Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Update on broody duck hens

Remember Scarletts Hidden Duck Nest
Well acouple days after we found her nest I noticed Lu Lu was broody in her nest box in the chicken coop. So this mornin I took 7 eggs out of Scarletts nest & put them under Lu Lu... everyones happy now & we should see ducklings around May 11.

Update on my other hatches: I've got 10 eggs from Oklahoma due to hatch around April 18. Then 4 silkie eggs from Texas due to hatch around April 26 (these are under my broody bantam, the duck egg I had under her wasn't fertile). Then I've got a Kentucky friend puttin some of her silkie eggs in her bator for me and one of my cousins this Sunday, they will be due to hatch around May 8. Gonna have ducklings & chickies everywhere!!! I sold 7 hens & 10 of my 3 week old chicks from my March hatch over the weekend.


Scarlett off her nest this mornin


Goin back to her hidden nest :)
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4 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlApril 12, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    such cute mommies!

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  2. becky3086April 12, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    I have three that I hatched over winter that were bantams that are almost grown now. My Japanese bantam hatched two chicks and my pynchoen bantam just hatched 3 but one died. She is still on the nest though so we could get more. I am waiting for the quail that I also hatched over winter to start laying then those will go in the incubator.

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  3. Mama MessApril 13, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    You'll be knee deep in chickies and ducks! Whoo hoo!

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  4. tberry29April 14, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    oh no, you only had 4 good eggs outta the 12 I sent?

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