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[Marty1876]

Great, I'll use the money to support my hatcing habit!

70% can handle her part of the world and Marty you can do orders in the States

 

[70%cocoa]

Oh, I just posted the easy version. Come on tomarrow, and I'll post the long one. I've got to go dig up the receipe. The easy one (my moms) I've done so much its in my head.

Thanks, Marty! In baking we use either English or metric. I find it easiest to use 'cups' and 'tablespoons' though so don't bother with the mLs etc.

Yum, I'm gonna make a pineapple cake on the weekend.

 

[DutchChic]

Wow...this thread moves fast!

Pineapple upside down cake (yum!) A napkin eating, tea drinking dog (too cute!) Ducklings and goslings popping out everywhere (way, way cute!) Thanks for letting me jump in!
Ok...my Call eggs are in the bator....everyone cross your fingers!!

 

[70%cocoa]

I should go buy those, and order lots of the LEDs they fit, and sell them as custom sizable candlers. (you know, quail, chicken, turkey, duck, goose....) Just include one light, and one of the rubber fittings for every egg size. We'll call it Cocoas Candle Kit.... Its got a nice ring too it!

Or, maybe you should??

LMAO. Please feel free to use my idea to make your fortune. Actually, the cylindrical foam idea is from a friend of mine. So feel free to use HIS idea to make your fortune. Custom candlers is a great idea.

The foam stuff isn't very easy to get on and off so you'd need to do a bit of industrial design to make something that'd be easy to swap sizes on. People would buy them though, for sure.

 

[Marty1876]

Wow...this thread moves fast!

Pineapple upside down cake (yum!) A napkin eating, tea drinking dog (too cute!) Ducklings and goslings popping out everywhere (way, way cute!) Thanks for letting me jump in!
Ok...my Call eggs are in the bator....everyone cross your fingers!!

Go babies! We want more call duck pics!

 

[70%cocoa]

Wow...this thread moves fast!

Pineapple upside down cake (yum!) A napkin eating, tea drinking dog (too cute!) Ducklings and goslings popping out everywhere (way, way cute!) Thanks for letting me jump in!
Ok...my Call eggs are in the bator....everyone cross your fingers!!

Fingers are officially crossed!!!!

DutchChic, are you from the Netherlands? And, yes, this thread moves like lightening!!!!!!!!

 

[augustusthunder727]

Hi everyone. I am hoping you can help me out. I am an advid lover of chickens(currently have 9 6month olds and 12 3 week olds). My fiancee and I just added 6 ducklings (4 pekins and 2 white crested) to our family. I did all of my research but still have a couple questions. First, 3 of the 6 are banded. Could anyone tell me if the bands will expand as my little guys get bigger or should I try to take them somewhere to have the bands removed? Also what is the reason for them being banded in the first place? They are getting so big so fast. I worry that the bands might eventually cut off circulation. My second question is regarding heat. The little ones are in a big tote right now with a 250 watt heat lamp approximately 6 inches from the top on an angle (not pointing straight down). One of my girls is panting which I know is their way of cooling off so I was assuming that it was too warm. I did a little research but my girls seem to contradict everything I've read about. They sleep huddled together which is suppose to be a sign that they're cold but they do so at the far end of the tote away from the heat lamp and one of them is panting. I have only had them for a week but I love them so much. They pretty much have taken me as their duck "mommy" which I must say absolutely melts my heart. I just want to make sure I am doing everything right. Thank you in advance for any help you are able to give!

 

[JulieNKC]

The ducklings in my pic by my name(avatar). I need to get new pics of them tomorrow, they turned out really pretty I think.

Here is the duckling I helped. It has about a pea sized yolk, and it looks like there is still a little blood in the membranes, but it didn't bleed at all pulling it as far out as I did. I think he'll be in the brooder by morning.

He's cute. I want to keep him. I almost wish I didn't have chickens so I could just have a bunch of ducks. The kids really like the chickens though, and I have 7 ducks, and may need to get another. Only have 2 big ducks though...

I was walking around with hubby today, and almost stepped on this egg. Anyone have any idea what it is? I candled it and it looked good, so I threw it into the incubator.

I hope it isn't a loch ness monster egg. It's the little spotty one. The big speckled one is a turkey egg.

Found it! So today is day 7. Eek, that means only 2 more weeks until I have a woodCOCK to take care of. Better get to starting a worm farm quick so I can feed him, says on the web they eat up to their weight in earthworms each day.

That also means I don't know what I'll brood him with. I need to find someone halfway close that might have quail chicks around then I think.

 

[Marty1876]

LMAO. Please feel free to use my idea to make your fortune. Actually, the cylindrical foam idea is from a friend of mine. So feel free to use HIS idea to make your fortune. Custom candlers is a great idea.

The foam stuff isn't very easy to get on and off so you'd need to do a bit of industrial design to make something that'd be easy to swap sizes on. People would buy them though, for sure.

I know I would. I may give this some thought. Silicone ought to help the on/off problem. Hmm.... OK, I'll have the receipe for you tomarrow. Oh, and I forgot to tell you to make icing (pourable) from milk, vanilla, and poweder sugar (but you can use regualr sugar ran trough blendor w/ a bit of corn starch)

 

[Marty1876]

Hi everyone. I am hoping you can help me out. I am an advid lover of chickens(currently have 9 6month olds and 12 3 week olds). My fiancee and I just added 6 ducklings (4 pekins and 2 white crested) to our family. I did all of my research but still have a couple questions. First, 3 of the 6 are banded. Could anyone tell me if the bands will expand as my little guys get bigger or should I try to take them somewhere to have the bands removed? Also what is the reason for them being banded in the first place? They are getting so big so fast. I worry that the bands might eventually cut off circulation. My second question is regarding heat. The little ones are in a big tote right now with a 250 watt heat lamp approximately 6 inches from the top on an angle (not pointing straight down). One of my girls is panting which I know is their way of cooling off so I was assuming that it was too warm. I did a little research but my girls seem to contradict everything I've read about. They sleep huddled together which is suppose to be a sign that they're cold but they do so at the far end of the tote away from the heat lamp and one of them is panting. I have only had them for a week but I love them so much. They pretty much have taken me as their duck "mommy" which I must say absolutely melts my heart. I just want to make sure I am doing everything right. Thank you in advance for any help you are able to give!

1. babies too hot, bunch up at end means lift the light about 12 inches. They need the option of heat or not heated. Lift the light right away. Maybe change to a 100 or even 60 for that space, and leave it at 12" They should NOT BE PANTING!

2. watch the bands, they are used to mark lineage and the like at the breeders. They are your ducks, take off the band if you want to. Otherwise, when the are about to get a bit tight, cut them off.

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