The Duck Thread

[Tlmcq]

I hope so too

 

[yoopergirl1211]

Great news! We have at least 5 internal pips or peeps or whatever they are called!!!!I can't even say how excited I am. My daughter is a mess and we did find a few quitters but we're definitely getting babies!!!

 

[Tlmcq]

Alright! As long as they're noisy in there they're good....So happy for you. Can't wait to see those lil ones following mama around

 

[Tlmcq]

What an awesome experience you've shared with your daughter, too.

 

[yoopergirl1211]

Bonus we went and checked on a broody chicken and we have a bunch of babies under her early!! They are so cute!!! My cursed Thursdays have been lifted!!!!!!

 

[Tlmcq]

Yay! Just like nature to throw a curve, especially when it comes to new babies.

 

[Tlmcq]

Sometimes early sometimes late, but always right on time when you get lil fuzzy balls of joy out of it!

 

[yoopergirl1211]

I was so bummed! I told hubby I was just going to assume no one would hatch and be happy if any do. Hes kinda bummed he's out of town. It takes awhile for ducks to hatch after internal pip right?

 

[haileebucket]

My BROODER set up paint tray with mettle liner so duck water doesn't spill in to pine shavings. Thermometer in the middle other half is in my room so I know what the BROODER temp is. I also have an extra storage tote when I'm cleaning the brooder I can set the other one up and keep the ducklings warm. today I took the ducklings outside with me and filled up the kitty pool so they could swim while I cleaned up their brooder. last year when I was doing ducklings I had a hard time keeping they're brooder clean because they poop so much and they're so messy and they like to play in their water so I found this guy's YouTube video of how to set this up. As a lot of you know ducklings love to play in their water so their shavings would get really dirty and wet so it would be a daily ritual to clean their brooder and replace most or all of the shavings at least twice a day. what that set up I've only had to do it one time in the one week I've had them. So I wanted to share this with you

 

[Tlmcq]

Yes can be 24 from internal then external can even be another 24 to fully hatch out...That's in incubator...Not positive if it's same for mama hatch but would say close to it.