Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[JazminesZoo]

Wow. Must have your recipes. Hubby would go nuts to try them! (I'm not the chef of the house, I just grow the stuff).
Muscovy is some tasty stuff. I've still got a couple in the freezer.

Looking forward to Chinatown!

I've got a hatch in progress, but there was a bizarre mishap while I was at work. Hubby opened the hatcher to try to help the wrong way pipper. He had a flashlight tucked under his chin so he could try to find the bill, but he dropped it and it mushed one of the other eggs. Neither one made it. He feels terrible. I went up there to survey the carnage and there was a newly hatched baby. Something to smile about at least.

Pekins and surprise eggs from my flock going now. I need several pekins to hatch.

Won't sell. I tried selling mine to the gypsies and they told me they wouldn't even take them if *I* paid!

Maybe we can swap birds ! A muscovy for a cayuga or ancona? WE ARE SO making the day of fun Chinatown!

I have had a couple mishaps too ! I had my hubby help me eggs put eggs in the bator & he dropped one, & he said he isn't touching my eggs again ~ I guess he has butter fingers! & once I had a flashlight under my chin too & dropped it & cracked my eggs! Happens even to us incredibly perfect peeps!

 

[ChristineR]

Well Christine braved my place & made it out alive ~ & yes she ended up leaving eggs in my Bator & took 2 Ancona ducklings too! (her hubby will be so pleased

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Couldn't talk her in to a rooster

Haha

Hubby is going to be super ****** when he gets home. I may end up bringing some drakes to your place afterall!

Or I'll just tell him I will and then he'll eventually forget about it.

Thanks for incubating the eggs for me. And thanks for showing my how to sex the ducklings. I'll have to practice.

 

[ChristineR]

Haha

Hubby is going to be super ****** when he gets home. I may end up bringing some drakes to your place afterall!

Or I'll just tell him I will and then he'll eventually forget about it.

Thanks for incubating the eggs for me. And thanks for showing my how to sex the ducklings. I'll have to practice.

Huh, I guess pi**ed isn't an allowed word. I didn't know BYC has an auto-bleep feature!

 

[dominicsaturday]

One of my ducks was eaten by a coyote when her eggs were 3 weeks old. I took them inside and made a home built incubator (white styrofoam cooler).

Well, needless to say, I didn't expect these eggs to be successful. Today, 2 of the eggs are already starting to crack through their shells! I can hear some of the others peeping and tapping.

I have been misting the eggs with water up until today. Should I continue to do so?

What special advice do I need to know for hatch day. These are pekin ducklings and I cannot wait to see these little yellow balls of puff.

So excited.

Thanks for any help in advance.

 

[psue]

One of my ducks was eaten by a coyote when her eggs were 3 weeks old. I took them inside and made a home built incubator (white styrofoam cooler).

Well, needless to say, I didn't expect these eggs to be successful. Today, 2 of the eggs are already starting to crack through their shells! I can hear some of the others peeping and tapping.

I have been misting the eggs with water up until today. Should I continue to do so?

What special advice do I need to know for hatch day. These are pekin ducklings and I cannot wait to see these little yellow balls of puff.

So excited.

Thanks for any help in advance.

no more misting or turning....... humidity at about 75% and KEEP BATOR CLOSED to prevent ( hopefully) shrink wrapped babies GOOD LUCK!

 

[Marty1876]

no more misting or turning....... humidity at about 75% and KEEP BATOR CLOSED to prevent ( hopefully) shrink wrapped babies GOOD LUCK!

x2

AND continue to BE PATIENT. Don't panic if it takes them 2 days to hatch. Its normal if they get quiet for LONG periods of time. Don't help unless its day 3. Its OK if one is hacthed while another is still working. Making a lot of noise does not equal distress.

Good Luck! We'll be watching, so feel free to post updates and pics (unless that means opening the bator)

 

[JazminesZoo]

You peeps give such good advice

 

[JazminesZoo]

I have pekins coming out of every which end ! 74 started hatching yesterday & still going strong this morning!

 

[dominicsaturday]

Thanks for the advice, this is a home made incubator, so I have no way to keep humidity levels other than a wet rag, or sponge. Two of them have little holes in their shells and I can see their beaks working away.

I'm exicted!

Thank you so much for the advice.

 

[JazminesZoo]

OLAH & welcome DS ~ We all have diferent types of ways we hatch, and a plethora of bators & or broody birds. Emu .... Must Hatch.......