Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[stillmecle]

QJ, I have no idea. It doesnt seem fair to me. We have another male though luckily. So we can have more pups later. This is my fave dog though!
Marty, I would love more duck eggs! My I have those welsh coming, and some goose eggs. And duckies coming next month. Im all set thanks though hun!

So sorry DG. Parents can sometimes be hard to understand at times.

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

I've pretty much decided I need to stay out of that place for a couple months. If they end up having runners then I'm in trouble. Luckily our TSC is not very rural and they don't get a whole bunch of variety.

Ours is a Del's/TSC and they are getting runners this year. Just so you're forewarned.

 

[country_girl011]

Sorry I disappeared earlier. I was at work....bosses and such....

I tried getting pics of candling, but my cell phone didn't work very well. So I float tested about 30 minutes ago and they were all dead.

No happy campers here. Now we have to start over, but can't get any eggs until I get paid again.

That also puts me at 2 of 69 eggs hatched, with only 1 survivor, a serama chick.

the same thing happened to me last week.
i had set 21 eggs the begining of the month.
only 2 developed.
they died 2 days before lockdown

 

[country_girl011]

Do you think so?? I don't know anyone with Partridge Cochins. Should I get the bantem or regular size? I know they are good sitters, I had three while my mom and dad were gone for 5 weeks, and one actually sat a nest and hatched out baby cochins from under my giant quince bush! I was SO shocked!

bantams for sure
i love ours !

 

[bakingintherain]

I won my weirdo chickens on eBay!!!!

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

Good Morning All !!! Wowzers there is alot of shipping going on

How am I going to keep all you guys straight ???

CUTE Turkey Pics !
&
Some cool WA Tribe names:
Chinook
Duwamish
Muckleshoot
Nooksack
Quinault
Squaxin
Swinomish
Tulalip

Great ideas for bird names!

 

[country_girl011]

That would be good indeed!

I just didn't something really stupid. I was getting ready to candle my turkeys again, when the littlest one needed me urgently, so I put the egg in an empty spot (there aren't many) and shut the lid. Turns out, the thermostate or something crunched a wee spot in the egg, since i put it in the middle (which I avoid with large eggs when the turner is in). I don't think it broke the membraine, but theres a baby in it, and I don't want to lose one of my halfway+ eggs!

Is there anything I can do ?? Tape?? Wax??? Just don't want it to lose the moisture or get infected.

if it didnt seem or leak any fluid use bees wax or a white crayon and seal it up .

 

[bakingintherain]

i've been so busy with my eggs on lock down i forgot to check my ones that are a week behind

going to candle be back soon!

 

[Marty1876]

My DHs brother lives in Coalville WA. Will be up there for 2.5 weeks this coming Christmas. Never been there yet. FYI to you WA folks.

 

[Marty1876]

if it didnt seem or leak any fluid use bees wax or a white crayon and seal it up .

Will cheese wax work? I've got lots of that. (I make cheese too)