South Carolina

[Cpntherfan]

Is anyone else going to the Gaston Swap?

And you know I am

 

[Moonchild]

Thanks for the advise on the Spurs...I hope this tones down his big blue butt....Again remember if anybody knows anybody for the Big Roo Please Hoolllllaaaa!!!

 

[Patsy29332]

I am going with some extra Dorking and Ameraucana pullets/cockerels! I can't wait to see everyone again and meet more of you!

 

[momd29]

You can do it lil' duckling..

My little duck egg needs some prayers!!! It was due to hatch LAST friday and apparently is trying to hatch right now! DH texted me at a couple hrs ago. I had completely given up on it and was about to turn the inbubator off last night and forgot. So I didn't add water last night either..AHHH I don't think the humidity is high enough and I'm stuck at work! So say some prayers that little duckie will be ok!

 

[Lroach711]

Lil duckling didn't make it I have no idea when it pipped today since I was at work..so it might have been trying for a long time. Plus it didn't help that it decided to pip on the wrong end. Overall, it was a bad incubation since I had to stick it in my old incubator and the thermometer in there is really hard to read. Better luck next time I guess! My broody is still sitting on 10 call duck eggs and 4 chicken eggs so about 2 more weeks and I should have duckies and chickies. I'm going to take the call eggs from her and hatch them in my brinsea though. I don't trust the other chickens not to peck them to death.

 

[momd29]

aww so sorry.. I was really hoping it would make it..

Lil duckling didn't make it I have no idea when it pipped today since I was at work..so it might have been trying for a long time. Plus it didn't help that it decided to pip on the wrong end. Overall, it was a bad incubation since I had to stick it in my old incubator and the thermometer in there is really hard to read. Better luck next time I guess! My broody is still sitting on 10 call duck eggs and 4 chicken eggs so about 2 more weeks and I should have duckies and chickies. I'm going to take the call eggs from her and hatch them in my brinsea though. I don't trust the other chickens not to peck them to death.

 

[Patsy29332]

Lil duckling didn't make it I have no idea when it pipped today since I was at work..so it might have been trying for a long time. Plus it didn't help that it decided to pip on the wrong end. Overall, it was a bad incubation since I had to stick it in my old incubator and the thermometer in there is really hard to read. Better luck next time I guess! My broody is still sitting on 10 call duck eggs and 4 chicken eggs so about 2 more weeks and I should have duckies and chickies. I'm going to take the call eggs from her and hatch them in my brinsea though. I don't trust the other chickens not to peck them to death.

Awww...I was rootin' for the li'l ducky...

 

[dixiebeast]

Aww...so sorry for lil ducky!!

Lil duckling didn't make it I have no idea when it pipped today since I was at work..so it might have been trying for a long time. Plus it didn't help that it decided to pip on the wrong end. Overall, it was a bad incubation since I had to stick it in my old incubator and the thermometer in there is really hard to read. Better luck next time I guess! My broody is still sitting on 10 call duck eggs and 4 chicken eggs so about 2 more weeks and I should have duckies and chickies. I'm going to take the call eggs from her and hatch them in my brinsea though. I don't trust the other chickens not to peck them to death.

 

[Avonshire]

Hi! I am in SC and just had my first hatch. It was disastrous. 7 eggs, 1 is alive but with severely curled toes, 1 I had to cull and one that pipped, started to zip and then died. I don't want to use the same eggs again. Any suggestions on where I could get eggs close to Laurens?

 

[dixiebeast]

Welcome and sorry you had a bad hatch...but it is not always the eggs...slight variences in temp and humidity can cause problems also...I learned alot in my first few hatches!! I am in the area along with KrisH on here....Then there is Huckleberry Farm in Greenwood...What breeds are you wanting?

And curled toes can be helped...take a bandaid and place the pad part under the foot...spread the toes out correctly and stick the flaps over them to hold in place...may take a couple tries and an extra pair of hands but I have had a few and after a couple days there is a huge improvement!!

Hi! I am in SC and just had my first hatch. It was disastrous. 7 eggs, 1 is alive but with severely curled toes, 1 I had to cull and one that pipped, started to zip and then died. I don't want to use the same eggs again. Any suggestions on where I could get eggs close to Laurens?