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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: zarzar on March 29, 2013, 08:40:58 pm

Title: !st chicks and a duckling hatched.
Post by: zarzar on March 29, 2013, 08:40:58 pm

 :excited: My first batch of chicks and ducklings have started hatching, unfortunately 1st 2 didnt make it fully out of shell, but now have 5 chicks and a duckling all doing well and very lively, not bad as eggs werent from our own birds ducklings was from ebay and chicks from poultry sales. will load pics when got 5 mins. :excited:

Title: Re: !st chicks and a duckling hatched.
Post by: mojocafa on March 30, 2013, 06:05:00 am

Me too 17/18 hatched. The last one is still in incubator give it another day
8scots dumpys and 9 Cochins
Absolutely delighted with result as this was our first incubator experience, now today I might get some work done instead of egg watching!

Title: Re: !st chicks and a duckling hatched.
Post by: Mammyshaz on March 30, 2013, 08:45:06 am

Congratulations both of you, look forward to piccies.
I'm waiting for some eggs to start incubating  :excited: I hope my lot are as successful as yours,so I'll be counting on you when the questions start flowing  ;D