This is what happens... We have peepers!

[Kiki]

This is awesome — More ducklings, please! @Texas Kiki, you're like one of those parasites (in a good way) that strikes as soon as the immune system/self control is lowered in the slightest... then, BAM! Infected.

I blame it all on Batty.

 

[sumi]

I'm already looking forward to the first candling session. I'm going to wait until day 7 or so though.

Haha good luck day 5 is usually the longest I can go. and I can see veins.

Day 7! You are going to miss so much.

I'm probably going to cave under the pressure and candle at day 4 or something

 

[Conan]

I blame it all on Batty.

She really is the worst. An all out bird hoarder if I've ever seen one.

 

[Conan]

I'm probably going to cave under the pressure and candle at day 4 or something

Probably wise. Kiks won't let you sleep, otherwise. She'll badger you til you break.

 

[sumi]

It was NOT intentional I swear! We we having a little taste test comparison here on BYC duck eggs vs chicken eggs vs backyard vs store bought vs quail eggs vs turkey eggs etc. and @Texas Kiki somehow accidentally ended up with balut eggs in the process and the rest is history I have never hatched anything in my life!

Yeah, and that little rebel Kiki decided to hatch the eggs instead I was thinking of that yesterday actually and thank all that is holy that she decided to candle those eggs... Can you imagine?

I've hatched loads of chicken eggs, but only 1.5 sets of ducks. The first was a 100% hatch and the second I had to hand over the bunch to a friend halfway through as we had to move house suddenly

 

[sumi]

Probably wise. Kiks won't let you sleep, otherwise. She'll badger you til you break.

I can already feel her breathing down my neck here! lol

 

[sumi]

Bantering aside, many of you know I'm a huge Brinsea fan, but so far I'm not as happy with the Maxi II eco, compared to my previous Eco 20. It takes ages to recover temperature when I open the lid and I had to fiddle quite a bit to get the humidity in the 40% range. All good now though, but that temperature drop is a worry when I need to roll the eggs.

 

[Glitterchicks]

Probably wise. Kiks won't let you sleep, otherwise. She'll badger you til you break.

 

[Glitterchicks]

Bantering aside, many of you know I'm a huge Brinsea fan, but so far I'm not as happy with the Maxi II eco, compared to my previous Eco 20. It takes ages to recover temperature when I open the lid and I had to fiddle quite a bit to get the humidity in the 40% range. All good now though, but that temperature drop is a worry when I need to roll the eggs.

How often do you roll them? How much? I will do this one day... ONE day, not today.

 

[sumi]

How often do you roll them? How much? I will do this one day... ONE day, not today.

Gosh, a few times a day. Roll them right over to the opposite side of the egg. Most people call this turning, but I don't turn them, I roll them lol