May Hatch-a-Long!

[MemeGeorge]

I'm on day 16 with my ducklings and I can't wait from 12 I've got 8 this far. Argh hurry up 12 days! lol xx

 

[Wishapup]

Morning of Day 19 - I hear faint chirping here and there. I can't tell which egg.

 

[chickenlisa]

Go Chickies Go!

Nothing yet from my 3 eggs...also morning of day 19.

 

[Wishapup]

Go Chickies Go!

Nothing yet from my 3 eggs...also morning of day 19.

Good luck!


I have my first pip now. As I expected, it's one of my own bantam mix eggs that is the "early bird." He's chirping. In my experience, the bantams always seem to be early! I have 24 bantam and 27 LF eggs.

The pipped/cheeping egg seems to be completely alone. Nothing else is happening at all out of the 51 eggs.

 

[Cynthia12]

Go Chickies Go!

Nothing yet from my 3 eggs...also morning of day 19.

Maybe, just maybe, some pips tonight..I said maybe.

 

[JenBoughtHens]

day 19 !
Silkies and EEs. (Eggs in the corner looked clear?but I left them)

 

[BirdyGirl7198]

Are leg and foot abnormalities usually genetic or something done incorrectly during incubation?? I had a lot of temperature fluctuations during incubation (the highest being 110 and the lowest being 87). Would breeding ducks with abnormalities due to incorrect incubation increase the chances of having deformed ducklings, even if incubation is perfect?? Thanks!

 

[ShadyHillFarm]

Are leg and foot abnormalities usually genetic or something done incorrectly during incubation?? I had a lot of temperature fluctuations during incubation (the highest being 110 and the lowest being 87). Would breeding ducks with abnormalities due to incorrect incubation increase the chances of having deformed ducklings, even if incubation is perfect?? Thanks!

That would be interesting to know!


And Yay for all the new fluffy peeps!

 

[BirdyGirl7198]

That would be interesting to know!

And Yay for all the new fluffy peeps! e

Hopefully the it doesn't cause any problems when it comes to breeding. Nobody wanted to buy these ducklings (understandable but so sad, they are the sweetest ducklings I've ever seen) and they're the only Welsh Harlequins that I can use for breeding stock.. One of them is paralyzed from the knee down on his left leg, but he's learned to just hop around on one leg. The other duckling has curly toes, which I tried to boot, but it kept falling off. They both seem fine and it doesn't seem to be causing them many problems, but I'd like to know if breeding them is too risky..

 

[Cynthia12]

Are leg and foot abnormalities usually genetic or something done incorrectly during incubation?? I had a lot of temperature fluctuations during incubation (the highest being 110 and the lowest being 87). Would breeding ducks with abnormalities due to incorrect incubation increase the chances of having deformed ducklings, even if incubation is perfect?? Thanks!

I've been reading it is not genetic. I am not too sure about that though. Some say X-ray during shipping can cause it. Were they shipped?