Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[Goin Quackrrs]

Oh no, we have woodcocks and pee pees in the same post!

A little Girlscout cokie humor...........

Awesome. Glad Girl Scout cookie season is over here.

Hey Goin Quackrrs!!
Do you have pure bred runner eggs you can sellme? I would love to buy some from you! I want to add a silver hen to my little flock of runners

PM me if you do!!

I'll send you a PM.

Stanle is doing good. A bit lonely. Hes OK though. He cuddling with his stuffed ducky mama... ! SO cute!

Aww.

Sounds like you are going to have to rely on those awesome midwife skills you have! "You can do it"!

Go Iain!

Here is a pic:

Breathing well, but appears stuck:

Come on little goosie!

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

Hey...I see where some people use sharpies, or felt tip pens on their eggs. Is that safe to do on bantam duck eggs? I use pencil right now, but the sharpie would be so much easier to see.

I use grease pencil. Works well.

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

DG, I am guessing you are seeing shadows moving as the goslings turn for hatching next week. This may also be why you think your past duck hatches are going early as well. Deep breath, don't touch, don't touch, don't touch.

Repeating the mantra: don't touch, don't touch, don't touch!

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Me no touchy!! I've totally learned my lesson with Oswald... Poor baby

I think its a pip, I swear I see a little beak!! Should I still turn them???

 

[Iain Utah]

DG, what day is it on? Did you see the dip? Did you read my post yesterday where I showed the drawing of changes on air cell and then a pic of an actual internal goose pip????

FYI, I see my goosies start rocking a good week before hatching. It takes them up to 4-5 days of turning and rocking the egg and shadows creeping and air cells changing location before internal pip.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

DG, what day is it on? Did you see the dip? Did you read my post yesterday where I showed the drawing of changes on air cell and then a pic of an actual internal goose pip????

FYI, I see my goosies start rocking a good week before hatching. It takes them up to 4-5 days of turning and rocking the egg and shadows creeping and air cells changing location before internal pip.

All 3 are on day 29! Oh, and their pilgrims.

No, I didn't. I guess I missed it. Will someone quote it for me?? And the air cells are dipping like crazy!!

 

[Kevin565]

Celtic you got a BYC Educator award!

 

[Iain Utah]

If they are on day 29 then they probably are internally pipping!! Don't feel like going back to find post, but I'll re-post pics here:

First pic is an example on a fridge egg to give you an idea of how the air cell will change. First line showing regular aircell would be day 21. Slanted line is day 27-29. Second pic is an actual goose internal pip. The pink point in the air cell is the tip of the beak.

 

[Iain Utah]

Celtic you got a BYC Educator award!

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

Celtic you got a BYC Educator award!