Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[JazminesZoo]

hey Quackers whats Craka lakin ?

 

[ChristineR]

I would leave the shock collar as a last resort. I know I HATE getting shocked--it's a horrible sensation. I've only used it on one of my four dogs and only as a last resort. My Pointer makes the infamous Marley look like an angel. He's lucky he has a really funny personality because he is the worst dog ever! He's 12 years old and I still have to watch him like a puppy or he gets into mischief. My dad calls him "the White Devil."

This is him last summer. We were going camping and I realized I left my pillow and sleeping bag in the house. I left him alone in the car for about 60 seconds and when I got back he'd found some napkins to tear up. When he saw me coming he jumped into the passenger seat and layed down.





Hopefully with a GR/GSD mix you won't need it.

Thanks for the dog advice Marty. And that's an interesting idea Jules. I've even considered a shock collar. I just think that if she can know she's not supposed to.. this is an obedience issue. I'll try to find something that scares her though. I happen to have ducks in the garage at night with her. (in a huge dog crate so she can't get them.) It's funny... she lays by them like they are her buds. And the chickens/ducks get to where they aren't afraid of her. So that's a little problem.

 

[70%cocoa]

The egg looks lonely

I know, JZ! Poor eggie.

We are hatch buddies! Got Giant pekings due Saturday! lets get those babies here!

Yay!!!! Come on chickies!

I would leave the shock collar as a last resort. I know I HATE getting shocked--it's a horrible sensation. I've only used it on one of my four dogs and only as a last resort. My Pointer makes the infamous Marley look like an angel. He's lucky he has a really funny personality because he is the worst dog ever! He's 12 years old and I still have to watch him like a puppy or he gets into mischief. My dad calls him "the White Devil."

This is him last summer. We were going camping and I realized I left my pillow and sleeping bag in the house. I left him alone in the car for about 60 seconds and when I got back he'd found some napkins to tear up. When he saw me coming he jumped into the passenger seat and layed down.





Hopefully with a GR/GSD mix you won't need it.

Christine, it's nice that you still made your dog an iced tea though.

 

[Adriennesmom]

It's a great idea!! My little guy loves his new bear lol

I stuck it in the incubator when I had a lone quail chick, and they've all loved cuddling with it so everyone gets a stuffed "mommy" now, lol.

CG's sending me some call eggs next week, so you've got company.

I'm really hoping I can hatch my girls a boy this time. I think my incubation temo was off and all the boys didn't hatch or something because the last 5 calls I hatched are all girls. The ducks before that were all girls too, but the last batch had a few with pee pee's so I think I've got everything running good now.

 

[ChristineR]

Christine, it's nice that you still made your dog an iced tea though.

Believe me, if he liked iced tea, he would have cracked that open, too.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

What's Up JAZZ!!

Chris-That dog LOOKS like a booger. His caption for the pic should be "What?"

70- You need to check your mail in about a week. I got the customs issue resolved.

 

[bakingintherain]

uggg 430!!!! Let me sleep till 7 please!

i am very groggy and not very nice unless i get to sleep until 9ish

and then i am still draggin till around 10ish

ok

all four are here and appear to be healthy..... Julie's blue girls are playing momma to the first 2 and the last 2 are drying in the hatcher. the ducks keep trying to feed the new born Embdens.

the babies are bigger then the want to be moms.

Pictures when they fluff out some more

cute!

Here are the 4 fridge ducklings.

OH MY

Love the coloring!

Hello Everyone! It's been a few days since I've had a chance to catch up on the forum. My mallard egg was overdue to hatch by five days. He was continuesly pecking and peeping without any indications of breaking the shell. I was so worried about my little peep. I stayed in my office for the last few days hoping there would be some kind of new development. I was updating his status on facebook when I began to hear loud peeping and crunchy noises!! I looked down at his egg and watched a piece of egg shell break off!! He zippered through his egg in less than ten minutes!!! It was the most amazing thing that I have ever seen!!! This is the most wonderful day. He has been running around like crazy and is full of energy He has taken a few naps I just uploaded a couple of his pictures. The fist one is actually of my pet hens, Lucy, Ethel, and Madison. I clicked on the wrong photo The other three are right after the hatch Happy Birthday Shamus!!

