I did some research and read anything I can get my hands on as far as incubating...Ive been working on my bator now this is 2nd day...to regulate it, almost have it...its an LG9200....
Who wants to incubate some duck eggs?
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I'm sorry about your sons duck!
YOu can get in if you want to!..just post a pic. I also have terrible luck incubating..thats why i'm having this contest..so someone else can do it for me.
I'm sorry about your sons duck!
YOu can get in if you want to!..just post a pic. I also have terrible luck incubating..thats why i'm having this contest..so someone else can do it for me.
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yup..the boys are more raspy sounding..
I picked out 1 duckling from the bin at the feed store this spring. The one I picked up was squeeking its head off......She is definitely a girl, probably has the biggest mouth of them all!
My son got a duckling from a friend of mine, and I made sure he picked a really squeeky one....another girl
The two ducks in the 'duck, duck, goose' picture are from my own ducks' eggs. I had 13 or 17 hatched, don't remember. These were the only 2 I kept, cause they are cayugas (just need to molt that white off
) and they were big time squeekers.....both girls
It definitely works, if you have others to compare to.
thats the thing..having another one to compare it too. if not, its really hard!
yup..the boys are more raspy sounding..
I picked out 1 duckling from the bin at the feed store this spring. The one I picked up was squeeking its head off......She is definitely a girl, probably has the biggest mouth of them all!
My son got a duckling from a friend of mine, and I made sure he picked a really squeeky one....another girl
The two ducks in the 'duck, duck, goose' picture are from my own ducks' eggs. I had 13 or 17 hatched, don't remember. These were the only 2 I kept, cause they are cayugas (just need to molt that white off
It definitely works, if you have others to compare to.
thats the thing..having another one to compare it too. if not, its really hard!
I hope I win!!!
I am a camera Wh**e i counted i have over 4000 pics on my computer no wonder it runs slow i only have 300 Chicken & duck Pics tho Boo!!
why are we all having problems incubating...I mean why? I found out my meter wasnt calibrated and its off by 8% i didnt think to test it...dahhhh on me...so I tested it, learned how to check it.
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I had 2 digital things in mine to test the temps and humidity... AND 1 of those little round dial ones too! I STILL killed them all!
I had 2 digital things in mine to test the temps and humidity... AND 1 of those little round dial ones too! I STILL killed them all!
Well do I qualify with my eggs? LOL!!! My husband was upset about loosing the ducklings too....
But that was mostly cause I made him bury them.
He also said that if I wanted to get into the hooby of killing birds that it would be cheaper to just buy some ammo for the 22 LR! Very funny DH!
But that was mostly cause I made him bury them.
He also said that if I wanted to get into the hooby of killing birds that it would be cheaper to just buy some ammo for the 22 LR! Very funny DH!
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Maybe that's why little girls have started hanging out in the four foot high chicken nest box. LOL. Don't ask me how they get in there considering they refuse to try to fly, but they do.
The drakes have decided that they wanna try making some duck/chicken and duck/guinea babies too!!
I tried to explain that it doesn't work that way but they just don't listen. Just like any teenager, they think they know it all.
Maybe that's why little girls have started hanging out in the four foot high chicken nest box. LOL. Don't ask me how they get in there considering they refuse to try to fly, but they do.
The drakes have decided that they wanna try making some duck/chicken and duck/guinea babies too!!
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I picked out 1 duckling from the bin at the feed store this spring. The one I picked up was squeeking its head off......She is definitely a girl, probably has the biggest mouth of them all!
My son got a duckling from a friend of mine, and I made sure he picked a really squeeky one....another girl
The two ducks in the 'duck, duck, goose' picture are from my own ducks' eggs. I had 13 or 17 hatched, don't remember. These were the only 2 I kept, cause they are cayugas (just need to molt that white off
) and they were big time squeekers.....both girls
It definitely works, if you have others to compare to.
thats the thing..having another one to compare it too. if not, its really hard!
Once you get 'an ear for it', you can sex them this way with probably at least 90% certainty, but you need to be very familiar with the sounds of baby ducks! I'm sure next spring I'll feel like a newb again!
I picked out 1 duckling from the bin at the feed store this spring. The one I picked up was squeeking its head off......She is definitely a girl, probably has the biggest mouth of them all!
My son got a duckling from a friend of mine, and I made sure he picked a really squeeky one....another girl
The two ducks in the 'duck, duck, goose' picture are from my own ducks' eggs. I had 13 or 17 hatched, don't remember. These were the only 2 I kept, cause they are cayugas (just need to molt that white off
It definitely works, if you have others to compare to.
thats the thing..having another one to compare it too. if not, its really hard!
Once you get 'an ear for it', you can sex them this way with probably at least 90% certainty, but you need to be very familiar with the sounds of baby ducks! I'm sure next spring I'll feel like a newb again!
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Yes, you do.
Its the red duck tape..
Yes, you do.
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