tempts me every time she puts them up. I had only 3 birds from another breeders eggs. 2 were roos and 1 pullet. I roo was killed in the pen with other roos

and then the other day the pullet just died.... not sick or anything. She died within an hour after I found her down. I sent the other roo off to the roo guy Saturday.

 

[Zootopia]

She tempts me every time she puts them up. I had only 3 birds from another breeders eggs. 2 were roos and 1 pullet. I roo was killed in the pen with other roos

and then the other day the pullet just died.... not sick or anything. She died within an hour after I found her down. I sent the other roo off to the roo guy Saturday.

Wow,sorry to hear that. Sounds like my luck with the Delaware and BJG. The Delly won't hatch for me and the Giants hatch late w/leg problems I can't fix. I know it is more my inexperience at hatching than anything else and it is frustrating that I am killing all these beautiful (not inexpensive) babies.

I held out for --What, like 2 weeks right? that's pretty good I guess. Arielle, you are such a great support, what with all the eggs from you I already have in the bator.

DH is griping about where we are going to put turkey poults already