June Hatch-A-Long! (Blue Ameraucanas for me!)

[Molpet]

So today is day 3 for my goose eggs. I wiped the dirty one but didn't want to wash the bloom off. I hope it's not too dirty?!?! Never done geese so it's all new. I found an article here on temp, humidity and so on.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!

NPIP has washing eggs...
also here is an interesting read: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/it-occurred-to-me-crazy-egg-idea.1155066/

 

[mama duckie]

Hi all
My duckies hatched ...both needed help due to shrink wrapping. The second to come out though had some issues with malformations and died peacefully last night
This little, little sweetie duck is named Grover...

And darling Charlie...

We have to search out and find a friend or two for Grover.
CABINHOLLOWNC, your chicks are so sweet , did any more eggs hatch?

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Yea! Babies!!!!

 

[MillersFarm]

Howdy! i just finished setting 8 khaki campbell duck eggs under my broody white barred rock, already a couple are forming! Just the thought of a chicken raising ducks gets me all excited. We tried hatching 14 duck eggs with an incubator but only two made it. one with a deformed leg, So we're hopping that a chicken will do better! we just also had a Jersey giant hatch out 16/16 eggs, Though unfortunately we lost 4 do to failure of getting under their mom for the night. Soo yeah we hope that at least six will hatch!

 

[mama duckie]

That is so exciting! I can't wait to see how they go. All the best! We are throwing out our incubator.

 

[Mama Bay]

23 eggs in lockdown! Fingers crossed everything goes well

 

[CABINHOLLOWNC]

Hi all
My duckies hatched ...both needed help due to shrink wrapping. The second to come out though had some issues with malformations and died peacefully last night
This little, little sweetie duck is named Grover...
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And darling Charlie...
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We have to search out and find a friend or two for Grover.
CABINHOLLOWNC, your chicks are so sweet , did any more eggs hatch?

"Grover"...that is the perfect name for him. He is just too cute!!!

Sadly, no more eggs hatched. I gave them till this morning. What can I say...shipped eggs.

I did decide to get 12 more eggs from a family owned small hatchery in TN (right over the hill from me) last night. I got 2 Olive Eggers, 4 Easter Eggers and 6 French Blue Copper Marans eggs. All are fresh eggs gathered yesterday and the day before and some were gathered while I was there. Here is a picture of them...I think they are very pretty!

 

[CABINHOLLOWNC]

23 eggs in lockdown! Fingers crossed everything goes well

Good luck! Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

 

[CABINHOLLOWNC]

Howdy! i just finished setting 8 khaki campbell duck eggs under my broody white barred rock, already a couple are forming! Just the thought of a chicken raising ducks gets me all excited. We tried hatching 14 duck eggs with an incubator but only two made it. one with a deformed leg, So we're hopping that a chicken will do better! we just also had a Jersey giant hatch out 16/16 eggs, Though unfortunately we lost 4 do to failure of getting under their mom for the night. Soo yeah we hope that at least six will hatch!

Post some pictures of your new babies! Who can get enough of cute chick pics??? Can't wait to see mama Chicken with her duck babies!

 

[MayhemMarr]

Y'all I have a Broody duck hatch day is next month but does it still count? She is on 3 pekin/rouen cross eggs and a Toulouse egg