The Duck Thread

[caesargirl]

Peep, Queen of the doubles, has 16 viable eggs in this nest!!!!

 

[casportpony]

Peep, Queen of the doubles, has 16 viable eggs in this nest!!!!

-Kathy

 

[needlessjunk]

Peep, Queen of the doubles, has 16 viable eggs in this nest!!!!

Ekkk! Can't wait to see how many come out of it this time.

 

[caesargirl]

Ekkk! Can't wait to see how many come out of it this time.

Lol! I'm a scared! Math time: last clutch:
8 eggs, 13 babies, 5 were doubles
16 eggs, 10 doubles.....
You'll be adopting how many?!?!?!?

 

[casportpony]

Quote: If you do have doubles this time, I suggest that you have someone there to witness it. I suspect many people in the poultry industry would be quite interested.

-Kathy

 

[caesargirl]

If you do have doubles this time, I suggest that you have someone there to witness it. I suspect many people in the poultry industry would be quite interested.

-Kathy

I'm saying that the 29th is when she started to sit. It's a very close guess. I tried putting up my neighbors trailcam, she stayed off the nest all day... Cam down. How do I document?? I have made sure to do exactly what I did last time, nothing. I candled 1 egg this morning. Momma rolled eggs out that were no good last time, I figured she'd do the same this time. Do you think if I tried a cam again closer to hatch she might not object?

 

[City farm]

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So we just started getting eggs last week (17 weeks old) 1 confirmed chicken, 1 unidentified chicken (1 of our 2 EE since it was a green egg) and an unidentified duck. This morning when I went to let them out and there were 2 duck eggs. Can anybody help me figure who's laying? We have 2 Rouen & 1 Peking.

They both look the same.. Younger egg's typically are smaller in the beginning..

 

[WVduckchick]

I'm saying that the 29th is when she started to sit. It's a very close guess. I tried putting up my neighbors trailcam, she stayed off the nest all day... Cam down. How do I document?? I have made sure to do exactly what I did last time, nothing. I candled 1 egg this morning. Momma rolled eggs out that were no good last time, I figured she'd do the same this time. Do you think if I tried a cam again closer to hatch she might not object?

A remote camera attached to a DVR that you could hide from her sight would be cool! Lol
Do you open alot of her eggs and find doubles also? I mean, when she isn't broody...

 

[City farm]

Peep, Queen of the doubles, has 16 viable eggs in this nest!!!!

Wow, how cool.. If it were cooler you could ship them here & we would take some!! you need to get a live feed on her as they hatch..

 

[caesargirl]

A remote camera attached to a DVR that you could hide from her sight would be cool! Lol
Do you open alot of her eggs and find doubles also? I mean, when she isn't broody...

Almost every single one. And the 3 she rolled out the last time were doubles. (Eggtopsy) we have one of the top agricultural colleges in town.... I'm tempted to call them and see if someone there might help document...?