March 2017! Hatch with us!

[WVduckchick]

I have 11 call duck eggs externally pipped! Almost half of them.

 

[orrpeople]

I have 22 cochin bantam mixed colors for sure going on lockdown tonight.  Started with 30 4 were not fertile and 4 got blood rings.  Excited to see this hatch be a success as I had a batch of 20 fail last month right after lockdown.  I'm going to be watching my incubator like a hawk. 

We will all be hoping for the very best for your chickies!

 

[orrpeople]

I have 11 call duck eggs externally pipped!  Almost half of them. 

That is fantastic!! I also love your pic of your "guest" wood duck duo! When my husband and I backpacked last summer, we spent one night at a lake with two very busy wood ducks. I was surprised to hear them hunting even at night!

 

[Birdydeb]

I have 11 call duck eggs externally pipped!  Almost half of them. 

Woot! Woot! e

I am hatching Welsh Harlequins...sexable at hatch. Drakes have a dark or black bill and females have a light bill with a black spot on tip...my two are text book perfect. I have two brooders set up to separate them. They start to lose this after 3 days.

 

[orrpeople]

I have ducklings! Woot! Woot! 2 so far! A boy and a girl! e

Great news! Keep us posted as things develop... and pictures - gotta post pictures!

 

[Birdydeb]

We will all be hoping for the very best for your chickies!

Yes! We will all be cheering on this hatch! Go little chickies go!

 

[orrpeople]

The final verdict on the zero growth Bieles (because, of course, I left them all in the incubator two more days just in case...) 2 may actually have something going on in them! (Which is why I always wait a bit, even after the first candle... and I know, I know, some of it is just blind optimism - can't help it. ) The rest were badly shaken - detached air cells, scrambled yolks. Packaging wasn't great on this shipment (most of the eggs were all shifted to one side of the box, two were broken; there just wasn't enough padding for them). And, I'm sure there was some rough treatment of the box during shipping.
As a prospective future egg shipper, I am learning a ton about the dos and don'ts of the process!

 

[HenLeia]

GREAT!

X2, Call Ducks for the win!

Let's end March with a really great hatch.

 

[WVduckchick]

Woot! Woot!

I am hatching Welsh Harlequins...sexable at hatch. Drakes have a dark or black bill and females have a light bill with a black spot on tip...my two are text book perfect. I have two brooders set up to separate them. They start to lose this after 3 days.

That's very cool! I now think I've read that, but totally forgot it! (I was wondering how you knew...lo!) Post some pics when you can!!

The final verdict on the zero growth Bieles (because, of course, I left them all in the incubator two more days just in case...) 2 may actually have something going on in them!

(Which is why I always wait a bit, even after the first candle... and I know, I know, some of it is just blind optimism - can't help it.

) The rest were badly shaken - detached air cells, scrambled yolks. Packaging wasn't great on this shipment (most of the eggs were all shifted to one side of the box, two were broken; there just wasn't enough padding for them). And, I'm sure there was some rough treatment of the box during shipping.
As a prospective future egg shipper, I am learning a ton about the dos and don'ts of the process!

Ugh.. That's a bummer. But at least you might get a couple!

 

[Cerise1924]

Woot! Woot!

I am hatching Welsh Harlequins...sexable at hatch. Drakes have a dark or black bill and females have a light bill with a black spot on tip...my two are text book perfect. I have two brooders set up to separate them. They start to lose this after 3 days.

Those are the two most adorable duck breeds!