Setting duck eggs on Saturday, 8/18 - Anyone wanna join? (Set by next Saturday for chicken eggs)

[Habibs Hens]

im setting 24 chicken eggs later today can i join????

 

[Major_in_MS]

I set 19 duck eggs from Metzer Farms at 0800 on the 20th so I am a couple of days behind you. I ordered the mixed ducklings, so I don't really know what I will end up with. I'll join your hatch-along if you don't mind.

 

[yo burrill]

The more the merrier!!!!

 

[bigred7469]

Welcome aboard!!

 

[Belinda's Funny Farm]

I have never raised or eaten quail. I would be interesting to try. Do they taste like chicken (everything else is supposed to)? I think the bobwhite quails are very cute!, but I would need a permit to raise those. I am not trying anything else new until I am out of college (but I have a long list of things I want to try then). I can't wait to see the variety of babies we will all hatch.

The Bob White Quail taste a lot like chicken and are a very light colored meat. I haven't tried the home raised Corturnix yet but they are supposed to be a little darker meat. They say the quail you get in restaurants is Corturnix and it is very good. My granddaughters favorite so she is really excited about this new adventure.

 

[Pyxis]

I set 19 duck eggs from Metzer Farms at 0800 on the 20th so I am a couple of days behind you.  I ordered the mixed ducklings, so I don't really know what I will end up with.  I'll join your hatch-along if you don't mind.

im setting 24 chicken eggs later today can i join????

Sure, welcome! It'll be neat to have some more ducklings here! I wonder what you'll end up with?

Oh, and what kind of chicken eggs are you setting, or are they just mixed? We have a bunch of different breeds already.


Hey guys, I was thinking. Would you all mind posting what you are hatching and the expected hatch date? I wanna make a little chart in the second post so we can keep track and know when to expect pictures of little fuzzy butts!

 

[yo burrill]

I have 19 Easter Eggers due Sept 12th.

 

[Pyxis]

I have 19 Easter Eggers due Sept 12th.

Added to the post! Now to get everyone else's!

 

[bigred7469]

Great news just candled my 12 eggs and 8 100% have something growing in them. 2 very good air sacks but couldnt see the chick and 2 dudes I think but I left them in till the next candle.
Also I have 7 Rhode Island Reds and 5 Wellsummer due Sept. 6th

 

[Pyxis]

Awesome! I candled mine tonight, too - I couldn't wait Out of 16, two have no development so I'm thinking they're infertile but we'll see. All the rest definitely have something going on, and for shipped eggs and a homemade incubator (and a first-time hatcher) I don't think that's half bad! Some seem to be farther along than the rest but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it