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[RubyNala97]

Finally caught up!...

So I have news....I am hatching some of TJ's Mille Fleur D'Uccles! Yay!!!!! So excited! And miracle of miracles my husband's not grumbling about the money spent. Testing her bantam ameraucanas too! Eek! 21 days can't go fast enough.

That's awesome! Good luck. I love Mille Fleur D'Uccles!! Can't wait to see pics!

I'm soooooo jealous! I planned to get some of hers, but when I listed my turkey for sale, I got a reply from a lady with a small farm nearby me. She raises several SQ breeds. And guess what is on her list? SQ Mille Fleur D'Uccles!! So I'm getting some from her next spring. Please post pics when yours hatch!

Lucky dog! If I ever get more coops and runs....you know the drill.

Here are the results from my week of weighing 4 eggs, just sitting on my kitchen counter, to test weight loss: The larger eggs with good shell condition lost less than a tenth of a gram per day, just over half a gram in a week. The small egg had a really good shell, nice slick bloom on the egg, and barely lost any weight over a week. The more pourous small egg lost a total of 1 gram over the week. I think I will try new eggs, and keep them in a dark, closet that is cooler than the kitchen, just for giggles. And mark air cells also.
[TR] Duck grams [/TR] [TR] 28-Sep [TD]66.3[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 29-Sep [TD]66.1[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 30-Sep [TD]66[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 1-Oct [TD]65.9[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 4-Oct [TD]65.8[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 5-Oct [TD]65.7[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 7 [TD]-0.6[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]-0.08571[/TD] [TD]loss per day[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] Golden Comet [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 28-Sep [TD]58.7[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 29-Sep [TD]58.6[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 30-Sep [TD]58.5[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 1-Oct [TD]58.3[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 4-Oct [TD]58.2[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 5-Oct [TD]58.1[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 7 [TD]-0.6[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]-0.08571[/TD] [TD]loss per day[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] Silkie/LO? [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 29-Sep [TD]37.2[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 30-Sep [TD]37.2[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 1-Oct [TD]37.1[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 4-Oct [TD]37[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 5-Oct [TD]37[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 6 [TD]-0.2[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]-0.03333[/TD] [TD]loss per day[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] Silkie - more pourous egg [/TR] [TR] 29-Sep [TD]43.1[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 30-Sep [TD]42.8[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 1-Oct [TD]42.7[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 4-Oct [TD]42.3[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 5-Oct [TD]42.1[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] 6 [TD]-1[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]-0.16667[/TD] [TD]loss per day[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR]

Very interesting! So what %'s are those? Can you do me a favor, since I don't have eggs? Wrap one in bubble wrap and stick it in a shoe box and see what the numbers are. Please????

I tossed 2 clears and 8 quitters. So I have 19 that are still going strong, nice veining and movement and the air cells look pretty good so far so that they continue to grow nicely and that I'll actually have a good hatch. I'll never wash eggs again after this, lol. The 1's that are still good were the ones that weren't quite as dirty so I didn't have to scrub as hard. Some I just wiped down and dried real quick. There was 1 I was concerned about the last time I candled so I took a quick peek at that 1 a little bit ago and he's looking real nice too. That was 1 of the dirtier eggs so it'll be interesting to see if he makes it and how he turns out if he does.

That will still be a lot of chicks!!! for your hatch!!

Ya know, this makes me wonder if there is some kind of way to "replace" the bloom, if we do wash eggs. Ruby mentioned on that FB thread they used Listerine. Seems like there would be something we could dip the eggs in, to preserve them. I'm going to have to do some research on this. My chicken eggs are usually fairly clean, but my duck must like to roll hers all around. If I don't get it early, she gets it filthy. Its just dirt, not poo, so I just wipe it off. I'd still incubate without washing the dirt, but poo is a different subject.

I read that some people that wash them, dip them in olive oil before incubating!

Ruby - there's your new title to request. Queen of Shipped Eggs!

I'm not letting this go to my head that much!!

Yes. It's to do with the woman's (mother's ) age and the month of conception.... something along those lines. I didn't seek the info before pregnancy, but looked into the gender thing after I got pregnant. If I had used that to plan, I'm not sure that I'd have the household hormonal imbalance that I do. Boys are gross, love them, but boy howdy.

3 boys here, 10 and under...oh how I know!!

My broody has a hatcher under her. We went to check on the coop and there's a hatched egg pushed out from under her and a peeper peeping away. Every few minutes you see movement up by her breast and she sticks her beak down there and pushes her back....lol I want to see her sooo bad. There's 2 more eggs under there so we are still waiting. My son says, "You would think her sitting on it like that would squish it's guts out and kill it." LOL Yup, it's proving to be an educational experience for sure!

That is so funny!! Can't wait to see pics!!

 

[Cockatrice6420]

I just went into desk top mode on my phone to type this... it's weird. But I was able to see that a few threads are taken over by symbols again.

And now I can get to the menu of moving icons!

 

[Cockatrice6420]

Wow, there's none of the hacking evident on mobile mode.

 

[napdognewfie]

There is on my phone. Check new posts.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I just went into desk top mode on my phone to type this... it's weird. But I was able to see that a few threads are taken over by symbols again.

And now I can get to the menu of moving icons!

It needs to stay away from from here....lol

 

[BYC910]

LOL, I'll never be in the top 5, or 10 for that matter. So busy these days, much less time for chatting on the internet.

I know what you mean. working on my continuing education in chicken manure relocation leaves little time for the things I really enjoy.

 

[napdognewfie]

If you ever want some extra credit...

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I know what you mean. working on my continuing education in chicken manure relocation leaves little time for the things I really enjoy.

LMAO chicken mature relocation. You kill me!

Holy crap! I looked at the forum and almost everything has turned Asian!

Ok, I'm going to bed, hoping the other two eggs are hatched out by morning. Gotta get up early to check.

 

[kwhites634]

LMAO chicken mature relocation. You kill me!

Holy crap! I looked at the forum and almost everything has turned Asian!

Ok, I'm going to bed, hoping the other two eggs are hatched out by morning. Gotta get up early to check.

Sleep fast

 

[RubyNala97]

So I had chicks that hatched a little over a week ago before this last hatch and I have one large-long brooder. I wanted to brood all together but I know the older ones would pick on the newborns. I put a piece of glass up in the middle of the brooder and put the light above it, so it would shine on both sides of the glass equally. Then put two sets of food/water dishes on each end that was cooler. In order for the chicks to stay warm they had to sleep right next to each other on either side of the glass. Well after about 3 days, I took the glass out tonight. I thought that the older ones would keep to themselves and the younger ones would do the same but nope. They are all intertwined and sleeping snuggled up together! So happy for such a smooth transition. And my little assist baby has turned out to be the runt of the litter. She's half the size of her hatch mates! I'm sure it's a girl!