May 2020 Hatch-A-Long

[BertyRoux]

You should name it Sanders after Colonel Sanders

If I do that it'll turn out to be a cockerel!

 

[Trisseh]

I set a detached air cell duck egg and it actually hatched. I had it on its side too. The air cell settled after a while.

Awesome! There’s hope for the little one then. Haha. At least these eggs are clean (for duck eggs). The ones I got locally last time were awful filthy. :S

 

[FortCluck]

Who else has 9 hatches going at once

Some of the FC Assorted are just 2 eggs or up to 10. Only 2 clears in about 20-30 eggs

And I don't own a ruler so don't mind my lopsided drunken lines

 

[FortCluck]

Awesome! There’s hope for the little one then. Haha. At least these eggs are clean (for duck eggs). The ones I got locally last time were awful filthy. :S

I swear my ducks lay their eggs in the most disgusting places they can find they're gross

 

[Trisseh]

I swear my ducks lay their eggs in the most disgusting places they can find they're gross

Pretty sure the only reason my own ducks’ eggs stay relatively clean is because they’re locked up at night in their little house, with the goose, and she’s obsessive about mothering ALL the eggs. xD she steals them and adds them to her nest. I watched her on my webcam once, she stole the egg literally the moment it popped out of my silver appleyard.

 

[FortCluck]

Pretty sure the only reason my own ducks’ eggs stay relatively clean is because they’re locked up at night in their little house, with the goose, and she’s obsessive about mothering ALL the eggs. xD she steals them and adds them to her nest. I watched her on my webcam once, she stole the egg literally the moment it popped out of my silver appleyard.

My ducks sleep outside they won't go in at night. I just let them do their thing. They do Kay eggs in the coop but they prefer to lay them in mud

 

[kelseyk]

But ducks grow up to be, you know, ducks

Yes....but these are miniature ducks. LOL!

 

[SueT]

Treachery! Theft! While Moonshine was off her nest for her daily break, her leghorn sister got in. I took her out, she got back in. Well, I thought, maybe she'll be out before Moonshine returns, I'll grab her egg, and all will be well. But Moonshine DID return and was really upset, to say the least. I took the reluctant leghorn out (kicking and screaming) and Moonshine hopped in, and carefully inspected her clutch. No new eggs, all seems to be well.
Earlier, Trixie, the Spitzhauben pullet, had climbed in the big nest with Moonshine, (who is her 'mom, ') and laid an egg in there, which Moonshine accepted and tucked under. I removed it.

But now I see it's time to enclose the nest in a private apartment, like I did last year. There's an opening in one end, which leads to the area I am going to separate from the main coop. There's also a private door to the part of the run that will be closed off to the rest of the flock.
Moonshine's eggs are on day 9.
My incubator is on day 17---lockdown tomorrow!

 

[kelseyk]

If I do that it'll turn out to be a cockerel!

Maybe Sandy....(kinda short for Sanders and feminine)

 

[kelseyk]

Who else has 9 hatches going at once

Some of the FC Assorted are just 2 eggs or up to 10. Only 2 clears in about 20-30 eggs

And I don't own a ruler so don't mind my lopsided drunken lines

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As soon as my OE eggs get here I will have 5 hatches going on at once. I will hatch the Mayathon with you!