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Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9717
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:48 pm Post subject:

Green Rosie wrote:

colour it green wrote:

Rosie - did you post mortem the eggs?

I took them to a far corner of the garden and tapped them with a very long stick. Each exploded in a mass of grey liquid sludge

I would guess them to be fertile then - blank eggs are usually ok even after a long incubation (though i dont know how much longer you let her sit?) whereas eggs that started then stopped are usually the manky ones
in my limited experience.

sean
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:50 pm Post subject:

Green Rosie wrote:

colour it green wrote:

Rosie - did you post mortem the eggs?

I took them to a far corner of the garden and tapped them with a very long stick. Each exploded in a mass of grey liquid sludge

Did the dogs turn up about .00002 seconds later and try to eat/roll in it?

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:50 pm Post subject:
Interesting CiG - I would say she sat for 40 days although it was difficult to say exactly when she started to sit properly, and that in itself may have been the problem.

lottie

Joined: 11 Aug 2005
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Location: ceredigion

Posted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:54 pm Post subject:

colour it green wrote:

Green Rosie wrote:

colour it green wrote:

Rosie - did you post mortem the eggs?

I took them to a far corner of the garden and tapped them with a very long stick. Each exploded in a mass of grey liquid sludge

Ditto

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
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Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:56 pm Post subject:
In that case we won't be having roast Harold just yet then

jamanda
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Location: Devon

Posted: Sat Apr 21, 12 8:03 pm Post subject:

Green Rosie wrote:

I cannot believe I just googled this

There's a video and everything. Isn't the internet wonderful!

Thank you duck people!

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sat Apr 21, 12 8:24 pm Post subject:
That person holding the ruler isn't even wearing gloves This is probably an appropriate point to quote Judith: "Duck sex is not nice".

jamanda
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 12 8:26 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

That person holding the ruler isn't even wearing gloves

This is probably an appropriate point to quote Judith: "Duck sex is not nice".

You watched the video!

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sat Apr 21, 12 8:28 pm Post subject:
I did. I sort of wish I hadn't, to be honest. I feel a bit soiled.

arvo

Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Posts: 3321
Location: Somerset

Posted: Sat Apr 21, 12 8:30 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

Chez wrote:

That person holding the ruler isn't even wearing gloves

This is probably an appropriate point to quote Judith: "Duck sex is not nice".

You watched the video!

Having just looked over Chez's shouder and seen her cue-ing up:

... well follow the link ...

Me: 'Is that in the naughty corner?'
Chez: 'No the poultry corner.'

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9717
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Sat Apr 21, 12 11:00 pm Post subject:

Green Rosie wrote:

Interesting CiG - I would say she sat for 40 days although it was difficult to say exactly when she started to sit properly, and that in itself may have been the problem.

it is really hard to judge when they start sitting isn't it - cos they seem to start spending the night on the eggs, and come off in the day - which i am sure sure addle them - except last year that's exactly what my duck did and then she hatched 14

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9717
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Sat Apr 21, 12 11:02 pm Post subject:

arvo wrote:

Having just looked over Chez's shouder and seen her cue-ing up:

... well follow the link ...

Me: 'Is that in the naughty corner?'
Chez: 'No the poultry corner.'

the rooodest things are in the poultry corner.

lottie

Joined: 11 Aug 2005
Posts: 5059
Location: ceredigion

Posted: Sun Apr 22, 12 2:33 pm Post subject:
If I ever sell muscovey eggs to hatch I EXPLain about them getting a better hatch with a cooling period in the day and aspray with lukewarm water etc---the ducks do it so much better though.

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 12 6:14 am Post subject:
Both my girls are now laying so fingers crossed I'll get two successful hatches this time. I've not seem Harold mating with either of them but one is very mucky on her back and the other less clean than normal

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 12 12:42 pm Post subject:
Ugggghhh - I feel like bleaching my eye balls after watching that!

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