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[Ravynscroft]

@Ravynfallon
Ireland's sending her love...

I LOVE Ireland!!!! So glad you have her!!

 

[PamperedChicken]

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So what do you think? Roo? Pullet? Supposed to be a LF Cochin, but I don't know. He/she is smaller than my EE chicks that are the same age. Planning on asking the Gender ID board, but wanted Pond opinions first.

Looks like a cockerel to me. How old is it?

Also, cochins mature slower, right? And EEs I think mature fairly fast so that could be why he looks so much smaller!

But with the size of those wattles already I say definitely boy

Hatched Jan 11th.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Sorry, PC, that's most definitely a little boy... :/

 

[dan26552]

There are so many ducklings in the incubator! There are 10 out, 8 other pips and 2 or 3 of those are zipping.

 

[Pork Pie]

There are so many duckling in the incubator!

There are 10 out, 8 other pips and 2 or 3 of those are zipping.

Good stuff, Dan. You gonna leave them all in there until they all hatch?

 

[dan26552]

Good stuff, Dan. You gonna leave them all in there until they all hatch? 

I'm debating that. The dry ones are definitely ready to come out but I don't want to shrink wrap the pips, I could raise the humidity before I open it though but I'm not sure.

 

[Pork Pie]

I'm debating that. The dry ones are definitely ready to come out but I don't want to shrink wrap the pips, I could raise the humidity before I open it though but I'm not sure.

I asked this question and I recall Friday suggesting that its ok to remove them, when there's a lull in the action. I guess it also depends on how quickly your bator gets back to humidity. Your call on that one.

 

[dan26552]

I asked this question and I recall Friday suggesting that its ok to remove them, when there's a lull in the action. I guess it also depends on how quickly your bator gets back to humidity. Your call on that one. 

Well there's about 3 that are currently zipping. It doesn't take long.

 

[dan26552]

Number 11 is out!! There are three other active zips.

 

[dan26552]

I told my sister that there were eleven out, three active zips and a bunch of pips and she said "Well there you go, the most ducklings I've ever seen an incubator hatch was three"