tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274233492009-02-21T05:05:41.409-08:00Catnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27423349.post-1149948139611322312006-06-10T07:00:00.000-07:002006-06-10T07:02:19.616-07:00I was going to give up the fight with the eggs being almost two weeks overdue. <br />There are three eggs that have broken the surface and the ducklings are actively peeping. This has been a very trying process, I hope we have healthy ducklings with the lateness of their arrival!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/27423349-114994813961132231?l=kiddiecats2006.blogspot.com'/></div>Catnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27423349.post-1149212180756092082006-06-01T18:34:00.000-07:002006-06-01T18:36:20.766-07:00I am getting very nervous that we do not have ducklings yet. There is movement in all of the eggs, but none have pipped through the inner membrane. I do not hear any peeping either. The children are extremely excited for the ducks to arrive and many preschoolers have had their last day for the year with no ducklings. <br />Here's hoping for the best!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/27423349-114921218075609208?l=kiddiecats2006.blogspot.com'/></div>Catnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27423349.post-1148994008360538462006-05-30T05:57:00.000-07:002006-05-30T06:00:08.370-07:00Well, day 28 came and went without any changes. The temperature was lower than 99.5 and I am hoping that is the reason we do not have ducklings yet. <br />I am not hearing any peeping or pecking yet either. There is movement in the eggs when I peep at them. The air sac is pretty small still too. Here is hoping for the best....<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/27423349-114899400836053846?l=kiddiecats2006.blogspot.com'/></div>Catnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27423349.post-1147723652943443222006-05-15T13:05:00.000-07:002006-05-15T13:07:32.953-07:00It has been hard waiting for the ducklings! The children are very anxious for the ducklings to arrive. We created a paper chain to help the preschoolers see how much longer we have to wait. <br />I candled all 8 eggs last night and they are all about the same size... about as big as my thumb nail. <br />We have names picked out and decided that the school-aged children will pair up the a younger preschooler to care for the ducklings that hatch.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/27423349-114772365294344322?l=kiddiecats2006.blogspot.com'/></div>Catnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27423349.post-1146581522843807952006-05-02T07:51:00.000-07:002006-05-15T13:09:44.016-07:00Today starts our duckling adventure. The momma duck laid the eggs this morning and we will pick them up from the feed store this afternoon.<br />They are in the incubator at 1:05 pm! <br />These are White Peking Duck eggs, all white ducks with yellow beaks. Babies are all fuzzy yellow. The eggs look bigger than the Rouen duck eggs we have done in the past.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/27423349-114658152284380795?l=kiddiecats2006.blogspot.com'/></div>Catnoreply@blogger.com0