Da' Cute and Cuddly Call Duck thread!

[Lacrystol]

I received a batch of eggs and all of the air cells are in pretty rough shape. I let then settle for 24 hours and they are currently sitting in an egg carton, inside the incubator, without being turned for 48 hrs. My question is, after the 48 hours are up, would it be better to just tilt them slightly in the carton, or would it be ok to place my automatic turner inside the incubator? The eggs sit up in this turner and are tilted about 45 degrees.

Are they deattached air cells or loose? Either way, turn them slightly once a day and make sure your egg carton has holes on the bottom. Or rather cut a hole.

 

[Lacrystol]

Keep the eggs in the carton and keep them as still as you cAn and just turn those eggs once to keep them from sticking to the side of the shell. Once you see growth then you can place those eggs on the turner.

 

[tara1324]

Keep the eggs in the carton and keep them as still as you cAn and just turn those eggs once to keep them from sticking to the side of the shell. Once you see growth then you can place those eggs on the turner.

Most have VERY loose, saddle shaped air cells. A few of them are detached and one is in really bad shape and has multiple detached air pockets, but the yolk still looks in tact, so I left it. I already cut large holes in the bottom when I put them in the incubator. Thank you so much for the advice!!! That's exactly what I'll do!

 

[Fowl Menagerie]

Just had a mother call duck hatch 10 out 12 eggs sitting in the middle of the floor in the hen house. I earlier hatched 3 out of 24 eggs in incubator. Seems like mother nature sometimes knows best. This also lets me put them in an open bottom cage with food and water and let mama take care of them. Much easier than adding heat and carting them in and out of doors to keep them safe.

 

[Amykins]

Just had a mother call duck hatch 10 out 12 eggs sitting in the middle of the floor in the hen house. I earlier hatched 3 out of 24 eggs in incubator. Seems like mother nature sometimes knows best. This also lets me put them in an open bottom cage with food and water and let mama take care of them. Much easier than adding heat and carting them in and out of doors to keep them safe.

Well, where are the photos of the babies? We demand cuteness!

 

[buff goose guy]

I'm on my way to get my magpie call ducks right now ! e

 

[Lacrystol]

Most have VERY loose, saddle shaped air cells. A few of them are detached and one is in really bad shape and has multiple detached air pockets, but the yolk still looks in tact, so I left it. I already cut large holes in the bottom when I put them in the incubator. Thank you so much for the advice!!! That's exactly what I'll do!

Ok loose are hopeful, deattached for me I have not been very lucky with them, Just keep them still but once a day shift them slightly..

 

[Lacrystol]

Thank you I absolutely love them

OK, from my experience and I may be WAY OFF on this but so far it has worked out for me. But from what I have notice and even at a very young age, like 1 week old, if you take notice of there tails, some of those pics the tail gets cut off so I cant really tell. LOL

But we all know that males will get the tail that curls and females wont.

Well what I notice before all this happens, the males tails will have a Split and the Females tails will have a Fan shape. At a Younger age like a week old or so, the tails will be Pointy on the males before they split where the females stay at a fan shape..

I use this theory and UNDERSTAND this is ONLY my theory, whether Its totally 100% accurate I can not say it is or isn't.

NOW you could also try to vent sex them. It does work and they don't need to be a day old.. But I find my theory safer..

 

[Lacrystol]

I'm on my way to get my magpie call ducks right now !

NICE!!!!

 

[buff goose guy]

I got another picture of sky and Isis today


AND MY NEW BABIES the little magpie call Ducks , actually one is white but it's parents are really dark magpies ( the breeder actually said that a lady came by and got all the dark magpies )