Congrats!

so cute!

I would leave the shock collar as a last resort. I know I HATE getting shocked--it's a horrible sensation. I've only used it on one of my four dogs and only as a last resort. My Pointer makes the infamous Marley look like an angel. He's lucky he has a really funny personality because he is the worst dog ever! He's 12 years old and I still have to watch him like a puppy or he gets into mischief. My dad calls him "the White Devil."

This is him last summer. We were going camping and I realized I left my pillow and sleeping bag in the house. I left him alone in the car for about 60 seconds and when I got back he'd found some napkins to tear up. When he saw me coming he jumped into the passenger seat and layed down.





Hopefully with a GR/GSD mix you won't need it.

Isn't it funny how fast they they can destroy stuff

my dog once wolfed a cake off a tall counter in about 30 seconds of my back turned!

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

18 and 19 free at last !!!

expect 16 and 17 later this morning

Hello, babies!

Baked this morning, because what else is there to do when it's pouring at 0630?

Please share the recipe. That is hubby's favorite! It's just lemon or white cake mix, right? Then line the pan with the pineapple rings and dump the cake batter on top? I'm such a lousy baker.

All my Pekins hatched a week early. I have two calendars that I keep everything on. I write down on both of them who was set when, when hatch date is. And the geese get weighed every Friday and written down on both calendars. I keep track of everything twice. My hubb y hates it. I actually have them down in 3 places..... I have the 2 calendars and them I also forgot that I put them down in my little book that is in my purse so if I am out and about I can make sure nothing is suppose to be hatching and we would need to rush home for it.

SM.. you seem to have all the weird luck with hatches. My chicks were right on time, but the ducks... 1-2 days early.

Ok...thought I'd join in on this thread. I'm starting my first batch of Call duck eggs this evening, and I need all the cheerleaders and finger crossing I can get, lol. I plan to set 20 eggs...that is, if I get 3 more eggs by then. Half will be pastel, half butterscotch, roughly. I'm questioning the fertility on one of my pastel hens, though. The drake she is with seems to prefer the other hen in that trio, so I may have some clear eggs show up out of that pen. Otherwise, there's a whole lot of hanky panky going on out there and the few eggs I've checked are definitely fertile.
So, I've got my fingers crossed that my first batch of Call ducks goes well!

Welcome! I've never hatched calls. Fingers crossed for you!

Here are the 4 fridge ducklings.

What are you going to name them? Maytag, Frigidaire, Whirlpool and Amana perhaps?

he refuses to try .
which i assume is normal right now. since he just hatched yesterday,.
they other 2 scooted around for a while.
but the more scooted on their bellys. and were up and about pretty fast.
but he scoots on his side
its almost like he cant keep 1 of his legs under him

See below...

see he kinda just flops to the right side and his leg goes out behind him


its his right leg that wont cooperate.
its like he cant get it funny under him

This is probably a result of bad position in the egg for too long. It happens. I'm going to say this: my Pocket behaved similarly, but in your duckling's case, it looks to me like it isn't dragging the leg straight out behind it. How do the joints behave? Have you gently tried to flex the leg and looked for slipped tendon?

Give the little one some time and see what happens.

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

Hello Everyone! It's been a few days since I've had a chance to catch up on the forum. My mallard egg was overdue to hatch by five days. He was continuesly pecking and peeping without any indications of breaking the shell. I was so worried about my little peep. I stayed in my office for the last few days hoping there would be some kind of new development. I was updating his status on facebook when I began to hear loud peeping and crunchy noises!! I looked down at his egg and watched a piece of egg shell break off!! He zippered through his egg in less than ten minutes!!! It was the most amazing thing that I have ever seen!!! This is the most wonderful day. He has been running around like crazy and is full of energy He has taken a few naps I just uploaded a couple of his pictures. The fist one is actually of my pet hens, Lucy, Ethel, and Madison. I clicked on the wrong photo The other three are right after the hatch Happy Birthday Shamus!!

A quick hatching duck?

 

[Adriennesmom]

A quick hatching duck?

I know It was so strange! I waited forever to see a hole in the shell. There was peeping and pecking for days. I could not see any hint of the shell cracking after five days past his due date. Yet, Shamus was like a bulldozer once he decided to leave his egg lol