November 2021 Hatch-A-Long

[AusHen]

oh gee, November has just started and I do believe we need a December hatch along already. My children were really upset about loosing over half the duck eggs in the long power outage so I just ordered 36 eggs for them. Pekin, Khaki Campbell and possibly some mixes of the two. Generators and battery banks have been purchased so I I don't need to worry about any power issues in the future

 

[Angel07]

oh gee, November has just started and I do believe we need a December hatch along already. My children were really upset about loosing over half the duck eggs in the long power outage so I just ordered 36 eggs for them. Pekin, Khaki Campbell and possibly some mixes of the two. Generators and battery banks have been purchased so I I don't need to worry about any power issues in the future

We had a power outage too. We’ll see in the next few days if it affected the duck eggs. I chucked out a couple of eggs 2 night ago and they were still alive but they looked dead. They looked about a week behind the rest and when I told dad that they were still alive he asked if I’d stuffed up the dates and thought I was hatching chickens

 

[gimmie birdies]

I didn't think about power outs, but I do have 2 broodies.

 

[artbykarenehaley]

oh gee, November has just started and I do believe we need a December hatch along already. My children were really upset about loosing over half the duck eggs in the long power outage so I just ordered 36 eggs for them. Pekin, Khaki Campbell and possibly some mixes of the two. Generators and battery banks have been purchased so I I don't need to worry about any power issues in the future

I'm so sorry you lost your other duck eggs, I hope your one duckling is not too lonely.
I'm glad you got a generator and a battery bank! We also have a back up power source. I hope I don't have to use it tonight and that all goes well. Weather alert in my area
It's a car jump-box that you plug in to store a charge, it's charged and ready to go. it has an inverter with an outlet for emergency power outage situations, or for a power source while camping. It also has a little air compressor for airing up a flat tire. It can run my inc for probably six hours...

 

[gimmie birdies]

My store eggs are on about a day 4, (they would be on more days than that, but because they were older and in a fridge, I am pushing back the hatch day.) Below is a pic of one of the developing eggs. and all my eggs have veins.

I candled the 4 eggs from my hens and they were not fertile. I think the rooster is trying to mate, but hasn't been matching tails, I hope he gets it by the time the AL eggs arrive. I will keep checking the fertility and get some of my hens in there I just know it.
The AL eggs we just sent...

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Mama took the babies for a walk... yes she has her hackles up at me (was only supplying her with food). I do like the fiesty bantam mums

 

[artbykarenehaley]

Mama took the babies for a walk... yes she has her hackles up at me (was only supplying her with food). I do like the fiesty bantam mumsView attachment 2887798

Aww look at the babies! Are some of them bantam dark brahmas like mama? Is that what she is? She is beautiful!

 

[Angel07]

2 ducklings in the incubator so far. Hopefully I'll get more hatch. Both seem to look black so hopefully they throw back to the Cayuga

 

[AgnesGray]

Quickly candled the shipped duck eggs and they are all developing! Yay! It was 60 degrees in the house when I candled so I kept it short, but plan to candle our ducks' eggs tonight too. Hopefully going to be a lot of duckling cuteness happening in two weeks' time!

 

[Smiles-N-Sunshine]

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My store eggs are on about a day 4, (they would be on more days than that, but because they were older and in a fridge, I am pushing back the hatch day.) Below is a pic of one of the developing eggs. and all my eggs have veins.
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I candled the 4 eggs from my hens and they were not fertile. I think the rooster is trying to mate, but hasn't been matching tails, I hope he gets it by the time the AL eggs arrive. I will keep checking the fertility and get some of my hens in there I just know it.
The AL eggs we just sent...
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Where did you get the egg-sized insulation? I've been looking for these online but only finding quail-sized ones. PM please?