The miracle egg/baby that traveled two days before hatching

[calgal98]

 

[mstricer]

I love duckies

 

[mandelaykay]

Wow! How crazy is that! What did u name him?

 

[calgal98]

It was crazy. It came about a 1000 miles by mail as a fertile egg and was pipping when I did a candling on it...LOL.

 

[SkyWarrior]

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Wow, that's different! Cute as a button, though! Definitely a viable egg!

 

[skillswife]

Oh my goodness that is so adorable! But then I have such a soft spot for duckies!

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Are you serious?? I can't believe someone sent an egg that was developed, even to the point of hatching! Imagine if the poor thing had hatched in the box

 

[calgal98]

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Are you serious?? I can't believe someone sent an egg that was developed, even to the point of hatching! Imagine if the poor thing had hatched in the box

This was discussed earlier when the egg hatched...a duck stole the egg from a brooding hen...rolled it 40-50 feet to her nest which was collected and sent. If she had thought the duck could have done it she would have candled it first...but it was kind of fun to get the duckling. It is all good, just a reallly interesting story now showing how much they CAN handle and still survive!

 

[shelleyd2008]

I don't come to the incubating forum often so I didn't see your other thread. But most 'responsible' breeders and egg shippers candle their eggs before shipping to make sure the eggs are not cracked or otherwise unusable. I just can't believe someone would mess up like that, completely un-called for.

 

[buildingmyark]

The all new Post Office Incubator! Who'd a thought! Congrats on your little surprise!