Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[angiert]

Quote: so whats up with swans?? i'm getting that they are not good? but they are so pretty....and peacocks are awesome too

 

[Amykins]

so whats up with swans?? i'm getting that they are not good? but they are so pretty....and peacocks are awesome too

I'd definitely go for peacocks! The males can be quite ornery during breeding season, but ALL swans are nasty, all the time. All. The. Time.

They're also extremely territorial, so if you already own other birds they will definitely get picked on and potentially hurt or killed by the swans. Honest to goodness, an angry mute swan is the closest living thing I've ever seen to my perception of what a velociraptor would be like!

 

[Marty1876]

Was raised with peacocks, loud loud, scratch cars, fight turkeys. Very ornamental, and interesting. Good parents. Tasty.

Swans (which my DD who is 7 is in love with) are lovely, but very unfriendly, and require secure confinement they can't reach through.

Morning ya'll.

 

[qwackers]

Bad news, I lost the little one that internally pipped early . I had a feeling something was wrong when I didn't find a pip this morning so I removed it just now and candled it to find it had quit. Not sure what happened, but it had a pretty bumpy ride with being cracked, waxed, and then having problems losing humidity. It was internally pipped and looked perfect but the yolk wasn't absorbed so it must have passed 24 hours ago or so. Looks like it was a little silver drake.

Good news is the other one is doing well and making slow and steady progress! This one is pipped externally now and it looks like it's working on making that pip hole bigger. Fingers crossed! I have a feeling I'm going to have a VERY needy duckling while I wait for these other ones to hatch in a week!

I'm really sorry to hear about your duckling. But I'm very glad to hear the other one is doing ok.

I'd definitely go for peacocks! The males can be quite ornery during breeding season, but ALL swans are nasty, all the time. All. The. Time. They're also extremely territorial, so if you already own other birds they will definitely get picked on and potentially hurt or killed by the swans. Honest to goodness, an angry mute swan is the closest living thing I've ever seen to my perception of what a velociraptor would be like!

Hahaa that's so funny. We've called one of our runners Mr t-rex as we think he looks like a dino, Mr t for short!

 

[Marty1876]

Any, do you have swans? My DD (dear daughter) Julia, age 7, selected a swan as her replacement birds when last Nov. double husky attack took out about 2G worth of birds, all of hers included.
I'd love to have a pair, honestly, and my husband and I have debated getting rid of ducks entirely, and maybe turkeys, to make them space. I've already got the pond. I do worry about them with my kids, but Julia is the youngest and extremely cautious around geese and turkeys already, so I doubt she'd go it. We have white and black swans both at our local zoo, and the girls are familiar with their affinity for fingers.

They are lovely though, don't you think? I'd LOVE to have a pair.

 

[hokankai]

The hatch cam is up, and it looks like the little one should make an appearance today!!!

Here's the link to my channel http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kaitlynhokanson3

 

[qwackers]

Omg I just saw it move and make another hole! Thanks for Sharing your link!so eggciting haha

 

[qwackers]

It's really trying!

 

[bcoates]

well im sad none of my ducks made it!

 

[Learningstill]

well im sad none of my ducks made it!

I am so sorry to hear that. I am not sure if you posted already, but what breed were they? We just lost two babies on Tuesday. It is very sad when they do not make it. Take care.