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

[WVduckchick]

Id never even seen a live brahma until i met the girl who gave me the eggs im hatching but ive drooled over many pics of em...
Most everyone who has them says great things about their temperament so im hopefull!

I've only had 2 brahma roosters, no hens. They were both flock masters with my comet girls.
Big Guy was a dark, Moonshine was the light. Great boys. Moonshine had a tendency to charge me, until i broke a tree branch across his chest.

I don't think you'll be disappointed
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Hope yall don't mind adding a chicken pic to the thread. lol

I hate to spoil the fun here. . but I found Janes little gray duckling dead this morning
No idea what happened. It was laying by the waterer (it's a chic waterer the jar kind) and was soaking wet. Don't know if it died there first and the others just got it wet drinking or if it got in the other water pan and got too wet. It's a shallow pan with rocks in it so Jane can clean her bill. I used it Last year without issue so I don't know. They were zipping in and out of it yesterday. I added some more rocks just in case.
What a bummer.

Dang, just catching up here and seeing this. I'm so sorry.

The roo it came from is a blue partridge and the hens either blue partridge or gold partridge ... not 100% sure.
Hes fluffed up a bit more so not quite so moldy looking..
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No bad smell and not shipped. They came from the girl i got the brahma eggs from... i did get a pic but dont know how to "spoiler alert" and its pretty gross..

I always found my silkie eggs incubated a little different than others. Their shells were really glossy and needed lower humidity than everything else.
Sorry you lost them.

Fist two babies

Now I just have to hope none of the others need to hatch before I get home from work.

Eeeeeeeeeee!

 

[WVduckchick]

All of Howards eggs are dead but 2.
And I can only confirm life in one of those.

Good grief! What's going on??

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

I've only had 2 brahma roosters, no hens. They were both flock masters with my comet girls.
Big Guy was a dark, Moonshine was the light. Great boys. Moonshine had a tendency to charge me, until i broke a tree branch across his chest.
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Dang, just catching up here and seeing this. I'm so sorry.







I always found my silkie eggs incubated a little different than others. Their shells were really glossy and needed lower humidity than everything else.
Sorry you lost them.



Eeeeeeeeeee!

Sexy boys! I hope i end up with at least a trio. i have more brahma eggs in the bator now.

Ok... i had no idea. Thank you!
This hatch has just been awful
The last brahma to hatch has taken all day to perk up and still isnt as perky as youd expect after hatching around 8 this morning.
My co-op eggs! i dont even want to talk about it.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Good grief! What's going on??

Don't know. Maybe incomplete cam? Not sure with the size of these eggs in the Turner if maybe they aren't getting turned completely? I think tomorrow I'll throw out all the bad eggs and take out the Turner and hand turning for the rest of the time.

 

[WVduckchick]

Sexy boys! I hope i end up with at least a trio. i have more brahma eggs in the bator now.

Ok... i had no idea. Thank you!
This hatch has just been awful
The last brahma to hatch has taken all day to perk up and still isnt as perky as youd expect after hatching around 8 this morning.
My co-op eggs! i dont even want to talk about it.

Not saying that's what happened with your silkies, just pointing out my experience with them.
Hope your little one perks up.
And ok, I won't ask about the other eggs.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Not saying that's what happened with your silkies, just pointing out my experience with them.
Hope your little one perks up.
And ok, I won't ask about the other eggs.

Oh I know
I appreciate your input!

 

[Pyxis]

All of Howards eggs are dead but 2.
And I can only confirm life in one of those.

Darn Collect more and set them? His girls should be fertile for three weeks.

 

[Pyxis]

Home from work and went straight to helping the duckies out. Somehow I could immediately sense this one was ready to come out.

Little dude was clearly foot over head malpositioned. No way he was ever getting out on his own.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Home from work and went straight to helping the duckies out. Somehow I could immediately sense this one was ready to come out.

Little dude was clearly foot over head malpositioned. No way he was ever getting out on his own.

Oh wow! Nice save!
You just have a knack for timing!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Darn Collect more and set them? His girls should be fertile for three weeks.

Just looked back to see how long it's been. . Howard was killed on the 8th so it would be a close call. Worth a shot though I guess.