Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[QuackerJackFarms]

Oops.. it didn't work. About the sebs.

hmmmm. Dude.. I don't know. That's a tough one. today is day 28 right? And what do they look like inside? Like have they internally pipped yet.

 

[Iain Utah]

Is it day 27 or 28 for the sebbies? Once again, it does not hurt to externally pip a little hole into air cell to see if shrink wrap inside. So, err on the side of pipping if all the other babies in your bator have shrinkwrapped.

Just me... but I'm more of a hands on hatcher. Seems like when I am hands off, my hatch % goes way down.

 

[country_girl011]

Qj. They are working on fluffing
None that light
I have some greys
A black bibbed
I think a blue bibbed
And not sure what else

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Qj. They are working on fluffing
None that light
I have some greys
A black bibbed
I think a blue bibbed
And not sure what else

Hey .. You'll take it. Right? After last time.. whatever comes out is fine! lol.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Marty, I know ducks and geese and very different, aren't they? Arty is my male gosling. Not a duck.

QJ! Come on! Lol. I need a good home! ... Poo to you! I was gonna offer them both for $15 to you, I put them on CL for $30. How many ducks could you have? Its just to more! And I will provide the box to take em home! give me another list of your ducks!

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Marty, I know ducks and geese and very different, aren't they? Arty is my male gosling. Not a duck.
QJ! Come on! Lol. I need a good home!

... Poo to you! I was gonna offer them both for $15 to you, I put them on CL for $30. How many ducks could you have? Its just to more! And I will provide the box to take em home!

give me another list of your ducks!

NO!!! LmBO.. You're a bad influence on me. I'm coming for a puppy!! Which I want another pic of BTW. Because I love her and I want to see what she looks like today. I'm planning a trip for this weekend. Is that okay with your mom?

ETA: I'm still trying to iron out the details but I wanted to see if that was okay with you guys first.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Poo to you! Lol

Yes, this week end is fine. Would sunday be to hard? We have a service thing going on on saturday with our church. Maybe you could come after church? On sunday? Are you bringing Fiona? ( )

 

[country_girl011]

Qj yes ill take what comes lol =) so worth it the other babies due wednesday i will keep a close eye on.
Im bringing the hen in later to c if she will accept them

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Poo to you! Lol
Yes, this week end is fine. Would sunday be to hard? We have a service thing going on on saturday with our church. Maybe you could come after church? On sunday? Are you bringing Fiona?

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Tell me what time your church thing is. I'm trying to time a 12 hour drive. So I can't really say EXACTLY what time I'll be there.

 

[bakingintherain]

Oh, I sure hope she makes it. Wow, what a pure white. Its called silver? I want to breed some silver pekings. Hmm, where should I start?

Not sure what it is called but i looked silver to me, she passed sometime this afternoon though

Yea, I love the fertility dance, unless I end up preganant myself!

I hear ya

Ok.. I had sewer drama, had to call the city.. long story but they were able to unclog the stop up saving me thousands of dollars. Apparently we have what's called a "community line".. Whatevs, I don't even wanna talk about it.
Then I got pulled over on the way home from Easter dinner. Apparently I have a broken head light.. good to know. This cop was a DB (starts with a D ends with a Bag.) I might have gotten lippy with him.. just sayin'.
What a day.

Going to the farm. My dad and the hubs are going to help me finish my coop. We're completely enclosing the coop. I'll take pics.

And here are the ducks I hatched for my friend. (The guy Julie got her/my rooster from.)

Oh forgot to add. Just candled my PR eggs and ALL 6 (because I got no extras mind you) have detached air cells. 2 look like the yolks are scrambled. The eggs were in a carton, not wrapped at all, just sitting there in the carton. With newspaper around it. Whatever!

