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6 weeks old!

Two are looking pretty solidly chocolate to me, two are lighter/more greyish brown so I’m assuming they’re lavender. The last one hasn’t fluffed up completely yet so I’m not sure.

They say once you quack, you never go back. 😉 Surprise final hatch on day 31, bringing the batch to 6 total.

So far, 4 of these chocolate? looking ones and 1 black!

They’re supposed to pip into the air cell. If they don’t it’s harder for them to turn and zip, and they might exhaust their oxygen and energy before hatching. Sally Sunshine (I think) has a very good guide on when and how to assist hatching in the main pinned topics. Edit: I found the link...

Today is hatch day for me. 3 pips so far… This one pipping on the wrong end 😭

I set these beautiful Ancona eggs last week, due to hatch April 18!

Thanks so much for your help. I’ll update this post when my eggs hatch!

Here are the best pictures I have. The duck in question is in the front:

I’m a beginner to duck genetics. I tried the calculator but I wasn’t sure if I had the right settings for Ancona. I have a beautiful batch of eggs in the incubator right now. They come from a blue Ancona drake over a black hen (lays white eggs) and chocolate and lilac hens (lay blue eggs). So...

@Alaskan @jas humbert Thank you! I think I get it now.

Bumping up this thread because I think I have a decent grasp on basic egg colour genetics but I can’t really logic this out for myself... I’ve had chickens for a couple years but I’m new to rooster-keeping. I currently have 3 pullets that lay blue eggs and 1 hen that lays light brown. My...

Interested in reading replies. I am tempted to buy the plans as well. I was considering the Garden Loft as I don’t think I could ever design an effective coop myself.