The Broody Duck Thread for 2014

[Lacrystol]

I had the hardest experience last night. i was examining the broodies eggs for any signs of hatching. In the back of the nest there was an egg with no shell and just membrane. I thought it was dead and picked it up and some yolk leaked out of a huge tear. I was about to rid of it and then... it kicked. i had no idea how old the duckling was and i knew there was no chance it would survive. I held the kicking membrane in the egg and let it die in my hands. When i did an eggtopsy(not really because i knew how it died) i found a beautiful cayuga duckling about three days until hatch.... egg tooth and all. it looked so peaceful and we buried it outside the run. It was hard to watch it die in my hands but there was no way in the world it would have made it.

OMG, that sounds aweful... Wow.

 

[luvmypets]

OMG, that sounds aweful... Wow.

It was but in a way it wasnt. I was upset but the baby fought for a half hour kicking. But the veins were to big to help and the yolk was still attached but out of the egg. And i never thought i could do an eggtopsy but it wsnt as bad as i thought. And i got past a barrier i thought it would take me years to cross.

 

[121zues]

I had the hardest experience last night. i was examining the broodies eggs for any signs of hatching. In the back of the nest there was an egg with no shell and just membrane. I thought it was dead and picked it up and some yolk leaked out of a huge tear. I was about to rid of it and then... it kicked. i had no idea how old the duckling was and i knew there was no chance it would survive. I held the kicking membrane in the egg and let it die in my hands. When i did an eggtopsy(not really because i knew how it died) i found a beautiful cayuga duckling about three days until hatch.... egg tooth and all. it looked so peaceful and we buried it outside the run. It was hard to watch it die in my hands but there was no way in the world it would have made it.

oh gosh that's terrible. I'm so sorry

 

[luvmypets]

Happy news. I decided to do one more candle before her eggs hatch because I now know they are close because the duckling that passed gave some insight. I candled two and I couldn't see an aircell. Put the eggs up to my ear and heard clicking. Her eggs are close to hatch...got to sit on my hands now. Her other two eggs haven't pipped yet but im hoping they are late bloomers.


Im so excited!

 

[121zues]

Happy news. I decided to do one more candle before her eggs hatch because I now know they are close because the duckling that passed gave some insight. I candled two and I couldn't see an aircell. Put the eggs up to my ear and heard clicking. Her eggs are close to hatch...got to sit on my hands now. Her other two eggs haven't pipped yet but im hoping they are late bloomers.


Im so excited! e

so what's going on?

 

[luvmypets]

so what's going on?

Last night all eggs were tapping and 2 external pips! Hoping for babies!

 

[luvmypets]

the peices are coming together. She started with 7 eggs. One got squished. One went missing. And mom killed three as they were hatching. She is 1st timer and didnt know what to do. So i made a huge decision. I took her eggs and put them under a broody hen. She has two ex pipped ducklings who were getting squished last night we had 3 and today we have 2. I dont know if this was right but mom was squishing them as they were hatching. The death scene was the same. No shell just squished duck in membrane. I am praying the hen will save the babies

 

[121zues]

the peices are coming together. She started with 7 eggs. One got squished. One went missing. And mom killed three as they were hatching. She is 1st timer and didnt know what to do. So i made a huge decision. I took her eggs and put them under a broody hen. She has two ex pipped ducklings who were getting squished last night we had 3 and today we have 2. I dont know if this was right but mom was squishing them as they were hatching. The death scene was the same. No shell just squished duck in membrane. I am praying the hen will save the babies

that's awful. I'm sorry I had a couple like that last time it kills me to go out there and find perfect little ducklings dead. I hope your hen hatches the last ones out good for you

 

[luvmypets]

Tha

that's awful. I'm sorry I had a couple like that last time it kills me to go out there and find perfect little ducklings dead. I hope your hen hatches the last ones out good for you

thanks is this sw

 

[121zues]

Tha
thanks is this sw

I have no idea I wouldn't begin to be able to tell