Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[stillmecle]

I am soooo tired but I still have 4 more that are pipping. I may have to get some sleep though. I also need to keep the others that are tryig to come out a little moist. And my stupid cat went out the door when I took the cat litter out. I don't like him out all night.

 

[country_girl011]

our baby goose is living with 10 duck babies... think he'll have identity issues???

lol prolly.
but they grow outa it.
my chicken no longer has an identity crisis (she was raised with the ducks and loves them.)



altho i may recreate the poblem.
haha she is hatching duck eggs for me.
now shes really gona think shes a duck.

 

[country_girl011]

the girls ate so much grass yesterday that their poop is green lol

 

[psue]

WOO HOO It has been a long day and night. So far I have 5 babies out of the shell and resting. And I have 12 that have zipped and are sitting in their little shells still. I had to help 2 of them because they pipped at the wrong end and was still trying to make the hole bigger and then got stuck so I helped those two. They were both ones that I got from a lady about 15 miles from me. I think they are pekin/mallards but I can't remember. Hubby is sleeping, through all of it, in the bedroom. My chickens have not done a thing yet

for the long night

for the babies and get some sleep girl... you still have a ways to go

lol prolly.
but they grow outa it.
my chicken no longer has an identity crisis (she was raised with the ducks and loves them.)



altho i may recreate the poblem.
haha she is hatching duck eggs for me.
now shes really gona think shes a duck.

a chicken duck..... how cool!

 

[stillmecle]

Good morning.

 

[stillmecle]

I am so tired... yawn

 

[stillmecle]

I have 3 babies completely out of their shells and I moved them into the chicken incubator (since the chickens aren't hatching yet, hopefully the ducks talking will coax them out). I put them in there so they could finish fluffying up. They haven't tried to sit or walk yet though... I wish they would get up and move. They scoot around. Then I have 14 that are zipped and resting with their shells on to finish absorbing their goodies. It was a long night. I had 5 pip at the wrong end of the egg. I had to help those because they were getting no where once they made their little whole in the egg. They were getting shrunk wrapped too in there. I lost 4 total ducks to shrink wrap or just tiring out. One that pipped and had its beak sticking out of the shell was so gross. I looked in with the flashlight to make sure that the nares were uncovered and the duck had no cap on its brain. I about got sick. Woke Hubby up and everything. I have NEVER seen that before in a duck. I have seen it in horses and calves but never a little duck. It was gross.

 

[stillmecle]

Nobody talking today or is it still too early

 

[Iain Utah]

SM, good morning! Hope the babies that hatched make it ok!!

 

[stillmecle]

SM, good morning! Hope the babies that hatched make it ok!!

Just checked on them, one of them died. It was one that had pipped at the wrong end. I have expected it. How long is it going to take for those 3 babies to get their butts up and start walking around???

They are so cute sleeping. They will yawn and peep real soft and then yawn again. They go from laying on their fuzzy little tummies and then over to their backs..