Hey, just a tip my Grandpaw showed me when I was a kid was to use a bucket of sand to clean the Duck eggs. He sold Ducks to the local grocery store in Texas. He was a master at it. But he used to have me and my brother rubbing the eggs with sand to get clean. You wont believe how well it works. Then the sand would get mixed with hay and dirt and go in a pile next to the barn and when it got to be about 3 feet high he would plant sweet potatoes in it and it would grow sweet potatoes the size of my head. It was very common for my grandmother to make sweet potatoes for 10 people from 2 of his sweet potatoes. I wish I would have learned more from him he was born in 1902 so he had a ton of old knowledge.
ThisnThatPackRat Have studied the history of education. Very sad story indeed. Lots of the changes were conscious and known to negatively affect students. Am still teaching and started...ahem...in the '70's. The students have changed. Lots. Not good.
I raised Ducks for 15 years and sold eggs for hatching and eating. The best way to help the hens lay in a standard duck nest is to put decoy eggs (wood or ceramic white eggs) in the nest. The ducks will learn to lay with other eggs in their sleeping area, where they know they are safe.
The female duck in the wild gets off the nest every 2 or three days and goes to the water anyway and she will come back to the nest holding water in her feathers and put water on the eggs you will have a better hatching rate if you will MIST the eggs every 2 or 3 days this is only for duck's not chickens. If the hatchlings are having problems sticking to the shell during the hatch, they are not getting enough water during incubation. just a tip from an old bird guy.
Definitely wrote this down in my notes and going to try this. Knew they did it in the wild but didn't know the mother wouldn't do it in domestication. Then I watched my ducks for a month before I made this comment amd THEY DONT soooooooo I'm gonna try this and see how it goes. My ducks usually come out ok though. Some farmers say domestic ducks have trouble hatching themselves and maybe this is why??
I’ve incubated chicken eggs since the 80’s. They need to be misted with water daily along with being turned. The turning is what keeps the embryo from being stuck to the shell. If you have a simple incubator chicken eggs need to be incubated at 103 degrees. Put X on one side an O on the other. Every day change the marks. Ducks and chicken eggs don’t do well in the same incubator. Duck eggs have more bacteria on the shell since they lay anywhere and you need to gather from wherever they drop an egg. But a broody hen will get off the nest every morning and drag her wing tips through the dew on grass or weeds, she’ll feed very little and back to nest where she turns the eggs with her feet and head sometimes. Old chicken Hatcher with hens and incubator
Befriend crows and they will bring you back random forest/town presents...like dead insects, buttons, pieces of sharp bright plastic, strings of different colors, shells, even rings and expensive stuff...
@Elizabeth Carre Apparently, befriending older couples is easier than teenagers. Teenagers can form gangs and tend to be mischievous as all hell, whereas older couples are more observant and, most importantly, CHILL. You start out by keeping track of when they're around, leave food where they can see you, make some kind of signaling noise ("come and get it!") and then leave them alone - go inside, go back to gardening a ways away, whatever. They will remember your face, and all positive or negative experiences with you, so you don't want to push it too soon. After some weeks, when you leave food and make your signal noise, they'll start to become a bit more adventurous, and come sooner. You may even be able to not exit sight completely, to sit on your step and watch them from a safe distance, for example. If you start to do this on a schedule, they'll begin to wait for you nearby. As long as all experiences remain positive, you can start to sit and watch them from a shorter distance. They may start coming nearer to you, once they finish what you've left, too. As far as eating out of your hand, and bringing you presents, I haven't ever gotten that far, but I would love to, someday! Corvids are so playful and intelligent and fascinating! If anyone has any tips or tricks for that last stage, I'd love to hear them, too!
@Elizabeth Carre Aww, that's too sweet! I know some people keep them as pets, though I'm not sure how they all come about finding them. The corvids are all fascinating! It may be possible to befriend wild crows to the extent of hand-feeding, but I have always had to stop in winter, because I don't tolerate the cold well. :/
@Elizabeth Carre feed them constantly and then try to approach them...they will recognize you and bring you gifts...so you're basically trying to tame them.
TIP- Do NOT wash the hatching eggs. This removes the thin protective outer membrane, giving bacteria a portal of entry through the ‘now’ exposed pores.
I’ve been raising ducks and chickens for 40 years. Sometimes you just have to wash them. Ducks, unlike chickens, lay eggs in the weirdest places. My birds are free range during the day and are in a barn at night. Chickens are easy because they lay in clean nesting boxes. Ducks however will lay eggs anywhere. I find them in their swimming pools, horse stalls, in the flower garden and even out in the field when I’m mowing the pasture. Often they lay eggs in their enclosure, but they are always damp and covered in shaving or straw. I’ve incubated them washed and unwashed. It hasn’t affected any that I’ve personally hatched. I’ve always had 100% hatch rate. Ducks are so much fun to incubate and hatch out! I’ve even incubated ducks and chickens together.
@@Septiviumexe Is it now? Well, Sorry to disappoint you but, yeah! When I know what rooster or drake is breeding what hens, pull those eggs, incubate. I’m around my flock a lot, I know their habits and eggs I’ve incubated always hatch. Just lucky I guess….
@@48blackshadowcafe32 I mean 100% hatching rate is ok but are you telling me that ABSOLUTELY NONE of them have died during the hatching process? How many have you hatched?
They're not running for freedom, but to get pasturage in which to forage for insects, grass, worms and grubs. Ducks are omnivores. Of course they're eager to get to their favorite activity!
Since loosing my job what has been helping me is stocks trading, and forex accounting for over $ 4k monthly profits still one of my best decisions in life maybe I will retire with these duck at my backyard
I grew up on a farm and have worked on beef and dairy farms my whole life, with that being said. I noticed that you don't take many precautions around your Bull... Walking right up to him when he's with his ladies i noticed you turning your back to him. It doesn't matter if you raised him or not, bottle baby or not it doesn't matter... I always see ppl in n backyard farms that have hand raised their bull, get really relaxed, drop their guard don't pay him much attention, forget what he really is and end up getting hurt or worse. I'm not saying you don't know what you're doing, just pointing out what i seen, I've seen what happens when ppl get a bit too relaxed when working in close quarters with them especially when they are hand raised.
Simple math says the video title is wrong.. At 36$ a dozen, You would need 25 ducks each laying one egg, every day, every egg would have to be sellable, which it looks like not all of them are.. Plus overhead costs.
There is a plume, a thick layer of healthy coating on the eggshell That protects the egg and the insides of the egg from getting contaminated by external stuff. When washing it you get rid of that plume and you can have bad bacteria seep through the shell and into the yolk in the inside, that’s causing it to go bad sooner. Also if you wash it off, you have a decrease in hatch ability. Because if there’s any bad bacteria whatsoever in the incubator itself whenever you put it in there and on the eggs they tend to spread in the incubator pretty quickly. If you’re eating the eggs it’s best to rinse or wash the eggs before you actually cook them. And if you’re putting them in the incubator you can always rinse off any dirt that’s on them. If you use semi big sand particles to rinse off the egg it also chips off the plume from The shell. you can use really really fine sand though to help get rid of any gunk particles that are on the egg. But either way the best way to actually pick duck hatching eggs is to keep them clean and send them off to the new owner, clean. Without washing. If there’s a bunch of poop on the egg you’re just gonna have to keep it wash it at home then cook it the way you like it or something. I have found though that if you keep the temperature of the water the exact same temperature of the egg you do not disturb the plume on the shell that much and you can use a soft sponge on it. If you want to clean your eggs that way that works. But don’t use a hard scrubber on your eggs! Les hatchability more bad bacteria entering the shell and yolk. Soft natural sponges work best. And to keep the eggs as clean as possible if you are cleaning them with that sponge idea, don’t forget to use a brand new sponge every time you clean a batch of eggs. Too much cross-contamination can cause too much bad bacteria to enter into the shell and yolk. Sadly even washing the sponge that was previously used can still hold onto too much gunk. Unless you practically boil it in hot water for a while. (Shrugs) That’s why I would advise using a brand new sponge each time you do a batch. This is from 23 years worth of knowledge and raising chickens, ducks, geese, Guinea, turkeys, and dogs. And also knowledge from my father and grandparents. And whatever you do, for Christ sake, do not wash your eggs with any form of soap or cleaner! Hope this helps.
