"Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

[Sally Sunshine]

OMG! Newly hatched showgirls are NOT cute! My daughter was watching it hatch with me. When it emerged from the shell it was all like pulsing slime and no feathers on its neck and most of its head. And she got this horrified look on her face. She was all like "Mom! I think we need to put it back in the shell. It's not finished yet!"

Ok. 15th day of April. I just placed 17 duck and 57 chicken eggs in the incubator. Yes that's more than my Easter hatch

The chicks due on the 6th and ducks on the 13th.... Oh great. Another hatch on a day I'll be gone most of the day. Field trip with my son on the 13th

FRIDAY THE 13TH

for those who are scared of that date

hmmmm wonder where you could be going on friday 13th? giggles..... not like a farm or better yet butcher shop?

Ok. Now that I've given my entry info I need help. I've never done duck eggs. Much less duck eggs with chicken eggs together. I know duck eggs need to be at around 50% humidity but temp is about the same right? Do I turn them the same? I'm laying all flat and hand turning them. I've got an extra temp/humidity gauge for double coverage so that's covered.

Sooooo.... Suggestions will be very welcome

advice. I know I should of put the duck eggs in a week before but collection rates didn't let me.

They candle the same right???

you have to watch air cells same as chickens, sometimes breeds can be hard to loose weight!!

DUCKS​

• Candling Duck Eggs http://www.metzerfarms.com/Candling.cfm
• DUCK ASSISTING VIA CANDLES post #79130
• Fertile Duck Egg Pics post #64686

• Introduction to Keeping Ducks
• INCUBATING DUCK EGGS images complete post #46755
• Incubating and Hatching Duck Eggs Metzer Farms CLICK HERE
• Duck, Duck GooseA basic guide to caring for your new waterfowl
  http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/uploads/3/8/2/7/3827958/guidetoraisingducksgeese.pdf
• Mule Ducks or Moulards http://www.metzerfarms.com/MuleDucks.cfm
• http://farmersalmanac.com/home-garden/2016/02/01/best-days-to-set-eggs-in-2016/
• Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks provides vital information for anyone wanting to keep ducks. HERE
• Incubating & Hatching Muscovy Eggs
• Keeping duck water clean post #47877
• Casportspony Scovy malpositions assists post #43908
• Heathers Call DUCK assist post #43902
• Duckling was high risk for yolk sac infection, dipped it's umbilicus in chlorhexidine and gave it Baytril. post #35400 Chlorhexidine post #35432
• Incubating Duck eggs http://theharriedhomemakerpreps.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-to-incubate-shipped-duck-eggs.html
• DUCKS can have Spraddle leg too! post #15184 post #1535
• Ducks Gees NIACIN post #73000
• How much Cold can a DUCK take?http://wholefedhomestead.com/what-temperature-can-a-duck-survive/
• Rens Duck HATCH post #42494
• Duckling navel wry neck? NOPE yolk infection! post #16089
• Duckling Care links ​
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  click here Duckling Care
• KEEPING DUCK BROODER CLEAN​
  https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/duckling-care-brooder-ideas post #1221
• Raising Ducklings To Ducks
• Duckling Care & Brooder Ideas
• Duckling Care and the Ancona Breed
• PALLET DUCK HOUSES post #16063

• Keeping Muscovy Ducks
• Common Muscovy Health Problems
• Foot and Leg Problems in Waterfowl - Niacin Deficiency
• Waterfowl Housing – Coop & Run Designs & Plans For Ducks, Geese, Etc.
• The Cuticle removal for those big eggs and Duck eggs? post #25379
• Overcoming late mortality when hatching Peking duck eggs post #20952
• MUDDY DUCK egg discussions post #17018
• Fancy ducks https://www.backyardchickens.com/g/a/6321490/my-waterfowl-collection/
• Duck/Geese Chicken Diapers HOW TO and buy post #71548

My last 2 pictures. These are from my replacement chicks my husband got me after the coop fire that killed 16 babies.

CUTEEEEEEEE

Quote: giggles!!!!!

your doing good, you are learning! we all go through that!
I am trying to keep adding good air cell images and candle images to this page under the candling section, its in a spoiler says candles or something

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...riends-come-hatch-learn-chat-meet-new-friends

Quote: I havent been doing so well the past two weeks, praying I can soon enough!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Mike

I am calling you in a bit

 

[mlm Mike]

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[TJordan]

@sally. Yep. You nailed it. Going to the learning farm. With 5 year olds!!!! Help.

Good news is when they talk about chickens my son will be able to answer easy. Crazy chicken woman= crazy chicken kids

Thanks for the duck info. I pray these hatch well. My friend wants done hatched and ran out of room in her incubators... Yes she has several going right now.

 

[melaniekemp]

@Sally Sunshine
Ohh! Ok cool. Good deal. Next time I will try to get you some pics for your site. I did take a video of my first chick hatching. Since it was my first ever hatch : )
Oh sweet mother of pearl; Freudian slip much? I said "...next time..." Someone pray for me...

 

[chickendreams24]

@Chaos18 Got two hatched and snoozing happily under Mama Heating Pad. Um, I did enter this, didn't I? Got one little Cream Legbar cockerel and one Olive Egger, gender as yet unknown. Pics posted a few pages back in the thread....

I'm glad you got the ones you did too bad the legbar isn't a pullet the girls would love to see colored eggs I bet. Idk if you have EE I forget. Do you plan to keep him?

So awesome to do this with them!!!! She is sexy!!! Mr. SExy would have loved her!!

I didn't know you have white sport legbars. I would love to expand and get more legbars she's just so sweet! And I love the autosexing and egg color. I'd also love(my dream) to find some really bright blue layers too!

 

[country lovin]

Here is a pic of three of the lavender Orpington chicks.

 

[PAchickenlover]

My Fibro hen sitting on her eggs that are due to hatch by the end of next week. She is a feisty girl. I managed to get one egg out from under her and candled it. The air cell is pretty big. Might be hatching before i think they will. I've lost track of time with working now.. lol.

This is my Svart Hona hen and one of my Black Breasted Red Phoenix Roosters that are in the same pen as my broody Fibro hen.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

The egg that was mostly zipped his morning has stopped, I see dry fluff through the crack should I do anything?

 

[chicken hawk 33]

The egg that was mostly zipped his morning has stopped, I see dry fluff through the crack should I do anything?

u should check it.I had one do that it was zipping and before it popped the cap it died