So the last few weeks have been spent either rotating eggs in the incubator, cleaning poop, moving hatchlings to their brooders, cleaning poop, building temporary outdoor pens, or cleaning poop! Duck babies are without a doubt the cutest fowl babies since they look like miniature ducks with really huge feet, unlike chickens who look like wet dinosaurs. Obviously they get cuter as they dry off and fluff up, but they are kind of homely in the beginning. But no matter how cute ducks are they poop constantly, everywhere, on and in everything. They also throw water, spill water, and yes poop in their water. Newspapers have become my favorite go to bedding option for tiny ducks.
So cute!
Seriously, a wet dinosaur.
Love this one. "Hey, come on out! Let me help".
Not bad for a home made incubator. We generally get 85 - 90% hatch rate, not including the un-fertilized eggs. There are always one or two that expire in the shell before they can hatch, but it usually happens early in the incubation cycle and those eggs are disposed of when we candle them for fertility. Currently we have our 5th hatch incubating, and probably the last one for a few weeks. I would like to have my bathtub back again.
Check back soon! Lots more great pics to share.
Happy farming!
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