The reason people say "don't wash your eggs" is because they cannot preserve the eggs for winter using the "water glassing" method. Washing will strip the eggs of their natural coating, which is necessary for this process.
I don't know about preparation for winter... I do know that MANY MANY countries do not wash their eggs. As a result, the eggs do not need refrigeration, can sit out on the shelf, and be stable for twice as long. As you allude to; its the protective coating. The reason why America is one of the few countries that require refrigeration of eggs is because we house chickens in warehouse in the 10s of Thousands. The eggs roll along on a conveyor belt exposed to feces requiring it to be washed, thus eroding the protective layer, requiring refrigeration.
@@MrNurseinTExas the feces does not erode the protective coating on the conveyor belt it's because they get washed they lose their protective coating you can apply wax after washing them to apply a new protective coating like a shellac or varnish
All of my birds are let out of their "barn" at dawn. They forage all day and go to roost in the early evening. They tend to stick close to home and never stray too far. The chickens are also totally free range. My eggs have especially dark yellow(orangish) yolks and really delicious. I only purchase kelp for Iodine and a multi-vitamin supplement. I feed them chopped comfrey/ chopped alfalfa/dried meal worms/multi-vitamin, mineral supplement. Once in a while I lose a bird to a predator but rarely. Fertile goose eggs sell for $75/dz. I raise real French Toulouse geese. I only keep 2 breeding pair. They lay about 100 eggs total each year. I hatch them raise them to 16 weeks and then cure them and cold smoke the breast meat. It make great "bacon." Very popular among my "clients" at the local farmer's market.
I actually tried duck eggs for the first time about a month ago. I’ve been missing out! Our family loves them and intend to put ducks on our farm now because we loved them so much.
I am studying but do not have my garden yet. But 2/3rds of Organic Matter in the soil comes from roots. If your soil is high in OM, you can handle 5 inches of rain without puddles though a swale leading to a duck pond would be a good idea. Lots of people who raise chickens and ducks feed them spouted grain to save 25% on feed. Ducks lay eggs in the morning so it is best to keep them in a pen until after laying time is over for the day. No till farmers who have cattle have raised good forage grass that has 400% more protein and 300% more fat.
My dad in portugal, raises chickens. He has about 60 chicken now and he sells a dozen eggs for the same price as what is in the stores. He always runs out of eggs to sell. We've noticed a lot of times people would rather buy fresh eggs from that day, even if it's the same price or a little bit more expensive, then buy the ones in the store because they're guaranteed fresh healthy eggs.
I have had a different experience with hatch rate on natural versus washed eggs. Uncleaned I have about 10-15% better hatch rate. However, if they are quite dirty I don't use them for hatching. When selling hatching eggs, I never wash them. It takes off the bloom and that means they are subject to bacteria entry and drying out, and while you may not notice a difference if you are popping them directly in an incubator, your buyers will, because the eggs go all those days during shipping, etcetera, without a protective bloom. I've been raising ducks for years. One other thing, the Golden Hybrid 300 beats the Khaki Campbell on egg production. I've had both... the hybrid 300s are incredible layers. Try them!
I had not heard of this breed. I may have to get some. We have Khaki Campbell and Ancona ducks. Been trying to see which breed is my best layer. Just found some of the hybrid 300 on Metzer Farms website
This is awesome for me to see now Chris as I am starting this in March next year and u just taught me everything I need to know😊Thanks a bunch. I am in Canada so I hope it all goes as well as yours did☺
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures 😱 You can keep the snakes! I've had 4H experience with cattle, pigs and poultry. Now I'm doing research to prepare for building my own place, so my boys have a place to call Home. How much land do these ducks traverse? I couldn't tell if it's a few acres? There's a brook on the land but I don't have the pond. I've asked land management consultant if possible to build a 2nd nearby?
You should actually have sold your chicken eggs for slightly more than the supermarket. Your eggs being local and fresh off the farm is their selling point and makes them more valuable. You can also make an egg share where people pre-buy their eggs from you for the season with a shared risk.
Just started my homestead a couple of months ago and my TH-cam channel last week. I have 9 ducks 🦆 and that is 9 "to many" because I wasn't supposed to get ducks until next year. But got a good deal so, they're her 😊 Couldn't resist. Lovely animals I also dumpsterdive and I'm a prepper. Keep up the good work 👍
I was hatching off Duck Eggs and realized the Baby Ducks were having a hard time trying to break through the shell - too high Protein Content I assume the shells were hard as a rock and almost impossible to break open. I started mixing 50 pounds of laying pellets with 25 pounds of scratch grain that solved the problem and reduced feed cost.
To lower calcium I mix in flock raiser if the shells get too thick. Scratch just makes mine quit laying. Ducks need 17% protein daily in order to lay daily I've heard.
Hi William. I owned a small waterfowl hatchery in the 70s & 80s. Used unmedicated chicken grain and a Sears redwood 400 egg wet hatch incubator. I would spray warm water on the goose & duck eggs around day 26. Hand turned them twice a day. My hatch rate was 98%.
I never sold any of the duck eggs, but the ducks laid 21 at a time. Between my family eating them and the neighbors stealing them, I never made any money, but I sure ate a lot of eggs. I ended up with 100 ducks. I sold most of the ducks and ate more than a few with my family.
I am really wanting to start small homestead or farm and been looking for what to raise, and i came across your video! Really loved it and now i am seriously thinking Ducks! Thank you for the informative video! I love your happiness too and your beautiful farm!
Hello there Chris. Excellent presentation, very informative. Instead of wrapping the eggs in bubble wrap, place the eggs in an egg carton with a rubber band around the center, then place it in the middle of the shredded paper. Saves on time and material, rubber band optional.
I tried egg cartons a few times and a lot of the eggs broke. Lately I've received quite a few eggs in egg cartons with shredded paper in the egg carton to add a bit more packing, looks like that works great and is cheaper than bubble wrap!
Wow! Never new duck eggs sold for so much! Planning to be a farmer one day when I'm old enough and ducks may be added to the must have list! Great vid. Cool laugh btw 😎🤠
Ducks are such a peaceful bird, you don't see them attack or fight as much as chicken's. The eggs are hard to find here and cost nearly $30 a dozen (nz currency) great video, Thanks my friend 👍🏼
Wow! I’m going to figure out a way to corral my ducks! I feed my dogs one egg each per day on top of their dog food. It keeps them healthy. I need to rethink my arrangements with the ducks! Thanks so much!
My pekin ducks and my golden comet chickens have laid faithfully everyday since they started. Even over winter I've gotten an egg a day from every bird.
Don't have friends? Go out and make some. Of course no one is ever like "best friend"forever but creating a life and caring about other people is a question of time and effort.
