Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[stillmecle]

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If she candles the egg and sees just a big blob and veins that are runny its probaby dead.

 

[70%cocoa]

A good sign of a dead egg is a lack of clear veins. After death the veins start to break down. Of course there comes a time when you can't tell because the shell is too full of duckling, but in the earlier stages it's a good indicator. Or in the very early stages seeing a 'ring' shape rather than veins - that means it's died too (usually of a bacterial infection).

 

[stillmecle]

I have one egg that is real little, looks like a store small chicken egg, but it came with the duck eggs that I purchased, and when I candled it tonight, that little bugger in there was just moving all over the place Looked like he was just dancing away. I talk or sing to my eggs, I know I'm weird, but they seem to like it. I swear I have 2 eggs that I can see 2 heads in it too. Not sure if thats what I am seeing or not. But that little egg ducky was just having fun inside that cell it looked like.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

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oh really? was it day was it on ??

Put it this way.. Hold the egg up to your nose, take a whiff and you will KNOW if it's bad. Lol. There will be no question.

 

[Evelle]

70%cocoa :

I've had bad eggs but they went purple coloured before I could smell anything.

You may remember that I have two ducks sitting on eggs on the same nest. When they both get off I rush in to candle and remove anything that's no go. The ducks have also thrown out (or eaten as far as I can tell

) several eggs. So, with all that, they are down to one developing egg

Two ducks sitting on one egg

ut oh will that cause them to fight over baby??​

 

[Evelle]

yeah i asked her if she could see the vains she said she wasnt sure..
we found out together shes only on day 18

and thats why she hasnt seen it hatch yet

LOL feew #sweat
she still not sure if she see vains but thought she saw movement sooooo i told her to keep it in

 

[Evelle]

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YAY!!!!!!

wouldnt it be cool to have TWINS!!!

 

[stillmecle]

Can twins hatch?

 

[Evelle]

usally they need assistance but yeah ive seen twins live

hold on ill show you too

 

[Evelle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1ZeEY-kt7A

second time didnt work out but one survived out of the two...
and thats usally how it is one takes control of the other and doesnt give it room to grow..
but this time it worked and they are very much alive and well