Now...for the ducks...
We had six hatch from the 15 eggs that were due 4/27. They pipped early and shrink wrapped in the cabinet, so I wet the membranes and put them in a styrafoam incubator with higher humidity.
Once they hatched, I moved them back to the cabinet to allow them to dry easier.
Chicks are also already popping.
Moved 47 chicks to the brooder in the barn this evening to make room for the new chicks hatching now.
But I kept 11 of the smaller babies in the small brooder in the incubation room. And there is a naked neck in the bunch.
Then the 4 day old ducks....3 of 11 hatched.
I think one may be crested...
That might explain why the hatch rate so low with the duck eggs.
Morris, Mattie and Maggie have a secure house for night. The pen is portable and so is the house using hooks and chain with the tractor..
We used plastic barrels for their shelter and nest box. The girls lay in the smaller barrel on the left, but all three sleep together in the bigger one.
We had six hatch from the 15 eggs that were due 4/27. They pipped early and shrink wrapped in the cabinet, so I wet the membranes and put them in a styrafoam incubator with higher humidity.
Once they hatched, I moved them back to the cabinet to allow them to dry easier.
Chicks are also already popping.
Moved 47 chicks to the brooder in the barn this evening to make room for the new chicks hatching now.
But I kept 11 of the smaller babies in the small brooder in the incubation room. And there is a naked neck in the bunch.
Then the 4 day old ducks....3 of 11 hatched.
I think one may be crested...
That might explain why the hatch rate so low with the duck eggs.
Morris, Mattie and Maggie have a secure house for night. The pen is portable and so is the house using hooks and chain with the tractor..
We used plastic barrels for their shelter and nest box. The girls lay in the smaller barrel on the left, but all three sleep together in the bigger one.