$31.00 - $ 18.00 shipping= $12.00 plus you feed that duck . Plus Ebay portion they take 20 % of profit. Plus package to ship in , bubble wrap cost.. plus water.. plus gas to post office. . Be way less that $2000. plus half 25 ducks you had , you had have male ducks. There a cost to feed.. i raise lots different livestock and eggs.. . ducks don't lay everyday.. . Dont won't someone to believe there going to bank when it's more or less break even . Just saying. But do appreciate the video.. and eggs need to be unwashed to set.. loved the crow part
@@boathousedave2383 depends on the demand. It always varies and it's always different. It's also a matter of how much time you want to put into marketing the eggs and making them known to buyers. Or even people that never thought of buying them but saw what you're selling and decided to buy them.
Impossible to make 2k a month. 10 eggs for 15 dollars plus shipping 15 equal 30 dollars. Profit 15 dollars 15 dollars a day. 15x30 days equals 450 dollars that’s shipped out everyday. Even if you sale for 30 dollars for 10 eggs. Still not close to 1k a month. And shipped out everyday lol
Dude $1 dollar a dozen? You are not marketing your product well. I wouldn't sell eggs for any less than $5 off my farm and I have people lining up to buy them at that price.
If you're competing with the supermarket you're doing it wrong. You're aiming to sell to people that wouldn't even dream of eating a supermarket egg due to health or animal welfare objections.
True, but if you can sell hatching eggs locally you won't pay for shipping, ebay, or packing. Could try listing them on Craig's List or sell them at local animal shows.
Let's see, $18.00 to ship; time spent collecting eggs; washing eggs, buying bubble wrap, scotch tape, shredding newspaper(electricity), and other associated work, I can't see a profit in this duck-egg thing.
Selling on Ebay sucks. Their fees are excessive. There are better places to sell. Maybe when this video was made In 2018 they were okay, but now in 2022 you get jipped.
the math would show that each "duck" would make $2.67 a day... laying one egg.... and the best egg laying breed of ducks has about 300 eggs a year... your math is way off but your lies are right on
Same here...just started watching him today...he is so later back and makes having ducks/ chicken etc. Fun and easy..I'm learning a lot from him...but!! I want more ducks and chickens..still llearning self control
Government literally means mind control in latin. We live in a corporation. Our fiat currency is backed only by our social security numbers and birth certificates.
Um i did not know i was gonna file taxes on my ducks. And still wont. They take my tax money from my 100k a year job. This my wifes and our fun money and helping people money. Make america great dont be a vitch
thats a lot of eggs to ship and a lot of boxes per month as well. It might be profitable but I don't know if it would be something that is worth while considering the time consumption of everything involved plus personal expense.
You should not ignore the calf's instinct to 'punch the bag', he is hitting his nose on the metal ring near the nipple. You should fix that so that he doesn't hurt himself.
@@dallassimmons9254 When the calf butts his head up against the milk bag, he does it to get the mother to release more milk. It is instinctual, on both the calf's part and the cow's part.
I have a goat that does that and his teeth are so sharp they draw blood. I have all kinds of scars on my arms and face from that stupid thing. I'm getting rid of him and all my goats asap. Never want goats again.
Exactly! That's why I put this video out there, you can do this with any kind of bird, doesn't have to be this exact duck. Easy money. Just find the hatching egg that's hot at the moment. Better yet diversify with a bunch of different kinds of birds.
STEVEN HOLTON we run our business out of our garage and barn our ducks have a inside area in the barn then an outside run with a pool. They don’t take up much space. You could even do this with a small backyard have a flock of chickens they’re way more quiet hatch your own chicks then sell them or just sell your flocks eggs on eBay.
WE HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS THAT HAVE CHICKENS. I GET 2 DOZEN A WEEK..$2.50 A DOZ.....SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN TASTE AND COLOR!! WILL ....NEVER BUY ....IN THE STORE ...EVER!!!!
That is the kind life I really want but I dont know a thing about it lol one thing fir sure I don't want to deal with big animals, maybe lamb, ducks and chickens .
Not trying to be an ass but it's ok to wash them has long has is not for to long, and you gonna use them soon, if you wanna keep them for a long time they just go bad quick if you washed them. I grew up doing it.
Egg Washing A lot of care needs to be taken when washing eggs because egg shells are very porous and washing can allow microorganisms to enter through the shell. Eggs will contract as they cool down and this may cause wash water to enter the egg. Minimize the chance of deterioration of quality and contamination from other eggs by washing as soon as eggs are collected Wash water should be held at a temperature of 41 - 44 o C The washing process should not allow the eggs to stand or soak in the wash water Eggs should be dried after washing or the risk of contamination is increased www.proof.net.au/Cleaning-Eggs
I herd my grandma one time telling my parents to rub a light coat of olive oil on them eggs and keep them in the cellar they’d last all winter is this true? Some of her ways make me second guess the Sanation of some things wen I cleaned out her cellar in the spring but what do I really know I didn’t grow up in the depression era
Hi mate vids getting a bit old so hopefully you see this but my grandma has told me I’m inheriting 10000+ so up to 15000 and she wants me to invest well and I said I’ve always been quite outdoorsy( I’f that’s the word) and I was wondering as I’m only young (14)and still have school what would you recommend the best way to make money out of the land so 2-3 acres hopefully the land is within close distance so I can bike to it everyday but if not I’d need something more passive like horses so I’d love to get your opinion on both options close which I can be more hands like farming ducks or more passive which the land can be further away, also I live in rural England with loads of horses and loads of bridleways I’m not sure if you have them over your way but there paths going through the country which everyone can go through dogs horses walkers etc, thanks in advance
Chris Hardwick sounds good cheers bud btw awesome how you can reply to a vid that is a couple years old and yet reply in half hour whilst maintaining a homestead/ farm good job
Chris: have you looked at the regional Priority boxes for smaller shipments. Tiny circle of glue (Elmers or stick) under label holds them while you tape and keeps package sealed better. Another thing to look at is full or half sheet labels for shipping label. I use 2" x 4" self stick address labels to make notices to put on boxes. Buy bigger rolls of tape and a tape gun dispenser. Time is money, trying to help make you more money. Have you tried carrier pick up? its free for Priority mail. Retired Postal Clerk.
I just got two baby ducklings from Tractor Supply Two days ago. I'm trying to learn everything about taking care of them. I have so many questions. How do u tell what kind I have I think one is khaki Campbell he is solid tan Brown and the other one is black with a little yellow not sure what kind that is. How do you tell if they are boy or girl?
I ship chook duck and quail eggs all over Australia, over twenty breeds own some of the rarest duck breeds in Australia, over $100 a dozen for some breeds not including postage cost
You could make a deal with the school districts for field trips a couple of times a year. You could make some cash or tax write offs. Its good for something. Good going guy .
@mdfouru Did you really say Donald Trump doesn't know enough about taxes? I don't care who you are we can all agree that man bleeds money. I think he knows more about it than you.
Not really sure about your math on chicken eggs...I haven't seen $1 a dozen since the late 1980's! Locally, every store around gets $2.99 or higher per dozen, organics go close to $4 a dozen. As a kid, my family had 100-150 (depending on year-round fluctuations) of Rhode Island Reds (brown eggs), and assuming 60% laying (best time of year) to 10% laying (worst of winter or when summer heat was over 95-degrees), we got close to 40% daily egg layers...so at 125 hens laying 40%, you're looking at 50-eggs a day (4-dozen), rain or shine, yearly. We got 350-eggs a week, almost 30-dozen, and sold them for $1 a dozen back then. That was $1500 a year from eggs...not bad. Nowdays, you can EASILY get $2 a dozen, maybe more...so $3,000 a year or better for 125 chickens...that's not bad. Your high dollar numbers on ducks goes WAY DOWN, FAST, if you get a lot of people brooding ducks...the demand isn't there if the market is saturated...you'll be getting chicken-egg-prices quickly, if that happens.
