This is what happens...

[sumi]

When you follow this thread on BYC: I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! and go to the butchery and enquire about those free range duck eggs on the counter...

Future Khaki Campbell duck owner here lol The butcher loved the idea of me trying to hatch them and refused to let me pay for the eggs Now, let's hope these guys play along and produce some duckies!

 

[NH Homesteader]

Yay ducks! (Oh my auto correct almost got me in trouble there, lol!)

Hope for good results!

 

[sumi]

6 Strong duckling embryos and 18 shipped Andalusian eggs added to the incubator yesterday

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Ducks are such funny little persons.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Sweet. 6 out of 6 ain't bad! I absolutely LOVE to candle eggs and see the new life developing inside.

 

[sumi]

5 chicks made it

 

[sumi]

(Oh my auto correct almost got me in trouble there, lol!)

Glad I'm not the only one!

 

[BarredBuff]

Yay!!

 

[sumi]

Sumi, could you tell if those duck eggs were washed when you bought them?

They weren't. I wiped the worst of the dirt off them before putting them in the incubator. I know people say you shouldn't wash them, but I'm not putting crap into a warm, humid environment with those expensive shipped eggs I bought! And I wash my hands before handling the eggs.

 

[sumi]

Most of the time it doesn't end well I'm not sure what is going on in there, so I'll keep an eye on the egg and see how things go and