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Post by slacker 🐨 on May 6, 2022 12:43:03 GMT -5
...and later that night found a duck egg just sitting in the rocks...
Would it be crazy to try and hatch it?
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Post by Leftee on May 6, 2022 12:48:43 GMT -5
It would not.
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Post by Mfitz804 on May 6, 2022 13:14:47 GMT -5
Would it be crazy that he’s been out there sitting on it since last night? |
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Post by rickyguitar on May 6, 2022 14:08:38 GMT -5
No try it. Incubator called for.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on May 6, 2022 15:16:51 GMT -5
Mothers Day. Eggs Benedict for breakfast.
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Post by Mfitz804 on May 6, 2022 15:30:58 GMT -5
Mothers Day. Eggs Benedict for breakfast. *Beneducked |
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Post by Taildragger on May 6, 2022 18:31:44 GMT -5
Not to be a buzzkill...but...if anything hatches, it will more likely be a duck rather than a giraffe.
Hate to be the bearer of bad tidings...
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Post by Lesterstrat on May 6, 2022 20:17:14 GMT -5
You’re seriously contemplating not frying it?
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Post by michael on May 7, 2022 8:13:54 GMT -5
my FIRST thought was the Dr Seuss story... HORTON HATCHES THE EGG!!! you might wanna read it first before you try to hatch it...
my grampa always said that the FIRST thing a duck/chicken/goose sees after it's hatched becomes it's mother...
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Post by MoJoe on May 7, 2022 9:49:29 GMT -5
my FIRST thought was the Dr Seuss story... HORTON HATCHES THE EGG!!! you might wanna read it first before you try to hatch it... +1 |
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Post by slacker 🐨 on May 9, 2022 7:17:07 GMT -5
OK, so there's a little detail I didn't let y'all in on at the start. We found the egg two weeks ago and already had it in an incubator. I wanted to make sure it was viable before I posted. After we found it, we ordered an inexpensive incubator on amazon and got it in. My wife read a bunch about it and learned that you can candle the egg after about 10 days and see if there's something growing inside. Also, at that point you're supposed to pull them out each day, mist them with water and let them cool about 10 degrees. She candled either thursday or friday and there's definitely something growing. Over the weekend we could see movement. So...in about 2 weeks, barring any disasters, we're going to have a baby duck. Taildragger - While I didn't expect a guy raif from the egg, your news is disappointing nonetheless. I'm sorry to report there are no pictures of me sitting on the egg. I will post some pics of the incubator and, if all goes well, the hatching etc. |
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Post by Auf Kiltre on May 9, 2022 7:33:15 GMT -5
According to the Google oracle, pet ducks live 10-15 years.
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Post by Leftee on May 9, 2022 7:36:01 GMT -5
You should name one “Horton.” It just seems right.
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Post by modbus on May 9, 2022 8:21:47 GMT -5
Hopefully it is actually a duck.
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Post by slacker 🐨 on May 9, 2022 10:09:32 GMT -5
Hopefully it is actually a duck.
Yeah, my main concern is that it's a velociraptor. |
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Post by slacker 🐨 on May 12, 2022 6:34:53 GMT -5
Well, our little duckling is still progressing. We candled yesterday and lots of movement. We could easily identify a head. It reacted strongly to the light. About 10 days and we should be hatching. The wife (no pics) bought a brooder and some duck food.
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Post by Leftee on May 12, 2022 9:05:48 GMT -5
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Post by modbus on May 12, 2022 12:11:08 GMT -5
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Post by slacker 🐨 on May 12, 2022 13:02:02 GMT -5
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Post by Leftee on May 12, 2022 13:48:49 GMT -5
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Post by slacker 🐨 on May 18, 2022 9:08:52 GMT -5
If our little egg is gonna hatch, it should be in the next few days. We've seen movement in the egg when "candling" right up until yesterday. Wife is guessing that lack of movement is because there's just no space in there. It's packed in tight now.
We'll post pics...maybe vid if we can, when/if it hatches. I hope it's not a corn snake or a velociraptor. We'll know soon enough.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on May 19, 2022 0:09:55 GMT -5
God, a red nugget! A fat egg under a dog!
^^^Read that back'erdz
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Post by slacker 🐨 on May 19, 2022 6:28:48 GMT -5
So, I think we're getting close. The egg moves on its own just sitting, so the occupant is big enough to rock it some. I'm thinking some cracks in the shell are imminent.
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Post by modbus on May 19, 2022 7:55:10 GMT -5
Wait a minute... It's not pulsating, is it?  |
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Post by slacker 🐨 on May 23, 2022 11:20:58 GMT -5
It's a Duck!!! Hatched out this morning. Not sure if males have their color at birth, so not sure on sex. Cute little thing, but still wet and scruffy looking.
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Post by NoSoapRadio on May 23, 2022 11:29:35 GMT -5
Proud Papa -- congrats.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on May 23, 2022 11:45:27 GMT -5
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Post by modbus on May 23, 2022 11:52:31 GMT -5
Yay!  |
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Post by markfromhawaii on May 23, 2022 12:15:28 GMT -5
Yay! YETH! |
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Post by Mfitz804 on May 23, 2022 18:33:26 GMT -5
It's a Duck!!! Hatched out this morning. Not sure if males have their color at birth, so not sure on sex. Cute little thing, but still wet and scruffy looking. I mean if ever pictures were needed… |
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