Try this one, it's a black chicken, six eggs for nearly $200. Doesn't have to be just that one kind of duck. This just gives you the idea, hatching eggs can bring in way more money with less work. www.ebay.com/itm/6-Ayam-Cemani-Pure-Breed-Hatching-Eggs-Totally-Black-Rare-Exotic-Beautiful-Bird/223196239220?hash=item33f7885574:g:NcAAAOSwny1akKlA
Awesome! A suggestion on shipping. Buy a large quantity of boxes on eBay and instead of paying for priority mail flat rate boxes, pay for priority mail. It'll save you an easy 50% on shipping.
$31 for these eggs, minus $0 because customer pays for shipping so you need to send roughly about 65 boxes of roughly 10 hatching eggs per month, or somewhere about 650 eggs a month to make $2000? How many ducks does it take to get 650 eggs a month, and how much does it cost to buy, house, and feed all those ducks? Also, that is about 3 boxes a day for 21 week days per month.
He says in the comments HE pays $18 for shipping. He doesn’t make $2k a month, that’s gross $. He makes $1,000 after all expenses. Bottom line it’s just a fluff video- he’s trying to make a million bucks off TH-cam clicks.
Actually you are right, it's like when people say they make $100K a year from an engineering job. After taxes they bring home about $55K, then after they pay sales tax on everything they buy and tax on your cars and house you end up making about $45K. If you give 10% to the church now you are down to $35K. But people still brag about it and tell everyone they are making $100K. LOL
I miss my Muscovy ducks. They knew when I should be up to feed them. They hung around while I ran their deer corn thru the leaf grinder for them. They were more like pets in a way I could always reach down and pick them up.
Yea, this was one of my very first videos I ever made, back before I even knew what I was doing and didn't know that people wanted the info up front LOL.
I work at the airport post office ,we get lives all the time . They always come and get me to scan them and to move them properly .I love animals and they should be treated with care and love . These are baby chicks and hatching eggs and rooster's who need to come out of the freezing cold immediately. I put them in a warm area to warm them up .
Hey, just a tip my Grandpaw showed me when I was a kid was to use a bucket of sand to clean the Duck eggs. He sold Ducks to the local grocery store in Texas. He was a master at it. But he used to have me and my brother rubbing the eggs with sand to get clean. You wont believe how well it works. Then the sand would get mixed with hay and dirt and go in a pile next to the barn and when it got to be about 3 feet high he would plant sweet potatoes in it and it would grow sweet potatoes the size of my head. It was very common for my grandmother to make sweet potatoes for 10 people from 2 of his sweet potatoes. I wish I would have learned more from him he was born in 1902 so he had a ton of old knowledge.
I'll have to try that sand trick!
Was the sand wet or dry?
Wow! Any other ideas?
@@TonkaGoldman-xd5iw dry
ThisnThatPackRat Have studied the history of education. Very sad story indeed. Lots of the changes were conscious and known to negatively affect students. Am still teaching and started...ahem...in the '70's. The students have changed. Lots. Not good.
I have a crow who gets one duck egg every 2 days (I let him have it), as he keeps the hawks away. Works for him, works for me.
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Perfect .and Wow at crows keeping hawks away
@@hydroblast2209 ya mate crows and Ravens will attack bald eagles and will win!!
Just have a normal chicken and let the crow have her eggs
It’s hard getting thru the very awkward and creepy laughter.
Yep, I just stopped listening...
mute + cc = ✅
Not everyone is perfectly comfortable with talking to total strangers or listening to short-sited criticisms, either.
I raised Ducks for 15 years and sold eggs for hatching and eating. The best way to help the hens lay in a standard duck nest is to put decoy eggs (wood or ceramic white eggs) in the nest. The ducks will learn to lay with other eggs in their sleeping area, where they know they are safe.
The female duck in the wild gets off the nest every 2 or three days and goes to the water anyway and she will come back to the nest holding water in her feathers and put water on the eggs you will have a better hatching rate if you will MIST the eggs every 2 or 3 days this is only for duck's not chickens. If the hatchlings are having problems sticking to the shell during the hatch, they are not getting enough water during incubation. just a tip from an old bird guy.
Definitely wrote this down in my notes and going to try this. Knew they did it in the wild but didn't know the mother wouldn't do it in domestication. Then I watched my ducks for a month before I made this comment amd THEY DONT soooooooo I'm gonna try this and see how it goes. My ducks usually come out ok though. Some farmers say domestic ducks have trouble hatching themselves and maybe this is why??
I did this the one time Incubated duck eggs per Dave Holderread. All the non-clears hatched, so I'm a believer.
Evolution... So it was just by Chance the female ducks figured out that they needed a water the eggs... Just by chance...
@@whitetiger432 more likely it was the ducks that evolved over time to lay eggs that could get wet and eventually they needed water to succeed.
I’ve incubated chicken eggs since the 80’s. They need to be misted with water daily along with being turned. The turning is what keeps the embryo from being stuck to the shell. If you have a simple incubator chicken eggs need to be incubated at 103 degrees. Put X on one side an O on the other. Every day change the marks. Ducks and chicken eggs don’t do well in the same incubator. Duck eggs have more bacteria on the shell since they lay anywhere and you need to gather from wherever they drop an egg. But a broody hen will get off the nest every morning and drag her wing tips through the dew on grass or weeds, she’ll feed very little and back to nest where she turns the eggs with her feet and head sometimes. Old chicken Hatcher with hens and incubator
Befriend crows and they will bring you back random forest/town presents...like dead insects, buttons, pieces of sharp bright plastic, strings of different colors, shells, even rings and expensive stuff...
Very interesting
Laborer in the field
And dead deer.and live in your shed and spill your tools.with the crows..lol
@Elizabeth Carre Apparently, befriending older couples is easier than teenagers. Teenagers can form gangs and tend to be mischievous as all hell, whereas older couples are more observant and, most importantly, CHILL.
You start out by keeping track of when they're around, leave food where they can see you, make some kind of signaling noise ("come and get it!") and then leave them alone - go inside, go back to gardening a ways away, whatever. They will remember your face, and all positive or negative experiences with you, so you don't want to push it too soon.
After some weeks, when you leave food and make your signal noise, they'll start to become a bit more adventurous, and come sooner. You may even be able to not exit sight completely, to sit on your step and watch them from a safe distance, for example. If you start to do this on a schedule, they'll begin to wait for you nearby.
As long as all experiences remain positive, you can start to sit and watch them from a shorter distance. They may start coming nearer to you, once they finish what you've left, too.
As far as eating out of your hand, and bringing you presents, I haven't ever gotten that far, but I would love to, someday! Corvids are so playful and intelligent and fascinating!
If anyone has any tips or tricks for that last stage, I'd love to hear them, too!
@Elizabeth Carre Aww, that's too sweet! I know some people keep them as pets, though I'm not sure how they all come about finding them. The corvids are all fascinating!
It may be possible to befriend wild crows to the extent of hand-feeding, but I have always had to stop in winter, because I don't tolerate the cold well. :/
@Elizabeth Carre feed them constantly and then try to approach them...they will recognize you and bring you gifts...so you're basically trying to tame them.
