Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[psue]

wonderful baby pictures!!! I've heard that Embden's personality depends alot on how it's raised... I hope so as thats what I'm hatching also.... HOWEVER the frezer is always an answer,lol

 

[JazminesZoo]

Thats why I put mine on the barbie & slow smoke to a yummy crisp

Even showing that farm goose who's boss, he still comes after me all the time. Once he ambushed me in fromt of the outhouse, so I grabbed that ******** by the back of the neck and rubbed its beak in the mud.

Apparently dominance moves that work on aggressive drakes don't work as well with demon ganders.

 

[JazminesZoo]

The chukars I got are just regular chukars & got them at chuckareggs.com EXCELLENTAY packing & sends all his certs with the eggs, fast friendly & a spot on guy! I ordered 290 eggs & paid $30 in shipping. He was such a great seller he actually (at no cost to me) shipped faster due to weather ! On the shipped box he paid $55 bucks to overnight it to me!


There is a trick to raising them from eggs ( I learned the hard knox way) EASY once you get the sniz

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Morning all.


DG, if he has English Orps then they were imported bloodlines which is costly. This explains the high egg cost. You can spend as much on a pair of live Eng Orp birds as you do a goose because of the expense in importing. You have to figure out if you like the English type better than the American SOP for Orps.

His responses don't sound very fishy, he sounded polite in his responses.

Marty I remember those water wigglers. I was thinking of adding the egg thermometer to the cabinet.

CG congrats on the new hatches!

 

[casslarrabee225]

Hatch day came and went yesterday. I thought I would have fluffy duckies this morning. I have half fluffy duckies. They have been preening(?) themselves in the bator and managed to get their bellies fluffed up. But their backs are still wet looking but hard. I tried using a warm wet washcloth to clean them up but don't want them to get chilled when I put them back in the brooder. Any advice? THANKS GUYS!

 

[stillmecle]

Hatch day came and went yesterday. I thought I would have fluffy duckies this morning. I have half fluffy duckies. They have been preening(?) themselves in the bator and managed to get their bellies fluffed up. But their backs are still wet looking but hard. I tried using a warm wet washcloth to clean them up but don't want them to get chilled when I put them back in the brooder. Any advice? THANKS GUYS!

Use warm wet cotton balls. Also you can run him under some warm water from the facet and then just wipe him off with a towel and stick him back in

 

[casslarrabee225]

Use warm wet cotton balls. Also you can run him under some warm water from the facet and then just wipe him off with a towel and stick him back in

They can get that wet so soon? I guess I'll give that a try. Thanks!

 

[stillmecle]

Morning all.


DG, if he has English Orps then they were imported bloodlines which is costly. This explains the high egg cost. You can spend as much on a pair of live Eng Orp birds as you do a goose because of the expense in importing. You have to figure out if you like the English type better than the American SOP for Orps. 

His responses don't sound very fishy, he sounded polite in his responses. 

Marty I remember those water wigglers. I was thinking of adding the egg thermometer to the cabinet.

CG congrats on the new hatches!

Morning Celtic. I think out of the first 5 eggs, I only have one fertile egg. Its a sebbie from Claire

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Oh no Still, did they get scrambled in transit? I have some of the same egg (earlier ship) and although had the typical goose detached air cell they are growing. Saw you ask about Erin's eggs on the goose thread. She has lovely geese, and the price is reasonable too.


Cass, I never take new hatches out of the incubator until they are 48 hours old. They don't need food or water at first and the bator helps them dry and keep warm. A bath under warm running water with help the gooey go away, pat dry put back in the bator to dry completely. If they were super sticky it will take longer to wear off and get fluffy.

 

[stillmecle]

Oh no Still, did they get scrambled in transit? I have some of the same egg (earlier ship) and although had the typical goose detached air cell they are growing. Saw you ask about Erin's eggs on the goose thread. She has lovely geese, and the price is reasonable too. 


Cass, I never take new hatches out of the incubator until they are 48 hours old. They don't need food or water at first and the bator helps them dry and keep warm. A bath under warm running water with help the gooey go away, pat dry put back in the bator to dry completely. If they were super sticky it will take longer to wear off and get fluffy.

It looks like the yolks are all scrambled up. I haven't checked the two from you yet. I start turning them tomorrow. Will candle them on Wednesday and see how they look. All the EEs have started getting veins already! I am egsited