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05-07-11, 12:35 PM
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Re: Need help with Duck eggs.
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This cat brings home dead cats (only 4)... gotten in trouble quite a few times cuz of that beast
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Definitely a cat from Quebec.  (i joke)
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05-07-11, 12:36 PM
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Re: Need help with Duck eggs.
LOL, you should meet her, ill take pics later.
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05-07-11, 10:09 PM
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Re: Need help with Duck eggs.
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This cat brings home dead cats (only 4)... gotten in trouble quite a few times cuz of that beast
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WTH? I have never heard of that.
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05-07-11, 10:13 PM
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Re: Need help with Duck eggs.
mostly mice and moles, but gotten a few birds a bat 2 minks 1 marten 4 cats 1 crow and a few snakes/frogs :P
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05-07-11, 10:35 PM
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Re: Need help with Duck eggs.
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If it works out, am i going to need to teach them to fly etc? I can imagine me in a chicken suite running down the streets flappin' my arms.
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Inspired by the movie Fly Away Home, a childhood classic.....To me at least.
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05-07-11, 10:48 PM
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Re: Need help with Duck eggs.
i saw fly away home a few times. was cool also cuz my dad flies ultralights.
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05-09-11, 12:19 AM
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Re: Need help with Duck eggs.
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This cat brings home dead cats (only 4)... gotten in trouble quite a few times cuz of that beast
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<_< >_> uh keep your cat inside man thats messed up.
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05-09-11, 12:39 AM
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Re: Need help with Duck eggs.
Our cat brings mice once in a while doesnt eat em just kills em and brings em inside if we arent paying much attention
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05-09-11, 09:33 AM
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Re: Need help with Duck eggs.
Ours bring most things home intact or alive but animals like mice and moles, we never see the heads
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05-09-11, 09:38 AM
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Re: Need help with Duck eggs.
Ours tends to bring live specimens home and leave them in the kitchen - was chasing a baby blackbird around the kitchen, 3am and stark naked about two weeks back!
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05-09-11, 05:46 PM
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Re: Need help with Duck eggs.
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You could probably hog tie the cat and shove the eggs under it...make it pay for its crime!
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-LMAO!
With my experience with bird eggs, they need to be kept warm, and turned frequently. Generally bird egg incubators have an automatic turning function, but it can be done by hand. Looks like you have been given the proper parameters already.
I wish you the best of luck. Hatching is one thing, hand-feeding is going to be a whole new adventure! If they look like they will hatch and you need some help with that let me know, I am an expert on that. It's a grueling process because of how often they need fed, but it's also rewarding.
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05-09-11, 05:58 PM
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Re: Need help with Duck eggs.
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-LMAO!
With my experience with bird eggs, they need to be kept warm, and turned frequently. Generally bird egg incubators have an automatic turning function, but it can be done by hand. Looks like you have been given the proper parameters already.
I wish you the best of luck. Hatching is one thing, hand-feeding is going to be a whole new adventure! If they look like they will hatch and you need some help with that let me know, I am an expert on that. It's a grueling process because of how often they need fed, but it's also rewarding.
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I'll probably take you up on that offer.
I will be hand turning them every 3-4 hours.
Cant i place a food dish in their enclosure?
How do i know if the eggs die? They look fine now but i cant candle them because they are too dark (they are sweating which i assume is a good sign)
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05-09-11, 06:00 PM
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Re: Need help with Duck eggs.
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3am and stark naked about two weeks back!
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Did that once trying to catch a bat, all i was wearing was my boxers. Silly bat gave me a "love bite" on the web of my thumb/forefinger before i got my hands on the lil' guy lol.
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05-09-11, 06:21 PM
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Re: Need help with Duck eggs.
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I'll probably take you up on that offer.
I will be hand turning them every 3-4 hours.
Cant i place a food dish in their enclosure?
How do i know if the eggs die? They look fine now but i cant candle them because they are too dark (they are sweating which i assume is a good sign)
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Unless there's something specific about ducks, they shouldn't need hand feeding. I have never had good succes candling,mainly because my pheasants/quail are darker than most. Seems near impossible unless the egg is pure white an fresh. A good way to see if they are fertile and growing is a scale. I weigh mine before incubating and periodically to note differences. A cheap scale can be picked up at most head shops for about $20-30
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05-09-11, 06:26 PM
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Re: Need help with Duck eggs.
Alright, I'm assuming they loose weight over time if they are fertile and growing?
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