Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[Marty1876]

So, I decided to let hubby list two of the ancona hatchlings so he has something to offer now for sale. It's hard to decide which one to part with, but I think it is for the best in the long run. He is working on the ad now.

I got an interesting update regarding my ancona eggs from Aurora. She seemed to appreciate the message and blamed the damaged eggs on USPS. However, Christine (the other buyer) also received broken eggs today.. I replied that (with all due respect) it may be how she is packaging them.

Hopefully she gets the message, Iain! Soo.... do many anconas lay blue eggs? (yeah, Im kinda stuck on them now.)

 

[Iain Utah]

Don't know. In the last batch, 4 eggs were blue and produced colored babies. The two white eggs gave me black and white babies.

Maybe Jaz can try to note if she has similar results.

 

[Marty1876]

One of my new baby quail just hatched today (2 days early, with a few others so far) Shes hanging in the box brooder with two of her other buds, so they don't hurt any other babies who aren't here yet.

Finally, I get to post a pic of Whats Hatching Today! Yea!

Am I all alone with the quail here tonight?? I want to share my babies!

 

[ChristineR]

What are ducks eggs supposed to look like when you candle them before incubating? Where should the yoke be?

 

[ChristineR]

Someone was asking where to get Anconas a few pages back... I'm going to get ducklings from Boondockers this spring. They got Holderread's stock.

http://boondockers.sharepoint.com/Pages/Poultry.aspx

 

[Evelle]

Hopefully she gets the message, Iain! Soo.... do many anconas lay blue eggs? (yeah, Im kinda stuck on them now.)

Mojo JoJo came from a great big green/blue egg

 

[JulieNKC]

Thats cool. I have an egg focused flocks of regular Peking and Khaki Campbell. My Khakis lay slightly greenish eggs, but they hue is quite pale. My pekings lay pure whites. I saw the pic of the eggs earlier (one looked pink) and the other was A BEAUTIFUL BLUE!

I love my other ducks, and I've got a Peking hen who layes every bit as much as my Khakis, but it would be fun to have a little color variety both in the ducks and the eggs here! Everything I have is either white (the pekings and some quail) or brown (turkeys are chocolate, brown Khakis, and brown corturnix quail). Even now I have little brown quail popping out of their eggs left and right.

I want duck babies with speckles!! (And ducks are my favorite layer, over any other bird, hands down) And if they are good layers, they will fit right in!

My khaki layed an olive green when she started, then a light tinted green later. My ancona laid a bright white egg, wonderful for candling. They both laid every day without fail. I think runners are also supposed to be wonderful layers, and have a higher chance of laying green or blue eggs.
http://www.metzerfarms.com/DuckBreedComparison.cfm
I really think I want some for my next duck breed. They crack me up. I want black and white ones so they'll look like anorexic penguins, lol. If I end up not getting call eggs from celtic. or can't hatch any I'm going to find some runner eggs to try to hatch.

 

[JulieNKC]

One of my new baby quail just hatched today (2 days early, with a few others so far) Shes hanging in the box brooder with two of her other buds, so they don't hurt any other babies who aren't here yet.

Finally, I get to post a pic of Whats Hatching Today! Yea!

Am I all alone with the quail here tonight?? I want to share my babies!

So cute! I can't wait until I have some new bumblebees around. What days do yours hatch on? Mine usually hatch day 16-17. It seems like anything that takes until day 18 ends up being squished in there too long and gets curled toes.

 

[Evelle]

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I want quail!!!!!!!!!!! Does that count ?

 

[JulieNKC]

I want quail!!!!!!!!!!! Does that count ?

Once i get few more girls and can get a dozen or two to ship at a time, you just might get a "suprise" package girl. Hubby can't say anything if you didn't ask or know they were coming right?