Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[CelticOaksFarm]

LOL yep they would easily fit in the goose egg. Too funny

 

[ChicksOMy123]

First goose egg of the year!!

Wow look at the size of that EGG

 

[ChicksOMy123]

My seramas are from 4-9 weeks, and all 5 of them could I think.

Here's my 3. Jap on left, duck top, silkie x right.

what kinda ducks are they??
so far I have gotten 1 Turkey, 1 Mandarin and scolded by another one that was trying to lay, 1 Barred rock, 7 Japs and a few big chickens mad that I was looking under them LOL I will check again in a few hours should get a few more today

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do you clean the eggs before setting them? When the fellow we got our goose egg from 5yrs ago told us not to clean the egg at all, I just put it under my duck with all the dirt on it, he hatched too. lol

 

[JulieNKC]

what kinda ducks are they??
so far I have gotten 1 Turkey, 1 Mandarin and scolded by another one that was trying to lay, 1 Barred rock, 7 Japs and a few big chickens mad that I was looking under them LOL I will check again in a few hours should get a few more today

Pet quality calls. I have one hen that started laying in July when she was 5 months old and has laid an average of 6 days a week since then. She's my best layer out of all the birds lol.

Do you clean the eggs before setting them? When the fellow we got our goose egg from 5yrs ago told us not to clean the egg at all, I just put it under my duck with all the dirt on it, he hatched too. lol

I wipe off dirt. If it's really dirty and muddy I won't set it, and usually won't eat it either. Chickens get it. Some people wash and set them and haven't noticed any differences in their hatch rate.

 

[ChicksOMy123]

Pet quality calls. I have one hen that started laying in July when she was 5 months old and has laid an average of 6 days a week since then. She's my best layer out of all the birds lol.
I wipe off dirt. If it's really dirty and muddy I won't set it, and usually won't eat it either. Chickens get it. Some people wash and set them and haven't noticed any differences in their hatch rate.

sounds like she is a great layer. wish my duck girls would do that..

 

[psue]

I have rinsed mine off but no scrubbing. If they look start looking bad then either we've had tons of rain/melt or I'm late changing the bedding. Usually the first unless I've been sick or the temps are -0.

Celtic? Who's was it?

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!

My Christmas wishlist:
Hog panels to build breeding pens.
Silkie ducks.

I might get one or the other if I'm lucky.

 

[Marty1876]

My Christmas wish list is for my poor Baby Girl buff to get better. (and I'd like some nice hot panels for goat pens too! But, I'm thinking i'll be buying those today maybe.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Morning all.

Marty Hope she gets better soon.

Paula, will know this weekend who laid it. Today is sub divide day here (wasn't doing it till next weekend but the geese had other ideas.) So should see another tomorrow from the same girl and know which it was. I checked the girls last night, all of the 2012 girls are almost to laying stage. All of the older girls are very much so showing signs of laying. My guess is one of the whites and one of two girls (Sassy or Dahlila).

We dont wash hatching eggs, but I do have a nail brush and tooth brush to dust off any heavy dirt.