It's hard to believe that our duck eggs will hatch in just 13 more days - around June 2nd! So far, everything looks good. We have all 8 eggs still growing. This week we checked their growth by "candling" the eggs. This is done by putting a bright light on the egg and seeing how the egg looks inside!
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| Carefully an egg is chosen to see how it is growing. |
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| The flashlight is placed right on the egg. |
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Right under the light is the air sac. The lines are veins.
All good signs for this egg! |
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In this egg you can see the embryo at the bottom of the egg!
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This egg I'm not too sure about. No veins.
We'll have to wait and see!
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Nurse Jessica came by to see if she could hear the duck's heart beat, but she couldn't. She said she would need a different type of stethoscope.
Whenever we get a chance, we take a quick peak at the incubator to see if anything is happening!
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Our counting calendar! The blue star is when the eggs come out of the egg turner.
The black egg is the hatch date! |
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| This is what our ducklings will look like! |
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