Shaws call duck incubation thread (hatch a wonderful(worthless to Ralphie) dux thread)

[WVduckchick]

Daphne did another poo, this time right on the edge of her nest, and it stunk like putrid dead dux stewed in chicken manure for a week in the upper 90's.
As I tried to flick it away with a stick, she began EATING it! What the heck?!!! She was slurping it up and flicking it around. I nearly threw up, and I did bend over and gag it was so bad. Is this normal ducky behaviour for a broody duck to ' clean up after herself/ get rid of the evidence' ?????
Sorry if I am baffling and annoying you guys with my strange duck posts

yer killin' me

 

[Julie Birb]

I'd wash it off, quick swipe with a barely moist paper towel. The bloom on my duck eggs takes more than that to rub off.



Julie, I thought of you this evening when my drake chased my juvies again. He got a slight hold of Squirt before he saw me to took off. So I had to check Squirt and Bianca for wounds and give them big hugs and kisses.



More calls, more calls!



Omg, I love it, and all the great pics. They are so cute swimming.

Aw, they got kisses and hugs. I'm so envious. Thank you for thinking of me. I would have done the same thing to both of them. Are they ok? Poor little darlings. Little Squirt and Bianca. Love their names.

 

[Julie Birb]

Oh, I cracked up the humidity on my 8 eggs left from Malibu's abandoned nest. I'm still not expecting many to hatch, but we'll see. And maybe I'll try to get the silly girl to adopt them, if any hatch. She's been a real biotch lately.

LOL!!

 

[Julie Birb]

Hubby just sent me this pic he took a couple weeks ago. Hard to believe how much they have changed so quickly
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EEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEE lookie at all dem widdle babies all lined up side by side. And then Momma.

 

[Julie Birb]

One more

So adorable. Cute how the little black one just jumped in.

 

[WVduckchick]

Aw, they got kisses and hugs. I'm so envious. Thank you for thinking of me. I would have done the same thing to both of them. Are they ok? Poor little darlings. Little Squirt and Bianca. Love their names.

Yep, they are fine. A little neck snuggle, and all is right in the world.

 

[Julie Birb]

Yep, they are fine. A little neck snuggle, and all is right in the world.

I'm very glad to hear they are fine.

Aw, that's so sweet. I bet that snuggle calms them down.

 

[GldnValleyHens]

Besides the duck eggs that I am not sure on, I've got some D'Uccle eggs cookin' in my bator, and so far so good! A lot less stressful than poo-eating ducks!

 

[Ruralhideaway]

I'm having humidity problems. A week ago we had nights in the 20s and I eas misting the air in my incubation room to get above 20%. Now its 80 and can't get below 44% running dry.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I'm having humidity problems. A week ago we had nights in the 20s and I eas misting the air in my incubation room to get above 20%. Now its 80 and can't get below 44% running dry.

Weather seems to really affect it doesn't it.