Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[Srbenda]

Wow! Must be the night for these little buggars to do things completely backwards...MINE TOO! lol!

Did you rotate yours up to the top?

 

[Srbenda]

Here are my two backwards ducks. Of course, it's possible that I marked the whole thing wrong, but who knows...

 

[country_girl011]

My baby is out!!!!
Im hona give him another hr or 2 to fluff up and then i am puttin him inside so mom doesnt leave the nest bcuz other baby is just now working on internal pip

 

[Iain Utah]

For those who have duckies that are externally pipping on the pointy end of the egg... I have had 2 that did this. Both times, they needed assistance as they could not turn to zip. Both are perfectly strong and healthy.

CG: CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[psue]

Squishy update 8 minutes ago

he's talking loud enough that the dog is confused

 

[Srbenda]

For those who have duckies that are externally pipping on the pointy end of the egg... I have had 2 that did this. Both times, they needed assistance as they could not turn to zip. Both are perfectly strong and healthy.

CG: CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!

So they should be pipping towards the blunt end where the air sac is, right?

 

[psue]

hubby id bugging me to help the baby!!! the shell is down on his face... what do you think?????

 

[Iain Utah]

Sue, your embden sure is taking his time!! What an entrance!!

Srbenda... yes the duck should be pipping on the fat end, where the air pocket is located. If it pipped straight through shell on the pointy end (and you see air on the fat end)... be ready to help it hatch.

This is my new outdoor duck pen. They are very happy there.... but funny they already know the routine so well that when I placed crate at end of pen and opened door to bring them back inside, the ducks all marched right into crate without ANY urging... and then... they marched right into their pen inside when I opened crate onto their ramp entrance. I am starting to think they are a little smarter than originally thought.

 

[psue]

pretty babies Iain.... I'm trying to talk hubby into making me something like that for all the babies that aren't quite ready to be out full time.... I wonder if geese will adopt ducks?

 

[country_girl011]

Iain that is too cute.




Omg guys i am soo happy first out of my stock to hatch when i went to pen them in i said guys a baby hatched. Your baby!!!