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

[iluvsedward]

When you have a broody hatch eggs how long do you wait before selling the ducklings? I dont think i have the heart to take away ducklings from a mommy but i cant keep them unless i thin my flock a little bit, which im trying to do.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

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My cockerel and pullet helping out my broody... or just cluelessly smothering her

Oh wow.. she looks very annoyed with the situation ...

 

[WVduckchick]

When you have a broody hatch eggs how long do you wait before selling the ducklings? I dont think i have the heart to take away ducklings from a mommy but i cant keep them unless i thin my flock a little bit, which im trying to do.

That's a good question. I have a customer wanting some too, and no egg production for me to hatch. With chickens, I sell what I hatch (with exceptions), and keep what the broodies hatch. I've taken chicks from chicken hens, but don't like to do it. I've only had one broody call duck, prior to this week, and lost most of her ducklings to that damn raccoon. Then Phoebe only hatched 1 of 4, so I'll keep that one. But Phoebe is on 8 eggs, due any day now. So if I'd get lucky and she would hatch several, this customer would take some, but I don't know when would be best to take them. I'm thinking the earlier, the better.
I've sold most of the ones I've incubated this year. The last broody duck hatchlings that I sold were Black Swedish, and I sold the momma with them!

 

[room onthebroom]

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OMG! OMG! OMG!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

OMG! OMG! OMG!

ROOM!!! Yer back!!!
How was yer trip?

 

[room onthebroom]

ROOM!!! Yer back!!!
How was yer trip?

I'M ALIVE!!!!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

I'M ALIVE!!!!

Always a good thing!!!

 

[room onthebroom]

Always a good thing!!!

I thought I'd be walking thru an empty parking lot in the middle of the night, but everybody was ready to go by 9pm. That was a surprise, but ok by me.

 

[room onthebroom]

Shaw, I'm BEYOND thrilled that you were able to pass on some of Howards gene pool!!!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

I thought I'd be walking thru an empty parking lot in the middle of the night, but everybody was ready to go by 9pm. That was a surprise, but ok by me.

That worked out well then!