TIP- Do NOT wash the hatching eggs. This removes the thin protective outer membrane, giving bacteria a portal of entry through the ‘now’ exposed pores.
It's amazing how many people do things and know very little about what they are doing! His customer's will let know I'm sure!
I’ve been raising ducks and chickens for 40 years. Sometimes you just have to wash them. Ducks, unlike chickens, lay eggs in the weirdest places. My birds are free range during the day and are in a barn at night. Chickens are easy because they lay in clean nesting boxes. Ducks however will lay eggs anywhere. I find them in their swimming pools, horse stalls, in the flower garden and even out in the field when I’m mowing the pasture. Often they lay eggs in their enclosure, but they are always damp and covered in shaving or straw.
I’ve incubated them washed and unwashed. It hasn’t affected any that I’ve personally hatched. I’ve always had 100% hatch rate. Ducks are so much fun to incubate and hatch out! I’ve even incubated ducks and chickens together.
@@48blackshadowcafe32 always 100%? Thats very hard to believe
@@Septiviumexe Is it now? Well, Sorry to disappoint you but, yeah!
When I know what rooster or drake is breeding what hens, pull those eggs, incubate. I’m around my flock a lot, I know their habits and eggs I’ve incubated always hatch. Just lucky I guess….
@@48blackshadowcafe32 I mean 100% hatching rate is ok but are you telling me that ABSOLUTELY NONE of them have died during the hatching process? How many have you hatched?
I bought BUNNIES and I am expecting LOTS OF CHOCOLATE eggs next Easter!
Can't say enough about how much joy I felt while reading everybody's kind and sharing comments ! Thanks be to everyone and God bless y'all
How fun! I loved how the ducks ran for freedom, they are adorable!
They're not running for freedom, but to get pasturage in which to forage for insects, grass, worms and grubs. Ducks are omnivores. Of course they're eager to get to their favorite activity!
If he made $2k a month of 25 ducks, why did he scale down instead of up? If that happens to me, I would raise 100 ducks.
Since loosing my job what has been helping me is stocks trading, and forex accounting for over $ 4k monthly profits still one of my best decisions in life maybe I will retire with these duck at my backyard
Oh! haha but that's a good side income since you said you no longer work, does trading require any skill ?
Oh! Nice way to make passive income if you ask me, duck farming requires your fixed attention but how does trading work do I need skill
Good retirement plan if you ask me 😂🤓
Cheers 🥂
Nice retirement plan you have mapped out 🤓🤓😂
you say it like the ducks are your kids
@@denisegar2327 I don't trade myself, I do this through my broker / IA Mr Benjamin ravies if you want he could help you too.
I grew up on a farm and have worked on beef and dairy farms my whole life, with that being said. I noticed that you don't take many precautions around your Bull... Walking right up to him when he's with his ladies i noticed you turning your back to him. It doesn't matter if you raised him or not, bottle baby or not it doesn't matter... I always see ppl in n backyard farms that have hand raised their bull, get really relaxed, drop their guard don't pay him much attention, forget what he really is and end up getting hurt or worse. I'm not saying you don't know what you're doing, just pointing out what i seen, I've seen what happens when ppl get a bit too relaxed when working in close quarters with them especially when they are hand raised.
Yeah I noticed that too
BS. 25 X 30 IS ONLY 750. EACH DUCK WOULD HAVE TO LAY AT LEAST 2 EGGS A DAY OR U R CHARGING 2.50 AN EGG
Easter egg hunt everyday
B r u h
Simple math says the video title is wrong.. At 36$ a dozen, You would need 25 ducks each laying one egg, every day, every egg would have to be sellable, which it looks like not all of them are.. Plus overhead costs.
There is a plume, a thick layer of healthy coating on the eggshell That protects the egg and the insides of the egg from getting contaminated by external stuff. When washing it you get rid of that plume and you can have bad bacteria seep through the shell and into the yolk in the inside, that’s causing it to go bad sooner. Also if you wash it off, you have a decrease in hatch ability. Because if there’s any bad bacteria whatsoever in the incubator itself whenever you put it in there and on the eggs they tend to spread in the incubator pretty quickly. If you’re eating the eggs it’s best to rinse or wash the eggs before you actually cook them. And if you’re putting them in the incubator you can always rinse off any dirt that’s on them. If you use semi big sand particles to rinse off the egg it also chips off the plume from The shell. you can use really really fine sand though to help get rid of any gunk particles that are on the egg. But either way the best way to actually pick duck hatching eggs is to keep them clean and send them off to the new owner, clean. Without washing. If there’s a bunch of poop on the egg you’re just gonna have to keep it wash it at home then cook it the way you like it or something. I have found though that if you keep the temperature of the water the exact same temperature of the egg you do not disturb the plume on the shell that much and you can use a soft sponge on it. If you want to clean your eggs that way that works. But don’t use a hard scrubber on your eggs! Les hatchability more bad bacteria entering the shell and yolk. Soft natural sponges work best. And to keep the eggs as clean as possible if you are cleaning them with that sponge idea, don’t forget to use a brand new sponge every time you clean a batch of eggs. Too much cross-contamination can cause too much bad bacteria to enter into the shell and yolk. Sadly even washing the sponge that was previously used can still hold onto too much gunk. Unless you practically boil it in hot water for a while. (Shrugs) That’s why I would advise using a brand new sponge each time you do a batch. This is from 23 years worth of knowledge and raising chickens, ducks, geese, Guinea, turkeys, and dogs. And also knowledge from my father and grandparents. And whatever you do, for Christ sake, do not wash your eggs with any form of soap or cleaner! Hope this helps.
Thanks for the tip!
thanks for all your wisdom!
It's actually called the bloom, not plume.
The reason people say "don't wash your eggs" is because they cannot preserve the eggs for winter using the "water glassing" method. Washing will strip the eggs of their natural coating, which is necessary for this process.
DaughterofEve i thought it was so there would be shit on em.
Hmm 🤔
Learn something everyday I guess
I don't know about preparation for winter... I do know that MANY MANY countries do not wash their eggs. As a result, the eggs do not need refrigeration, can sit out on the shelf, and be stable for twice as long. As you allude to; its the protective coating. The reason why America is one of the few countries that require refrigeration of eggs is because we house chickens in warehouse in the 10s of Thousands. The eggs roll along on a conveyor belt exposed to feces requiring it to be washed, thus eroding the protective layer, requiring refrigeration.
@@MrNurseinTExas the feces does not erode the protective coating on the conveyor belt it's because they get washed they lose their protective coating you can apply wax after washing them to apply a new protective coating like a shellac or varnish
MrNurseInColorado please watch videos of Jim Nduruchi
@@MrNurseinTExas she is right and so is what you said.
even, ducks prefer freedom over safety.
I agree!
Norris Jinglewilly Murica is giving up their guns hahahaha 😂
All of my birds are let out of their "barn" at dawn. They forage all day and go to roost in the early evening. They tend to stick close to home and never stray too far. The chickens are also totally free range. My eggs have especially dark yellow(orangish) yolks and really delicious. I only purchase kelp for Iodine and a multi-vitamin supplement. I feed them chopped comfrey/ chopped alfalfa/dried meal worms/multi-vitamin, mineral supplement. Once in a while I lose a bird to a predator but rarely. Fertile goose eggs sell for $75/dz. I raise real French Toulouse geese. I only keep 2 breeding pair. They lay about 100 eggs total each year. I hatch them raise them to 16 weeks and then cure them and cold smoke the breast meat. It make great "bacon." Very popular among my "clients" at the local farmer's market.
