tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444124598415048280.post4242288441084328025..comments2024-03-08T05:16:41.496-08:00Comments on Metzer Farms Duck and Goose Blog: How Do We Know Pekins Originate from Wild Mallards?John Metzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103027096519025445noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444124598415048280.post-43695421003408257472013-08-15T20:19:06.430-07:002013-08-15T20:19:06.430-07:00Please do not ever speak of ducks in terms of comm...Please do not ever speak of ducks in terms of commercial or meat. How can anyone harm someone as adorable as a duck?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444124598415048280.post-17672876662237299872013-03-14T14:07:00.011-07:002013-03-14T14:07:00.011-07:00Yes, I agree with John as last summer, I started i...Yes, I agree with John as last summer, I started incubating my first springs duck eggs and the first 14 eggs were all infertile. It is better to have an egg turner and an air circulating fan and not incubate in hot rooms with no air conditioning as it causes too many heat flutuations. This year, I was able to buy my first egg turner and it is great not having to worry about turning eggs. The temp so far is a steady 99.5 degrees on the 5th day of the first 2013 batch. I hope this 18 eggs gives me a good percentage of hatched ducklings. I also have 7 ducks that were born in about August through Sept of 2012 and they are still not laying their eggs. Do you think they will start when the weather warms better? 3 of last springs ducks are now laying and I have one duck laying continually all winter with an almond shaped egg I used and still use for food only. I collect three each day now and use the two rounder ones for hatching. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444124598415048280.post-52609207429868783232012-07-27T12:50:01.243-07:002012-07-27T12:50:01.243-07:00They can be fertile at five months. But normally ...They can be fertile at five months. But normally the first eggs laid are less fertile than those several weeks later. Good luck!John Metzernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7444124598415048280.post-88194999757520634802012-07-27T10:04:28.781-07:002012-07-27T10:04:28.781-07:00I am trying to breed an almost 5 month old Peking ...I am trying to breed an almost 5 month old Peking Drake with 2 of the same age peking ducks. I just read somewhere that the Drake should be at least 10 months old for fertility. I put my first batch of eggs into the incubator today and I was wondering if they will end up as non-fertile eggs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com