What did you do with your flock today?

[TropicalBabies]

You are so very good at so many things!!! I admire ya!!!
Hope you locate the owners and those fellows realize how fortunate they are that you came along!
Gorgeous pic of yalls state too!

Awe shucks but in truth I am awkward and lost even in my old age lol, so great to have the tools you need to do the job. Hungry orphan domestic, open cage, food... truck.
Always been one who had to try harder, things don't come naturally

 

[TropicalBabies]

here are my babies.
Starting from thw top and going right to left you have
Olive, Pimento, Billy Jo, Bobby Sue, Nugget, Batgirl, Lydia, Sabrina, Gemma, Harley.
Ducks Re Cayenne, Cheese, Quackers and Doodle. We just got the Blue Swedish a couple weeks ago when our black swedish baby boy passed.

Beautiful! Your quite the photographer. Been missing @FrankieDoodle , his updates and great photos.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Awe shucks but in truth I am awkward and lost even in my old age lol, so great to have the tools you need to do the job. Hungry orphan domestic, open cage, food... truck.
Always been one who had to try harder, things don't come naturally

That just makes us appreciate it all the more! Ya know?

 

[FBMcrazy8]

That's wonderful your going to help her hatch! I'm guessing she'll have tons of great hatching tips for you . I've only got one year experience with hatching call ducks! I do 99.5 temp and 55 humidity. My calls are pet quality so most have long enough beaks to hatch well, but I have had a couple that struggled.

I handle them just like any hatching egg. When hatch approaches, I candle daily and watch for the internal pip. Once you see that little beaks popped out of the membrane, give them time to make the external pip. It can take 24 hours. With the call eggs I tend to hover still...so if the internal movement is slowing I make a safety hole...just a small hole near the beak to let some air in. They should have little beak movements almost all the time...if the beaks not moving much is when I do safety holes. Then give them about 24 hours from there to unzip. If they haven't started unzipping, then start removing shell near the beak going up towards the big end of the egg. Go slowly and remove a little at a time. Stop if there's the slightest bit of bleeding and give them more time.

Most eggs will hatch best with no interference. Experience and frequent candling during hatch to get a feel for the natural progression and timing of hatching will be your best teachers. Just don't chill the eggs too bad trying to see what's going on in there. Once you have a feel for a natural hatch, that's when I'd start trying to assist as needed. Always give as little assistance as needed, then give the chick a chance to make it out on its own. Always try to keep the timing as close to natural as possible too.

You'll do good I'm sure. Watching the progression of a hatch is always such a pleasure.

I’m not sure she does. She just started too but from what I seen last year she either went through a whole lot more eggs or just had a great hatch rate. None of hers or even mine are show quality either. So I hope that, that will help with the hatching. When you go into lockdown where should the temp and humidity be?

Thank you so much for the advice and tips with helping them hatch if they struggle. I might have to message you again when it gets closer to time. I’m going to be freaking out. I’m nervous about the chickens but I think the ducks worry me a little more. The eggs I have are about the size of my Cochin bantam chickens. Is that pretty normal? I haven’t seen her eggs yet. As soon as mine that I have in now hatch in about 12/13 days I will be going to get some eggs from her. I will be able to see them then. And since…if they are supposed to be that small and it’s all good, they are small, do they still take about 28 days to hatch or do they tend to hatch a little early because of how small the eggs are? I have read that bantams hatch early…is it true for Calls as well?

 

[kurby22]

Oh I forgot to tell yall....(sorry depression has been really bad this week) but Lizzy laid her first egg in quite a while and it was perfect! No calcium deposits! And had a perfectly good nice shell all around it!
Super proud of her recovery!!!
So in light if that do yall still think I may be dealing with IB?

So glad Lizzy is feeling better!!

 

[FBMcrazy8]

Since the feathers were just new babies in their brooders, I have sang to them.. theywill either get the song playing so it drowns me out or they get me in all my can't keep a tune, sounds like a cat dying self. I made up a lullaby for them and I sing it every night. Twice in fact. Once for the lady babies and one for the water babies.
Other than the lullaby I have maybe three songs I sing to myself while working in their area. I was setting the electric fence today and singing and I heard Lydia singing and trilling trilling right along with me. I got a little video of it but I won't torture anyone.
It was a special moment.

I don’t sing to mine…I stopped signing to my kids when they started talking so they couldn’t tell me how horrible I already knew I was. But I play music on my phone and they do head bobbing. Most of mine is a mix of genres. My second oldest and I have started redoing song to fit for crazy chicken people. This summer I think we are going to try to record one song for sure. Maybe 2. But it is for sure not getting posted anywhere….

 

[TropicalBabies]

Dumped the mulch I picked up from Koke'e into the run and garden. Just a freshening with 5-6 feed bags plus a tub full. Changed nesting materials in 2 boxes because of a broken egg yesterday but have been getting 16 eggs the last few days so not crying too much- need to switch to wood decoys
Spied on the orphan boys up Koke'e via blink cameras. Best egg $ spent ever lol. Can't wait to ride up and see them ♡ It is beautiful up there and I need to re-stretch the fence for the run -had taken it down for tree triming- And re-hang the gate... probably this afternoon.

Did feeders and waters and need to scrape boards. Have had to juggle my waste management due to the rain getting my compost too wet and it foiled its composting chi. So, gotta deal with that.

Flock is all good and healthy ♡ happy and spoiled. May sing a pirate song that is in my head to them while I scrape boards

 

[PopoMyers]

I’m so sorry! I hope you start feeling better soon! I’m glad your husband helps you, always a bonus to have extra hands!

Thanks. Still have some gas issues, hope it goes away soon. BRAT diet is getting old. Thanks, everyone. DH is a great help.

 

[PopoMyers]

Dumped the mulch I picked up from Koke'e into the run and garden. Just a freshening with 5-6 feed bags plus a tub full. Changed nesting materials in 2 boxes because of a broken egg yesterday but have been getting 16 eggs the last few days so not crying too much- need to switch to wood decoys
Spied on the orphan boys up Koke'e via blink cameras. Best egg $ spent ever lol. Can't wait to ride up and see them ♡ It is beautiful up there and I need to re-stretch the fence for the run -had taken it down for tree triming- And re-hang the gate... probably this afternoon.

Did feeders and waters and need to scrape boards. Have had to juggle my waste management due to the rain getting my compost too wet and it foiled its composting chi. So, gotta deal with that.

Flock is all good and healthy ♡ happy and spoiled. May sing a pirate song that is in my head to them while I scrape boards

What a fun song, lots of words. Have you heard of the Veggie tales one? "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything."

 

[TropicalBabies]

What a fun song, lots of words. Have you heard of the Veggie tales one? "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything."

No. We just watched this movie on... Amazon I think and we can get the song out of our heads. Too fun. Also watch a film on Idaho that was stunningly beautiful.