I'll be lucky to get any hatches out of these eggs.

i would be so

Hey guys! I picked up 3 ducklings from my feed store the other day. They ordered an assortment from Privett in New Mexico. The store clerk handed me a box with what he thought was 3 Cayugas. After I got them home (dumb me) I examined them closer and found what looks like 1 Cayuga and 2 Black Swedish???? I think? Well, the Cayuga didn't make it today so now I have the other two being all soft and squishy. Can anyone confirm what I am seeing? Do these look like black swedish to you?



The one in the front obviously has spotting on the bill and feet along with a yellow chest and wing tips. The one in the back has spotting on the underside of it's bill and on the bottom of its feet and it is barely lighter in color. Thanks!

the one in the front looks exactly like mine did

HAPPY EASTER !

Happy Easter

Speaking of cayugas:

1. Today is day 25 for my 5 eggs. 3 are in lockdown now. I for sure has internally pipped (as verified by steth). I am hoping to move egg #4 over to hatcher today, but egg #5 is either really behind the others or not turning right. Why is there always 1-2 eggs to have to stress over?

2. I saw cayugas ducklings at my feed store yesterday... if my eggs do not hatch.... I will be tempted to buy a few cayugas babies. But will that ruin my non-hatchery quality of stock?

3. Squeak is making the funniest sounds... and sounds more like a girl every day. I am still blown away that it took 9 weeks before she started to change her voice.

mine all changed really fast like 3 weeks for the welshies and the mutts 3-4 weeks

Julie, it is an EXCELLENT idea to have a review section on hatching eggs!! How do we go about requesting one??

X 2

I have 1 halfway out he dis it all on his own

i know i'm a little late, but

X 2

Yah yer havin duck & I eating the Easter Bunnies ! on the BBQ! with asparagus & Bakers! Sorry PETA peeps

Bakin are those calls?
I love the white one
Sorry dutch misred thought they were yours

they are mutts from the same person i got the 2 from in my bad hatch a little over a month ago, and i loved her too

well over the last hour 4 more babies have hatched everytime i turn around one pops out. and i have missed every one of them!!
but hes pics from an hour ago lol.
havent got new ones yet



the babies that arent far along yet. still wayyy too many veins.

the 2 in the very middle are out now.

and the baby that was out first!
everyone is getting up and on their feet pretty well


our easter desert.
they smell sooo yummy!

and yummy looking cakes

Thanks guys
8 babies out now.
So in the span of just a little over an hour 7 babies have popped out

the 8 roudy babies out of shell. sorry hard to get a pic every one is piling up .


the 7 beautiful babies still in their shells

congrats

They were due yesterday, and I think that's when they died. Everyone was dead, and two had internal pips. They went from lower humidity bators to the 75%+ still air.

I don't know why the shrink wrapped, but its got me worried over the goslings. I'm very bummed now, they were all formed and perfect.

hi again!!!

Did anyone say they wanted these two??

I'm being a big girl and putting my Magpie hen, and Ancona drake on CL..... I'm sorry for everyone i promised eggs to... But I'm not gonna lie to you, and say they are pure, when they really aren't. Sorry again

i would LOVE them but i live so far away

OH, and there was some yellow water stuff, but I poured it out. Not yolk, just like moisture stuff.

what is that stuff anyway? i had a couple with it

Ok back from the farm. I'll post some pics but it's NOT DONE. It doesn't look pretty yet.. so use your imagination.




We basically just almost finished the framing for the wire. I need to get 4 more 2x4's and we'll be good. This took ALL day with the digging of the posts and all that jazz.



Ok, now to the right of this is another 8 feet I can utilize that I will eventually be making breeding pens that go into the run.. (somehow..).. LOL!!

And I still have to paint and plant flowers and stuff.. so it looks ugly right now.

Oh right now.. it measures, 11.5ft x 16.5 ft. How many chickens you think can fit comfortably? I have a number in my head and want to see if I'm off.

looking good!

He is a giant toulouse. Glad he did ok. Makes me fill better. Geese aren't like ducks at all.

Im so stressed, I really feell ill. OF course, seeing all those beautiful dead perfect little turkeys didn't help any.