Our 2nd attempt at Hookbill hatching eggs 🐥

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  • @DreamerSeerFaithBeliever
    @DreamerSeerFaithBeliever Před 3 lety +232

    Ahhh guys, love all your videos but this one, you outdid yourselves on the photography, music and content. Watching those baby ducklings struggle with life and death to be born and hearing the angelic sounding music you picked to go with their fight for their chance to survive and thrive and roam the earth was just fantastic. Then the footage added in of your own youngsters playing in their own watering hole...PERFECT!!! Award Winning Content. You all did great!
    Blessings and appreciation coming your way.
    Thank you for sharing this goodness with all of us!
    😁❤🙏👏🙌

    • @whitehouseonthehill
      @whitehouseonthehill  Před 3 lety +38

      The review I needed to hear today 😄

    • @masonwolfram7260
      @masonwolfram7260 Před 3 lety +2

      Pearl Of Great Price Mom god bless

    • @DreamerSeerFaithBeliever
      @DreamerSeerFaithBeliever Před 3 lety +3

      @@masonwolfram7260 Thank you for that blessing, Mason and may the Lord bless you and yours abundantly above and beyond what you can imagine.
      😊❤🙏

    • @The_RoyalBlue
      @The_RoyalBlue Před 3 lety +1

      I have allways wanted to start a farm with my Ex-friend in 3rd grade but then...
      She started to hmm how do I say it... let’s just say Mean...
      She bit me 5 times in 4th grade....
      Then in 5th grade she was talking one of my bff’s away from me and when I go say hi to my Bff she always says
      GO WAY _____
      (The blank was my name)

    • @The_RoyalBlue
      @The_RoyalBlue Před 3 lety +1

      @Abel Chacko i moved an want to start a farm in my back yard but my parents say no they say maybe when the buy the house from the landlords
      ( i am in 6th grade)

  • @Jlind9335
    @Jlind9335 Před 3 lety +472

    I used to have to problem when I was hatching eggs. This year I forced myself not to open the incubator until the day after they should hatch. Making sure your humidity stays up. Every time you open the door you let the humidity out. That is what is drying the eggs. I know everyone wants to see, but you need to wait and give them time. I can't tell you how many turkey eggs I lost until I learned not to open. They have time because of the yolks. They can live off them for about 3 days. That is the only reason they can be shipped safely. 15 in the gene pool doesn't leave a lot of diversity. in them all. Like your idea on naming them.

    • @TheShadowCallers
      @TheShadowCallers Před 3 lety +31

      Them having a low number is probably why they have so many issues. It's unfortunate but that's kinda the cost for trying to save them. (Not saying we should save them it's just harder because the pop got so low before trying to save them)

    • @klaytonbowen5646
      @klaytonbowen5646 Před 3 lety +51

      I’ve kept chickens my entire life and it’s so hard to watch some of these videos. It honestly makes me so sad, a lot of the time these deaths can be avoided. I feel like every video more of their birds die. It’s just wrong to me.
      (Later edit) I just remembered one of their videos they had a guinea chick that the mama hen had pecked to near death. The chicks skull was exposed and they just put it in a box to see if it could survive. It obviously didn’t and that hurt me so much because part of keeping chickens is you have to be able to take it out of its misery but they just let it suffer until it died. I don’t agree with that.

    • @azolla--
      @azolla-- Před 3 lety +20

      @@klaytonbowen5646 I both agree and disagree, some of the deaths could be avoided, but its hard to fix the problem if you don't know what the problem is or you don't know what to do about it.
      It is best to take them out of their missery if you think you can't save them. But at the same time if there is even the slightest possibility of them surviving its hard to give up and kill them to take them out of their missery when you think there still might be a way to save them.

    • @Teraperf
      @Teraperf Před 3 lety +40

      Klayton Bowen I can barely to stand watching their videos anymore, everytime they post a hatching video I cringe. They have needless deaths every single batch they hatch out. And people tell them over and over again to stop doing these things and they just don’t care.
      Guess they wouldn’t get the cute hatching videos they like so much if they let them hatch out properly but goddamn this is cruel..

    • @ashlee.m
      @ashlee.m Před 3 lety +6

      @@klaytonbowen5646 okay but also a part of having outdoor birds is death. You cant really be sad. Its a natural thing that happens commonly. And some deaths can be avoided some cant. With birds like chickens sometimes you never know what they will die from and they pass away so fast sometimes you have no reaction time by the time you catch on that something is wrong.

  • @batbitess4121
    @batbitess4121 Před 3 lety +17

    Seeing that baby gasp for air broke my heart.

  • @maddiee96
    @maddiee96 Před 3 lety +88

    The chickens with the big floofs on their heads make me smile. They are so goofy looking.

    • @Blue-Bells
      @Blue-Bells Před 3 lety +1

      Big floof

    • @maddiee96
      @maddiee96 Před 3 lety +1

      @@azfallz XD can't have chickens. I live in an apartment in the city

    • @samheaton9928
      @samheaton9928 Před 3 lety +10

      No there called polish

    • @BootScootinBoo
      @BootScootinBoo Před 3 lety +5

      Az The Animator AniMaTeS they are polish chickens, silkies look fluffy all over,

    • @azolla--
      @azolla-- Před 3 lety +3

      I think your talking about polish chickens they have big poofes of longer normal looking fethers only on their head while silkies have kind of furry looking feathers all over and sometimes have big poofes on their heads.

