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Post by orly152 on Jun 4, 2012 14:38:57 GMT -7
Wow woodyz, that is great to know buddy...great tip on determining the sex on them.
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Post by COB on Jun 5, 2012 0:05:45 GMT -7
That is just to cooling thing! Whoever thought you could tell the gender from the shape of the eggs. Thanks. I love leaning new things.  |
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Post by missasip on Jun 5, 2012 9:49:37 GMT -7
I love duck meat. Never tried the eggs only because I never had the chance.
When I get my chickens and turkeys going again, I may have to look into the duck thing. Between those three and some goats, I would have a nice variety.
Thanks for the info Orly. Good stuff.
Jimmy
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Post by woodyz on Jun 14, 2012 14:33:52 GMT -7
Got 8 new babies today. They were expected last weekend so my count got off on them still have 4 or 5 under mama. These are in brooder and all in great shape.  |
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Post by woodyz on Jun 14, 2012 17:41:15 GMT -7
Peasants should hatch this weekend or early next week
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2012 23:45:56 GMT -7
Got 8 new babies today. They were expected last weekend so my count got off on them still have 4 or 5 under mama. These are in brooder and all in great shape. You are so lucky!!! I had 21 duck eggs in the incubator...I got sick and wasn't home. I told the guys to add water to the incubator tray and spray the eggs with warm water once a day and let it do its own thing. I was waiting for 3 different timed hatchings...1 egg hatched, that baby did good for a couple days. But when the rest of the eggs didn't hatch right away, they unplugged my incubator and threw the eggs out...then my only little one died because they didn't show it how to drink or eat. I lost them all this year.  I lost ALL my ducks for this year. Now I have to hope I can get a dozen young ones (9 hens & 3 drakes) this October at Jacobs Cave Swap Meet...or find someone locally who has good fertile eggs they will part with.  |
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Post by offtrail on Jun 15, 2012 8:58:02 GMT -7
Thanks for all the good info now to invite duck man over for a bite ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by wtrfwlr on Jun 15, 2012 9:14:52 GMT -7
Thanks for all the good info now to invite duck man over for a bite ;D ;D ;D If you mean me, I'm not such a fan of pen or farm birds. Compared to wild birds they are too fatty and the meat is a bit too greasy for me. Wild birds have a much richer flavor because of the wide variety of the wild grains and nuts in their diet. They also get more protein from the insects and small crustaceans they eat. Don't get me wrong, I won't turn my nose up at a farm raised duck! No Sir, but give me some Teal or Woodducks in a bed of wild rice with gravy over the whole deal and Man O Man that will ring wtrfwlr's bell!  |
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Post by offtrail on Jun 15, 2012 9:27:20 GMT -7
You got it all wrong i am not inviting you over to join me for dinner, you are dinner ;D ;D ;D Now lets see you should go good with taters and carrots ;D ;D ;D  |
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Post by wtrfwlr on Jun 15, 2012 9:31:26 GMT -7
You got it all wrong i am not inviting you over to join me for dinner, you are dinner ;D ;D ;D Now lets see you should go good with taters and carrots ;D ;D ;D Oh Ok. In that case you'd better load up heavy on the carrots and spuds cause there ain't much meat to speak of on these skinny little bones!   |
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Post by woodyz on Jun 15, 2012 12:41:18 GMT -7
Didn't incubate these. The mom and pop hatched them. But we brought them into the brooder. Do you think we should leave them to mom and pop to raise. The duck pond is pretty deep for these little guys and I know one of the big problems with um is drowning.
Still got three eggs under mom and pop unhatched, if they don't hatch this week end I will through them out.
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Post by wtrfwlr on Jun 15, 2012 12:53:24 GMT -7
I would lean towards having the parents raise their own, but I've never raised ducks so what do I know. Just more of a mother nature knows best sorta way of thinking. I've never heard of a duck drowning before? But then again what do I know?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2012 13:11:33 GMT -7
Didn't incubate these. The mom and pop hatched them. But we brought them into the brooder. Do you think we should leave them to mom and pop to raise. The duck pond is pretty deep for these little guys and I know one of the big problems with um is drowning. Still got three eggs under mom and pop unhatched, if they don't hatch this week end I will through them out. When I leave 'em with the mom I don't worry about how deep teh water is. As long as they can get out to dry off they are fine...the biggest issue is going to be turtles...they will take a baby duck in one bite and drag them under to drown them and eat them. Or large bass & even catfish...they WILL come up and gulp them down right off the surface. I would take them away as well and take care of them myself. Good lookin babies...you are so lucky....I wish I could have been over there to stop them from inadvertently killing mine. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2012 13:18:01 GMT -7
I would lean towards having the parents raise their own, but I've never raised ducks so what do I know. Just more of a mother nature knows best sorta way of thinking. I've never heard of a duck drowning before? But then again what do I know? Actually yes, baby ducks WILL drown if they do not get to dry off, they will also die from ypothermia even on warm days because they cannot generate enough body heat while on the water to keep warm. They cannot stay wet for very long at a time. They have fluff, not feathers, and they have air pocketed in the fluff to keep them puffed out and boyant, but they do not have the oil glad developed like mature ducks to keep them water proofed. Even a grown duck needs to get out of the water to dry off once in a while or they to will drown. Geese are the same way. And domesticated birds are even worse than wild ones. |
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Post by woodyz on Jun 15, 2012 13:27:46 GMT -7
That was my thought I would keep them in the brooder until they get their feathers. Give them a shallow bowl of water large enough they can get in it and clean out their sinus but not deep enough to drown. I also remember they can choke on their food if it is too dry and they don't have water to wet and rinse their airway.
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