Mare's Big Scary Duck Hatching Adventure! (Now a rabbit chat thread)

[EmmaRainboe]

Well after they hatch some time let me know when you are leaving your house so I can come kidnap some. TIA.

 

[CHlCKEN]

Well after they hatch some time let me know when you are leaving your house so I can come kidnap some. TIA.

That calls for a road trip.

 

[EverythingDucks]

Well after they hatch some time let me know when you are leaving your house so I can come kidnap some. TIA.

I'll be joining you

 

[Kiki]

When the incubator arrives...plug it on and learn it for a few days.


Do you need practice eggs?

 

[Painted Calls]

When the incubator arrives...plug it on and learn it for a few days.


Do you need practice eggs?

I will definitely do that and post pics/vids/questions here!

Practice eggs turn into babies that need more space lol.

 

[Corbdee]

Thought I'd go ahead and start a thread to follow my very first experience with ducks.

Let's preface this with I'm a chicken person. I have never owned ducks. I have been reading and learning, but I am positive that I will have a million questions along the way. Most likely two million concerns.

This spring, a couple friends will be shipping me Call eggs to hatch. I've never used an incubator either. So that's scary. I have noticed that they seem 10x more complicated than a broody. There will be so many questions regarding that. Most likely mainly that.

Once I hopefully hatch these tiny cute things, the rest *should* be smooth sailing. Until then I'll be a nervous wreck.

I already have a nice pen and house. Need to put in a pond. Going to look at a preformed liner here soon. Plans are to put a drain in it and run PVC below it and out of the pen. That way cleaning is easier. I will log all that process here as it happens.

I ordered an incubator yesterday. Let the anxiety fun begin!

@Conan @shawluvsbirds @The Moonshiner

Ooh sweet! I’ll join in! I’ve got my own hatch a long going on too.

 

[Corbdee]

Wonderful! You, @Corbdee and I will be doing frantic duck research together.

I ordered mine in January but I still feel like a new parent (even though ive had ducks before!) who knows absolutely nothing. I’m going crazy. I haven’t even chosen a coop!

Yep! Hatching ducks are my favorites of them all to hatch

 

[Corbdee]

You know we'll demand pictures the whole time

X2!!!

 

[Corbdee]

I will definitely do that and post pics/vids/questions here!

Practice eggs turn into babies that need more space lol.

I can relate

 

[Corbdee]

@Kiki at some point could I hatch some of your eggs?? Not in the near future but *at some point* lol. I know you have quail...that would be fun. I’ve done quail once. I see people talking to you about sending eggs all the time. If not that’s completely fine