Old fashioned Broody Thread for Ducks

[stonykill]

so in other words perfect weather if you are a duck!

Here are some updated pics of my only duckling.. aka Junior.. it turned roughly 4wks old yesterday... not the best pics, mama is super protective and the weather is utter garbage.. cloudy, rainy and like 12C feakin' degrees!

 

[Going Quackers]

so in other words perfect weather if you are a duck!

Yes IF your a duck!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Here are some updated pics of my only duckling.. aka Junior.. it turned roughly 4wks old yesterday... not the best pics, mama is super protective and the weather is utter garbage.. cloudy, rainy and like 12C feakin' degrees!

Junior is beautiful!!

 

[Going Quackers]

Junior is beautiful!!

Thank you! still pretty skinny in the leg.. so i am hopeful it's a duck, it's getting on so well which is wonderful to watch, it wags now when you greet the flock!

 

[Going Quackers]

Ok operation move/steal eggs is done! I saw Lilly out taking a break and my mother and I dashed to not only check Lilacs remaining two eggs but also take some back from Lilly.. we were successful

Lilacs appear to be full.. the two that are left I can't tell if they are viable, i really suck at this candling business.. any tips? anyhow, we took 3 from Lilly that looked dark.. she still has at least a dozen..

So I doubt she'll miss a couple, besides they were Lilacs anyways...

I hope this works, these are due to hatch later on next week(june 6th+)

 

[Miss Lydia]

Ok operation move/steal eggs is done! I saw Lilly out taking a break and my mother and I dashed to not only check Lilacs remaining two eggs but also take some back from Lilly.. we were successful

Lilacs appear to be full.. the two that are left I can't tell if they are viable, i really suck at this candling business.. any tips? anyhow, we took 3 from Lilly that looked dark.. she still has at least a dozen..

So I doubt she'll miss a couple, besides they were Lilacs anyways...

I hope this works, these are due to hatch later on next week(june 6th+)

Sounds like a great move.. We'll be waiting to hear the peeps of some ducklings under Lilly and Lilac.

I am one of the worst at candling can see empty and Nasty, I never see movement or veining .

 

[stonykill]

Sounds like a great move.. We'll be waiting to hear the peeps of some ducklings under Lilly and Lilac.

I am one of the worst at candling can see empty and Nasty, I never see movement or veining .

I can see veining. I have only seen movement a few times. I'm always happy to see a large dark mass

 

[Miss Lydia]

I can see veining. I have only seen movement a few times. I'm always happy to see a large dark mass

I guess one reason I never have seen veining is because I usually don't candle unless I think something isn't right and thats usually at the end. Like Alices eggs were getting dark on the outside ,they didn't smell but made me worried they may explode in her nest.

 

[stonykill]

I guess one reason I never have seen veining is because I usually don't candle unless I think something isn't right and thats usually at the end. Like Alices eggs were getting dark on the outside ,they didn't smell but made me worried they may explode in her nest.

true. I've never seen veining from a broody's eggs, because I don't candle their eggs often. Many times I never candle their eggs. Incubated eggs I candle a few times during the cycle.

 

[Sasa]

Your chicken is raising a duck? that's so cute! What kind of a duck is that?