Tis Time for a March 2020 Hatch-a-long!

[julskinka]

I see what you did there!

 

[Mylied]

I went back out for pictures, back into the broody box, LOL!


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I have one that looks like that yellow one. What is it? I totally lost track of who's who. Mama looks like she's doing great!

 

[Mylied]

25 chicks have hatched. 4 of my friend's died in the shell. Looks like 3 were malpositioned and 1 had a weird head deformity. I didn't take a pic. I'm not sure why so many of hers failed. There's 3 left in the incubator. 2 are shipped and were having trouble so I gave one a breathing hole in the shell because it couldn't externally pip and the other I had to free its beak from the mebrane because it was malpositioned and didn't internally pip. The third is a cochin/showgirl I put in late so it's either just slow or malpositioned but I didn't want to mess with it.

I'll take pics in a little bit.

 

[FortCluck]

My ducklings are mental why are ducklings so skittish?

 

[Mylied]

My ducklings are mental why are ducklings so skittish?

I have no idea. Mine act like I'm going to murder them if I'm within 50 feet. Kind of funny considering their purpose. But I haven't tried to tame them. I hatched a lone duck a while back that I tamed down really nice. He liked to snuggle. I ended up selling all my ducks to someone with a pond and he went with them.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I have one that looks like that yellow one. What is it? I totally lost track of who's who. Mama looks like she's doing great!

Olive Eggers! My broody hen just happens to be an Olive Egger as well. Well, she's a "not-so-olive egger". I almost sold her, made this listing and she went broody. I'm a sucker for a good broody hen and she's doing great with the babies so she gets to stay forever now!

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

5 of my babies just went to their new home. All 4 Wheatens and the White Ameraucana. They went to a little girl who is starting to show chickens. So sweet. Down to 11 in the brooder with 3 more going to a new home tomorrow and I think I’ll growout the rest.

 

[gmjarvi]

I have no idea. Mine act like I'm going to murder them if I'm within 50 feet. Kind of funny considering their purpose. But I haven't tried to tame them. I hatched a lone duck a while back that I tamed down really nice. He liked to snuggle. I ended up selling all my ducks to someone with a pond and he went with them.

I just picked up 8 ducklings they are so cute! Hoping I can get them to be relatively tame, but I have heard this is quite the undertaking.

 

[Mylied]

I just picked up 8 ducklings they are so cute! Hoping I can get them to be relatively tame, but I have heard this is quite the undertaking.

It takes constant attention, treats, and lap time. Once they love you though, they really love you.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

My friend contacted me about an hour and a half ago and surprised me by telling me she saved a dozen more Marans egg and a dozen Crested Cream Legbar eggs for me!! So naturally I dropped everything to go pick them up!