@@magicdaveable I would like to order some of your bacon....email
@@adrianmedina3582 Don't count on it!
I actually tried duck eggs for the first time about a month ago. I’ve been missing out! Our family loves them and intend to put ducks on our farm now because we loved them so much.
For sure. They are super rich.
I am studying but do not have my garden yet. But 2/3rds of Organic Matter in the soil comes from roots. If your soil is high in OM, you can handle 5 inches of rain without puddles though a swale leading to a duck pond would be a good idea. Lots of people who raise chickens and ducks feed them spouted grain to save 25% on feed. Ducks lay eggs in the morning so it is best to keep them in a pen until after laying time is over for the day.
No till farmers who have cattle have raised good forage grass that has 400% more protein and 300% more fat.
My dad in portugal, raises chickens. He has about 60 chicken now and he sells a dozen eggs for the same price as what is in the stores. He always runs out of eggs to sell. We've noticed a lot of times people would rather buy fresh eggs from that day, even if it's the same price or a little bit more expensive, then buy the ones in the store because they're guaranteed fresh healthy eggs.
At least the ducks are happy with all that standing water
I have had a different experience with hatch rate on natural versus washed eggs. Uncleaned I have about 10-15% better hatch rate. However, if they are quite dirty I don't use them for hatching. When selling hatching eggs, I never wash them. It takes off the bloom and that means they are subject to bacteria entry and drying out, and while you may not notice a difference if you are popping them directly in an incubator, your buyers will, because the eggs go all those days during shipping, etcetera, without a protective bloom. I've been raising ducks for years. One other thing, the Golden Hybrid 300 beats the Khaki Campbell on egg production. I've had both... the hybrid 300s are incredible layers. Try them!
I had not heard of this breed. I may have to get some. We have Khaki Campbell and Ancona ducks. Been trying to see which breed is my best layer. Just found some of the hybrid 300 on Metzer Farms website
Do they breed true or will the hatched eggs be different?
@@kevingath9801 most hatchery hybrids do not breed true. And the hatchery will usually tell you this. 1st gen hybrids give you the best results.
This is awesome for me to see now Chris as I am starting this in March next year and u just taught me everything I need to know😊Thanks a bunch.
I am in Canada so I hope it all goes as well as yours did☺
I actually made quite a bit of money off of my ducks. But I found I can make more money with snakes and TH-cam LOL.
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures 😱
You can keep the snakes!
I've had 4H experience with cattle, pigs and poultry. Now I'm doing research to prepare for building my own place, so my boys have a place to call Home. How much land do these ducks traverse? I couldn't tell if it's a few acres? There's a brook on the land but I don't have the pond. I've asked land management consultant if possible to build a 2nd nearby?
Ebay chargers and arm and a leg to use their platform. They got extremely greedy. And $for tape & printing ink
You should actually have sold your chicken eggs for slightly more than the supermarket. Your eggs being local and fresh off the farm is their selling point and makes them more valuable. You can also make an egg share where people pre-buy their eggs from you for the season with a shared risk.
Good tip!
Ya but you have to have a costumer welling to pay higher prices and that is not easy
@@1miltond Customers who buy directly from farms usually are willing to pay somewhat higher prices.
Just started my homestead a couple of months ago and my TH-cam channel last week.
I have 9 ducks 🦆 and that is 9 "to many" because I wasn't supposed to get ducks until next year. But got a good deal so, they're her 😊 Couldn't resist. Lovely animals
I also dumpsterdive and I'm a prepper.
Keep up the good work 👍
I was hatching off Duck Eggs and realized the Baby Ducks were having a hard time trying to break through the shell - too high Protein Content I assume the shells were hard as a rock and almost impossible to break open. I started mixing 50 pounds of laying pellets with 25 pounds of scratch grain that solved the problem and reduced feed cost.
That's great!
To lower calcium I mix in flock raiser if the shells get too thick. Scratch just makes mine quit laying. Ducks need 17% protein daily in order to lay daily I've heard.
Hi William. I owned a small waterfowl hatchery in the 70s & 80s. Used unmedicated chicken grain and a Sears redwood 400 egg wet hatch incubator. I would spray warm water on the goose & duck eggs around day 26. Hand turned them twice a day. My hatch rate was 98%.
diane hall I like to buy same machines can you give me some informations pls about brand and how u spray water hope make video too thank you
@@sofiabent9129 in my opinion,start insect culture,for protein....
Ducks are great creatures, had a bunch for a summer as pets, I led them to a pond to swim, we were friends immediately.
I never sold any of the duck eggs, but the ducks laid 21 at a time. Between my family eating them and the neighbors stealing them, I never made any money, but I sure ate a lot of eggs. I ended up with 100 ducks. I sold most of the ducks and ate more than a few with my family.
I am really wanting to start small homestead or farm and been looking for what to raise, and i came across your video! Really loved it and now i am seriously thinking Ducks! Thank you for the informative video! I love your happiness too and your beautiful farm!
I have owned ducks before as my pets...and honestly I really enjoyed them
Me too!
Hello there Chris. Excellent presentation, very informative. Instead of wrapping the eggs in bubble wrap, place the eggs in an egg carton with a rubber band around the center, then place it in the middle of the shredded paper. Saves on time and material, rubber band optional.
I tried egg cartons a few times and a lot of the eggs broke. Lately I've received quite a few eggs in egg cartons with shredded paper in the egg carton to add a bit more packing, looks like that works great and is cheaper than bubble wrap!
Chris Hardwick , hello there. Just trying to save money. The post office is brutal on parcels. Thanks for helpful tips.
Wow! Never new duck eggs sold for so much! Planning to be a farmer one day when I'm old enough and ducks may be added to the must have list! Great vid. Cool laugh btw 😎🤠
Ducks are such a peaceful bird, you don't see them attack or fight as much as chicken's. The eggs are hard to find here and cost nearly $30 a dozen (nz currency) great video, Thanks my friend 👍🏼
I love ducks, I can watch them all day LOL
Wow! I’m going to figure out a way to corral my ducks! I feed my dogs one egg each per day on top of their dog food. It keeps them healthy. I need to rethink my arrangements with the ducks!
Thanks so much!
I thought it gives them canker.
NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SELL THEM CROWS
Lol
LMAO....
@johnhalchishick
@@tnunn3023 don't you like crows?
To eat crow wasn't always figurative.
My pekin ducks and my golden comet chickens have laid faithfully everyday since they started. Even over winter I've gotten an egg a day from every bird.
Wow it's a good business!
Sell to the Filipinos living in America.thank you for sharing your videos,God richly bless you Sir😇🙏
Balut farmer... 😋😋😋
My first thought as well lmao
Mango bango... lol
I have 15 ducks ,am going to start selling fertile eggs. Was selling just the eggs.
I like this guy...I like his positivity....I wish I had friends like him.....Hell I wish I had friends period..who am I kidding
👍😎👌
Don't have friends? Go out and make some. Of course no one is ever like "best friend"forever but creating a life and caring about other people is a question of time and effort.
@@clodiamandes7153 true friends are hard to find most people are too busy
One day I will have my ranch as well,
as a kid I grew up in one in a small town in nothern Nevada.
