The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[ImpulsiveFarmer]

Someone had to have been sitting on a few eggs. I have never owned ducks, but have been told they will start a clutch and leave them for a fairly long period of time the first few to several days until they have what they think is a full clutch, then start sitting full time - not unlike most birds when left to their own devices, so their eggs hatch close together.

I don't think that's the case here. I gather the eggs daily and any I'm not sure of the age get tossed. The ducks tend to lay all in one spot, but none have started setting yet, probably because I keep taking the eggs.

I found one of the girls sitting on a batch of like 20 eggs last year, too bad it was before I had the drake or I would of left her to do her thing.

 

[ImpulsiveFarmer]

Does anyone want to see my candling pictures from last night? I also have a video if I can get it to upload.

We never say no to candling pictures!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

NEW CONTEST!!!

READ THE UPDATED RULES ON GUESSING PLEASE!
GUESS at link: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...tch-5th-annual-2014-easter-hatch-a-long/0_100

Contest #16
Guess How Many Eggs Will Hatch?


10,585 eggs were set for the Easter Hatch-a-long
But, How Many Will Hatch?

ONE GUESS! & NO EDITS!
ALL EDITED POST's WILL BE Disqualified!

Give us your best guess on how many eggs will HATCH
by all BYC'ers participating in this hatch-a-long.
It includes ALL chicks, whether they are chicken, duck, goose, turkey, quail, emus, etc.
Have the closest guess and you win!




Prize:

Lovely & Convenient Egg Skelter!



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The Rules:
This contest is open to all BYC members in the U.S. and Canada

Only 1 guess per member & Number may only be used once,
(Please make sure to check through the posts to make sure that your number isn't already taken)

NO EDITS ALLOWED, Edited posts will be disqualified!
If you want to lock in a number, post it before anybody else.

Note: We do our best to get everyone to report back how many eggs will hatch. HOWEVER, We'll have to cut off the reporting at some point and that's the number we'll go with for this contest!



Be the closest to the actual Hatch total to win!

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Deadline:​

April 18th at midnight PST to submit Guess! ​

To enter your guess:
Post HERE... https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...tch-5th-annual-2014-easter-hatch-a-long/0_100


ONE GUESS & NO EDITS!
ALL EDITED POST's
WILL BE Disqualified!


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[angelobutter]

too many to quote, but the bucket of dead squirrels started out because I had one squirrel who was just destroying EVERYTHING! he was like Midas but in stead of turning everything he touched into gold he just broke everything he touched, he destroyed my bird feeder, then as if an entire bird feeder of feed wasnt enough, he eviscerated the bag of birdseed- from the bottom... even though the top was open. then he utterly destroyed a bag of trash from my car. yes that might have been tempting since i do think there was some food in there, but i literally, cleaned my car, dropped the bag on the porch, backed my car back into the garage and went to get the bag of trash and he had already spread it all over the porch and front yard. and this was all in the same day. so- he HAD to go. I got him with my pellet gun and then thought it was a waste to just have one squirrel so I got a few more to skin out and get the meat from to make a pie. unfortunately after I got a few more, my daughter got a super high fever and i spent all day worrying and forgot about the squirrels.

hence, the bucket of dead squirrels aka: perfect spot to lay eggs apparently. I don't think anyone needs to see a photo of a squirrel nestbox, but here is some squirrel damage:

 

[ronott1]

I've been stung once, by my first set of bees. Haven't been stung by this group yet, though I came close yesterday when one got stuck in my hair. I got it out without getting stung!

Good Job!

I bet you get a lot of honey this year too!

 

[foxvalleyfarm]

We never say no to candling pictures! 

Ask and ye shall receive.

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#32

Last is the porous egg. It is about the same size as the others and just as active but Im concerned that I can't see an eye spot.

 

[austinbndr28]

I'm sorry. I too have had a massive fox cruising around here. My dog has chased it off, thankfully.

Thanks. I have shot 4 already last year 6 or more and year before was like 10. I got real close to the fox but couldn't shoot because he was in front of tractors and equipment, then he ran and i missed. I was 15 feet away it was taller than my black lab/pit bull mix, if my dog was out she would chase it off or attack it. I just hope the hen lays fertile eggs he was breeding her already this year but she hasn't started laying yet.

 

[Reyvaughn]

Since we have some kitty people on here...
I have a small issue. Night, my cat who had 5 kittens this morning, has not dried them or herself. The placentas are still attached. Can I cut the cords? If so, how far from their stomachs? Do I need to do something to limit blood flow? Disinfect? I have no iodine but have triple antibiotic some place. I really have never had a cat this dumb to having babies.


ETA: Night lost a lot of weight during pregnancy. She was already a small cat - an Asian body type - and now her hips and back bone are sticking out. I am actually afraid she may not be able to nurse these kittens. She did bag up a little, but not a lot. I was going by that for when she was due. I knew it was soon, but she didn't really have enough milk - especially for 5 kittens!

BTW - Night is a blue calico. Looks like we have one orange, two blacks a blue tabby and either a black or blue calico.

 

[angelobutter]

Ok so here is a question: I just got a couple of Rcom incubators, and a friend said "they are nice, but people say they hatch more males" is this possible? i kind of dismissed it when she said it, but I just hatched norwegian jaerhons and I clearly have 1 female and 7 males. coincidence ? I always thought chickens weren't affected by the temperature, or else hatcheries would just use the "more females temperature" I am sure someone has answered this already on some other thread but thought i would get a quick answer here, plus they are cute and everyone loves pictures of chicks

 

[angelobutter]

Since we have some kitty people on here...
I have a small issue. Night, my cat who had 5 kittens this morning, has not dried them or herself. The placentas are still attached. Can I cut the cords? If so, how far from their stomachs? Do I need to do something to limit blood flow? Disinfect? I have no iodine but have triple antibiotic some place. I really have never had a cat this dumb to having babies.

not sure with kittens but with my chihuahua pups, you can clamp the cord, tie the cords with unscented dental floss and then cut them. they can bleed so some of that clotting powder is great, flour will work well in a pinch, some people use a disinfectant of some sort i think, but I just make sure everything is clean and I have never had any problems. here is a link with dog whelping, and cord tying instructions, i assume kittens are fairly similar as far as cord care. the cord info is at the bottom of the page : http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/whelping.htm

just saw your edit- if she isn't taking care of them you will have to bottle feed or find a surrogate to adopt them. http://www.2ndchance.info/orphankitten.htm