OMG OMG OMG I DID IT..** PICS ADDED ** UPDATE

[Crazy4Chicks]

Ok I took a pic of the ducks I am hoping to hatch eggs from

the black one is Ebony - that's the momma
the white one is Afflac - one of the males
the pompom head one is Frodoe - he is the main breeder so I am thinking most of the babies will be his and Ebony's
this was taken this morning

so who knows what the babies will look like ( if they hatch )
my bator lost some heat in the night when I got up this morning it was reading only 95.3 - I hope that will not hurt the babies I bumped the temp up some so hopefully I can get it to warm back up.
Do Little Giants loss heat alot during the night ??

Julie

 

[WriterofWords]

My Runner took 27 days and I had only 4 eggs in there. Good luck!

 

[Crazy4Chicks]

well Ebony took the night off no eggs - so looks like we are going with 5 - this morning I turned them for the first time today - at 2:30 it will make 24 hrs for the first eggs to be in there - one day down and 24 or so more to go - I dont know how I am going to make it till - I know these eggs are going to hatch or not - I will candle them on about day 14 --

Julie

 

[Crazy4Chicks]

Ok day one was over at 2:30 today - so far so good temps seem to be holding they are kinda low first thing in the morning so I just give a little bump to the bator, humidity is still staying low - How important is the humidity?
I turned the eggs at noon for the second time they will get turned one more time before bed.
I am starting to feel better about this, I think I might be able to do this !!!

Julie

 

[homecatmom]

You will do fine Julie! Those should be some cute babies. Now I have a question (knowing little about chickens and nothing about ducks) How do you know the boy ducks are boys...other than the fact that they don't lay eggs...

Frodoe is beautiful.
Cathy

 

[Crazy4Chicks]

well I first starting to think Frodoe was a boy when he grabbed one of the chickens and tried to ummm ...well you know

but after doing alot of reading I finally figured it out by looking at the tail feathers on males they curl and on females they are short and straight - and the female is ALOT louder than the boys are - other than that I would not have a clue as how to tell

Frodoe is handsome he has changed colors 4 times now - started out as army green when he was a tiny baby

well here is a pic of the bator with my kids

Julie

 

[wilds of pa]

i like Frodoe ..love his little hat he wears...

Somebody on here should be able to help you with the hum on ducky's.

There are plenty of them on here who hatch them.

charlie

this site may help you..
http://www.duckhealth.com/hatcduck.html

 

[Crazy4Chicks]

well I am still trucking along - at 2:30 today will be the end of day 2 - and I am already going crazy how do you all do this ???? it is pretty exciting but driving me crazy to look at those little eggs just sitting there - i wonder what is going on inside them - wonder who is growing and who is not - wonder what they will look like -

now I know how the rest of you feel finally

oh well i guess I will

thanks for the link it was a great source of info.

Julie

( everyone who sees Frodoe always wonders " what is wrong with his head " - DH wanted to give him a hair cut for the longest time

 

[Smitty's Farm]

Congratulations on setting your egg.

Your ducks are soooo cute! I just love this site..........I learn something new everyday. (The reference of putting frig egg in there to help lonely egg) Good luck w/ your hatch.

 

[Crazy4Chicks]

Well out of the 5 eggs I set - 1 fresh laid and 4 from the frig - after candleing on day 11 - I have 2 little wigglies , 2 blood rings , 1 clear egg . so one of the frig babies is growing !!

they are getting so big I can really see alot of movement when I candle it is pretty cool. right now I am on day 12 - and I am dieing to see my little ones come out after the temp spike I had I thought for sure they were all goners but these two are hanging in there.

so 15 more days to go - and than I am going to clean the bator and set some chicken eggs from my banty roo and my standard size EE's - those should be little cuties LOL


Julie