$31.00 - $ 18.00 shipping= $12.00 plus you feed that duck . Plus Ebay portion they take 20 % of profit. Plus package to ship in , bubble wrap cost.. plus water.. plus gas to post office. . Be way less that $2000. plus half 25 ducks you had , you had have male ducks. There a cost to feed.. i raise lots different livestock and eggs.. . ducks don't lay everyday.. . Dont won't someone to believe there going to bank when it's more or less break even . Just saying. But do appreciate the video.. and eggs need to be unwashed to set.. loved the crow part
I sell fertile quail eggs for 30 dollars a dozen.
Awesome!
Justin M. Chen the brown fox
@@GhostWar305 quail eggs buyers.
How many eggs a month are you able to sell?
@@boathousedave2383 depends on the demand. It always varies and it's always different. It's also a matter of how much time you want to put into marketing the eggs and making them known to buyers. Or even people that never thought of buying them but saw what you're selling and decided to buy them.
Impossible to make 2k a month.
10 eggs for 15 dollars plus shipping 15 equal 30 dollars. Profit 15 dollars
15 dollars a day. 15x30 days equals 450 dollars that’s shipped out everyday.
Even if you sale for 30 dollars for 10 eggs. Still not close to 1k a month. And shipped out everyday lol
Dude $1 dollar a dozen? You are not marketing your product well. I wouldn't sell eggs for any less than $5 off my farm and I have people lining up to buy them at that price.
Where're you dear?
South Carolina
@@MrMcCoy-vs6ss exactly
he said he sells duck eggs for 6 dollars a dozen
@@monicdavis6150 Amen as rotten as an old corpse.
If you're competing with the supermarket you're doing it wrong. You're aiming to sell to people that wouldn't even dream of eating a supermarket egg due to health or animal welfare objections.
You forgot to mention that you pay 13% to ebay and paypal combined, 10% ebay and 3% to paypal. Ha Ha
True, but if you can sell hatching eggs locally you won't pay for shipping, ebay, or packing. Could try listing them on Craig's List or sell them at local animal shows.
Facebook Marketplace and Letgo as well!
Let's see, $18.00 to ship; time spent collecting eggs; washing eggs, buying bubble wrap, scotch tape, shredding newspaper(electricity), and other associated work, I can't see a profit in this duck-egg thing.
So many jealous haters!!! This Chanel rocks!!!
Sorry you had to see those, I''m a couple hours behind. You should see the other 200 hater comments that I deleted LOL.
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures so sorry people are such *icks
Selling on Ebay sucks. Their fees are excessive. There are better places to sell. Maybe when this video was made In 2018 they were okay, but now in 2022 you get jipped.
Wow now this is ducking awesome!
the math would show that each "duck" would make $2.67 a day... laying one egg.... and the best egg laying breed of ducks has about 300 eggs a year... your math is way off
but your lies are right on
Love this guys channel hes is one of the most easy going and haply guys on the interweb. Wish I knew him perspnaly
Same here...just started watching him today...he is so later back and makes having ducks/ chicken etc. Fun and easy..I'm learning a lot from him...but!! I want more ducks and chickens..still llearning self control
New to this channel.
Looks great to me!
Never saw so many people sore about ducks though. 🤣
I know, right? I think this video is going through the prison system LOL. My brother is in there by the way HA.
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures
🤣 🤣 🤣
It looks like the comments are more about people fed up with life and not about the subject of this video at all.
After tax and regulations you will make 25 dollars a month
8 year old
Lol
Ducking big government!
Government is NOT the answer.
Government literally means mind control in latin. We live in a corporation. Our fiat currency is backed only by our social security numbers and birth certificates.
Um i did not know i was gonna file taxes on my ducks. And still wont. They take my tax money from my 100k a year job. This my wifes and our fun money and helping people money. Make america great dont be a vitch
i doubt getting 2000 $ per month, it will be lucky to just get the expense paid off, anyway good luck
who doesn't Love ducks and ducklings.
and duck tape..
They have weird penis'
I don’t.
Especially for dinner.
...duck poop...ugghh
thats a lot of eggs to ship and a lot of boxes per month as well. It might be profitable but I don't know if it would be something that is worth while considering the time consumption of everything involved plus personal expense.
I've shipped duck eggs many times as well. Nice video!
If you sell a dozen for $36 but shipping is $18...are you really making $2g a month?
No
Depending on local laws selling at a farmers market might not be a bad idea or using things like Facebook market place
$36/dozen vs $72 for ducklings on a good day.
this guys laugh is suss as
You should not ignore the calf's instinct to 'punch the bag', he is hitting his nose on the metal ring near the nipple. You should fix that so that he doesn't hurt himself.
Thats true i thought of that too, but what is utter punching from the calf, or "punching the bag"?
@@dallassimmons9254 When the calf butts his head up against the milk bag, he does it to get the mother to release more milk. It is instinctual, on both the calf's part and the cow's part.
I have a goat that does that and his teeth are so sharp they draw blood. I have all kinds of scars on my arms and face from that stupid thing. I'm getting rid of him and all my goats asap. Never want goats again.
@@sofiabent9129 are they baby goats ?
That's natural? They do that to the mother cow! Oh lord
Your not actually supposed to wash hatching eggs you can remove the protective membrane
if only people viewing realized. Alls you have to do is something similiar to what is being seen in this video for a decent paycheck
Exactly! That's why I put this video out there, you can do this with any kind of bird, doesn't have to be this exact duck. Easy money. Just find the hatching egg that's hot at the moment. Better yet diversify with a bunch of different kinds of birds.
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures Thank you for sharing your experience, tips and lifestyle 🙂
Chris Hardwick I guess you would definitely need a little land!?
STEVEN HOLTON we run our business out of our garage and barn our ducks have a inside area in the barn then an outside run with a pool. They don’t take up much space. You could even do this with a small backyard have a flock of chickens they’re way more quiet hatch your own chicks then sell them or just sell your flocks eggs on eBay.
You are a very happy person indeed. Thank you for an amazing video. One day I will have a farm like that and leave this big city life for good. :))
You can do it!
oh wow we have khaki campbells, too! Ordered them from local hatchery!
Awesome!
hey Chris are you still selling eggs? I just bought my first smallish farm in Georgia and id like to buy some of your eggs if you are.
Thx, John
WE HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS THAT HAVE CHICKENS. I GET 2 DOZEN A WEEK..$2.50 A DOZ.....SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN TASTE AND COLOR!!
WILL ....NEVER BUY ....IN THE STORE ...EVER!!!!
That's what I'm talking about! Best ever!
WHAT DID YOU SAY? I...CANT... READ...YOUR...SENTENCE...WITH...ALL... THOSE...PERIODS...AND...CAPITAL...LETTERS...
That is the kind life I really want but I dont know a thing about it lol one thing fir sure I don't want to deal with big animals, maybe lamb, ducks and chickens .
eggs for hatching should never be washed specially with iodine. go figure!
That's what I've heard too, but when I hatched out eggs I found no difference at all in hatch rate. I think that's an old wives tale.
Not trying to be an ass but it's ok to wash them has long has is not for to long, and you gonna use them soon, if you wanna keep them for a long time they just go bad quick if you washed them. I grew up doing it.
Egg Washing
A lot of care needs to be taken when washing eggs because egg shells are very porous and washing can allow microorganisms to enter through the shell. Eggs will contract as they cool down and this may cause wash water to enter the egg.
