Hi everyone, been missing the last couple days (non-stop company), so I have been trying to catch up on what's been going on with everyone!
Glad to hear that everyone has gotten at least one babe, no one is still waiting on the first are they?
Anyways I hope you all have at least one, but hoping for HANDFULS!
This AM I took out the last 6 eggs, I did do a float test a few days ago and candled again but I do believe for some reason they were never going to make an appearance, no movements, no sounds, no pips out of that bunch and considering 23 others had hatched, they should have done something by now with the conditions they had had.
SO in the end we had a 66% hatch rate, I have 20 live babes out of the 30 eggs that went into lockdown, and we are very happy with that...but now that it's all over - it feels like the day after Christmas - haha, BLAH! I want to do it again, but I promised my hubby I would wait until spring...we'll see - I'm thinking I'll change my mind,
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Grand Outcome:
- 7/7 ducklings (100% hatch on those little poopers) 6 Welsh Harlequin & 1 BO Duckling
- One little Bourbon Red turkey.
-12 chicks: 2 BO, 2 Salmon Faverolles, 3 Red Sussex X, 2 Blue Ameraucana, 3 Ameraucana/Sussex X
Chicks - 3 days old.
Have a wonderful day!
Turkey - 3 days old.