Minimize the chance of deterioration of quality and contamination from other eggs by washing as soon as eggs are collected
Wash water should be held at a temperature of 41 - 44 o C
The washing process should not allow the eggs to stand or soak in the wash water
Eggs should be dried after washing or the risk of contamination is increased
www.proof.net.au/Cleaning-Eggs
I herd my grandma one time telling my parents to rub a light coat of olive oil on them eggs and keep them in the cellar they’d last all winter is this true? Some of her ways make me second guess the Sanation of some things wen I cleaned out her cellar in the spring but what do I really know I didn’t grow up in the depression era
@@Airborne33850 We can learn a lot from them grandma's! Grandma's are wise! ❤️🙏
I’m glad I found you. I was looking for duck videos
when restaurants are allowed to open from the bs your sales will rise...ha ha...great video
Hi Chris, new sub. from Iceland 🇮🇸
Love all your farm animals. 👍👍👍👍 and snakes 😊 no snakes in Iceland tho 😅
Entertaining, and informative video....... Kudos
Hi mate vids getting a bit old so hopefully you see this but my grandma has told me I’m inheriting 10000+ so up to 15000 and she wants me to invest well and I said I’ve always been quite outdoorsy( I’f that’s the word) and I was wondering as I’m only young (14)and still have school what would you recommend the best way to make money out of the land so 2-3 acres hopefully the land is within close distance so I can bike to it everyday but if not I’d need something more passive like horses so I’d love to get your opinion on both options close which I can be more hands like farming ducks or more passive which the land can be further away, also I live in rural England with loads of horses and loads of bridleways I’m not sure if you have them over your way but there paths going through the country which everyone can go through dogs horses walkers etc, thanks in advance
For me, hatching eggs have made the most amount of money for the least amount of work.
Chris Hardwick sounds good cheers bud btw awesome how you can reply to a vid that is a couple years old and yet reply in half hour whilst maintaining a homestead/ farm good job
Chris: have you looked at the regional Priority boxes for smaller shipments. Tiny circle of glue (Elmers or stick) under label holds them while you tape and keeps package sealed better. Another thing to look at is full or half sheet labels for shipping label. I use 2" x 4" self stick address labels to make notices to put on boxes. Buy bigger rolls of tape and a tape gun dispenser. Time is money, trying to help make you more money. Have you tried carrier pick up? its free for Priority mail. Retired Postal Clerk.
I actually sold all of my ducks, I ship out snakes now LOL.
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures hes laughing even here...
I just got two baby ducklings from Tractor Supply Two days ago. I'm trying to learn everything about taking care of them. I have so many questions. How do u tell what kind I have I think one is khaki Campbell he is solid tan Brown and the other one is black with a little yellow not sure what kind that is. How do you tell if they are boy or girl?
I ship chook duck and quail eggs all over Australia, over twenty breeds own some of the rarest duck breeds in Australia, over $100 a dozen for some breeds not including postage cost
That's awesome!!!
Hannah, do you have a website? Would love 2 know more....thx
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Go go go!
Great, great information! Thank you for sharing. I appreciate all the tips from cleaning to shipping.
You could make a deal with the school districts for field trips a couple of times a year. You could make some cash or tax write offs. Its good for something. Good going guy .
Roderick Brown Thank Trump for eliminating many write offs. Argh.
Roderick Brown that would be great for the kids to learn about farming. They are the future
@@wigglypaw he actually made alot more write offs
@mdfouru Ah okay so your part of Cult 44
@mdfouru Did you really say Donald Trump doesn't know enough about taxes? I don't care who you are we can all agree that man bleeds money. I think he knows more about it than you.
Chris Hardwick
2 years ago
I actually sold my ducks. Now I just do TH-cam and Patreon LOL.
Not really sure about your math on chicken eggs...I haven't seen $1 a dozen since the late 1980's! Locally, every store around gets $2.99 or higher per dozen, organics go close to $4 a dozen. As a kid, my family had 100-150 (depending on year-round fluctuations) of Rhode Island Reds (brown eggs), and assuming 60% laying (best time of year) to 10% laying (worst of winter or when summer heat was over 95-degrees), we got close to 40% daily egg layers...so at 125 hens laying 40%, you're looking at 50-eggs a day (4-dozen), rain or shine, yearly. We got 350-eggs a week, almost 30-dozen, and sold them for $1 a dozen back then. That was $1500 a year from eggs...not bad. Nowdays, you can EASILY get $2 a dozen, maybe more...so $3,000 a year or better for 125 chickens...that's not bad. Your high dollar numbers on ducks goes WAY DOWN, FAST, if you get a lot of people brooding ducks...the demand isn't there if the market is saturated...you'll be getting chicken-egg-prices quickly, if that happens.
Try this one, it's a black chicken, six eggs for nearly $200. Doesn't have to be just that one kind of duck. This just gives you the idea, hatching eggs can bring in way more money with less work.
www.ebay.com/itm/6-Ayam-Cemani-Pure-Breed-Hatching-Eggs-Totally-Black-Rare-Exotic-Beautiful-Bird/223196239220?hash=item33f7885574:g:NcAAAOSwny1akKlA
.49/dozen at Aldis.
@@myacrylicjourney624 I don't want to eat .50 a dz eggs.
I lost count in how many times this guy's chuckles
those puppies are ferocious beasts aren't they listen to them growl
This is great , new sub!
Awesome! A suggestion on shipping. Buy a large quantity of boxes on eBay and instead of paying for priority mail flat rate boxes, pay for priority mail. It'll save you an easy 50% on shipping.
Priority mail boxes are supplied by the post office and they are free. And flat rate is a hella lot cheaper
And here I thought it was the goose that laid the golden egg. Ducks is Midas.
$31 for these eggs, minus $0 because customer pays for shipping so you need to send roughly about 65 boxes of roughly 10 hatching eggs per month, or somewhere about 650 eggs a month to make $2000?
How many ducks does it take to get 650 eggs a month, and how much does it cost to buy, house, and feed all those ducks?
Also, that is about 3 boxes a day for 21 week days per month.
He says in the comments HE pays $18 for shipping. He doesn’t make $2k a month, that’s gross $. He makes $1,000 after all expenses. Bottom line it’s just a fluff video- he’s trying to make a million bucks off TH-cam clicks.
Actually you are right, it's like when people say they make $100K a year from an engineering job. After taxes they bring home about $55K, then after they pay sales tax on everything they buy and tax on your cars and house you end up making about $45K. If you give 10% to the church now you are down to $35K. But people still brag about it and tell everyone they are making $100K. LOL
You can write all that feed off, electricity all kinds of write offs.
My Muscovy ducks always kept me in delicious eggs and beautiful baby ducklings. And they don't quack, so they are quiet.
I miss my Muscovy ducks. They knew when I should be up to feed them. They hung around while I ran their deer corn thru the leaf grinder for them. They were more like pets in a way I could always reach down and pick them up.
Such a beautiful life and a wonderful farm.
Hey,
Over 3 minutes in and you haven't started with your video germane to the title.
Yea, this was one of my very first videos I ever made, back before I even knew what I was doing and didn't know that people wanted the info up front LOL.
Wow! I need me some ducks!!! Haha
Great video, and beautiful farm. 🙏
Your laugh is mad creepy dude
I work at the airport post office ,we get lives all the time . They always come and get me to scan them and to move them properly .I love animals and they should be treated with care and love . These are baby chicks and hatching eggs and rooster's who need to come out of the freezing cold immediately. I put them in a warm area to warm them up .
Ostrich eggs go for $99 each and always sold out. Lay 50-80 eggs a year but it's kick can kill a lion. I'll pass
Yea, those big birds scare me too LOL.
D Truth your paying too much i found them for $40 per egg or around $250 for a dozen
How long does this take? Looks like your working for about 2 hours to get that box out the door.
Takes about an hour per box, not too bad.
Get on with it please Chris.