  • @lituma16
    @lituma16 Před 3 lety +170

    NEVER open the incubator while they are hatching!!! The eggs dry up and they get stuck and can die.

    • @ratskullz_x
      @ratskullz_x Před 2 lety

      exactly they are killing animals just for them extra views

    • @MrRonin1234
      @MrRonin1234 Před 2 lety +4

      @White House on the Hill .
      Please 🙏 listen to this advice .

    • @louisacapell
      @louisacapell Před rokem

      ​@@MrRonin1234 they don't care. They do all sorts of ridiculous garbage.
      It's like they are playing farm. And the animals suffer.
      They put a tom turkey into a coop with the mom hatching poults so they could " be a family" . Surprise! They died!

  • @roarmaus
    @roarmaus Před 3 lety +108

    Perhaps of use in the future: the YT channel A Chick Called Albert dealt with a hatchling with balance (?) issues.. From my fuzzy memory: He wrapped/splinted the bird and set it in between two bolsters of foam. It improved and survived. HTH🦆❤️

    • @lisamoore6804
      @lisamoore6804 Před 3 lety +9

      Yes, A Chick Called Albert guy seems to know a lot about hatching eggs. It would be a good idea to chat with him, if you can.

    • @theotheseaeagle
      @theotheseaeagle Před 3 lety +6

      Yea he always seems to think of some way to save his birds. He’s an amazing guy and has saved hundreds of birds from near death

    • @vegaschick4eva590
      @vegaschick4eva590 Před 3 lety +5

      I watch him too! He is a lil obsessed but whatever rocks ur boat!

    • @fabriglas
      @fabriglas Před 3 lety +1

      Ducks at the pond?

    • @-budgie-4923
      @-budgie-4923 Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah. He fixated the duckling with a sock for 1 night inside of what looked like a container for fruits, such as strawberries. The next morning, he took the duckling out and it seemed to be doing just fine :)

  • @jessicaharrison8081
    @jessicaharrison8081 Před 3 lety +249

    My vets didn’t work with birds but they do now because I make them see all my sick birds 🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @silversummit5628
    @silversummit5628 Před 3 lety +77

    That's awesome, I'm glad everything worked out and you got 5 to hatch. The dark ones will be dusky or look like a fancy khaki Campbell. If they have yellow bellies, necks, or wing tips they will be white bibbed or tipped. If you want to try more hatching eggs, either now or next spring let me know. My hookbills are laying normal again. Thanks for the great video and have a wonderful and blessed week.

    • @AG-mt3xs
      @AG-mt3xs Před 3 lety +9

      Thank you for your conservation efforts!!

    • @whitehouseonthehill
      @whitehouseonthehill  Před 3 lety +10

      Awesome... we'll have to work with you on that

    • @chadabbott2027
      @chadabbott2027 Před 3 lety

      I would like to help with the conservation effort if you have any hookbill eggs your willing to sell

    • @wellhill4017
      @wellhill4017 Před 2 lety

      I’m very sorry about the timing. I do wonder how much they are and I would like to know if I may buy some eggs. The location may stop me but its better to ask.

  • @secrets1744
    @secrets1744 Před 3 lety +54

    Grateful that u show your mistakes and u aren't like the other youtubers that say of the egg cracked on there way here. Some just straight up lie but u arent like that :D

    • @whitehouseonthehill
      @whitehouseonthehill  Před 3 lety +18

      I didn't want to show it, but sometimes I make mistakes. It happens.

  • @caden8986
    @caden8986 Před 3 lety +20

    Yes! A new video! I just finished hatching some guineas myself! *RIP little duck*

  • @VS-qm9gj
    @VS-qm9gj Před 3 lety +66

    "White House on the Hill" UR Such an inspiration!

  • @pietersloft2318
    @pietersloft2318 Před 3 lety +12

    Seeing new life on a farm is always such an exiting experience and it's so beautiful you can see it in person how a new generation of animal is coming into our world

  • @calvinfang9002
    @calvinfang9002 Před 3 lety +94

    It was heat stroke I lost 4 chickens from that they did the same thing as the duck did

    • @sunshine_jenny9703
      @sunshine_jenny9703 Před 3 lety +1

      Oh no! :(

    • @johnlogan1022
      @johnlogan1022 Před 3 lety +8

      That's what I thought as well. It was panting trying to cool off.

    • @nenaelliott8058
      @nenaelliott8058 Před 3 lety +5

      If that's the case don't you think all the babies would be having trouble?

    • @johnlogan1022
      @johnlogan1022 Před 3 lety +13

      @@nenaelliott8058 Not all people are affected the same by heat so it makes sense that not all animals are impacted the same.

    • @fuzzytigercat
      @fuzzytigercat Před 3 lety +11

      I don't think it was heat stroke. I have chickens and they are in over 100 degree weather all summer long in California and none of them have died. I think it's a genetic defect since the gene pool is so small.

  • @dodraws1736
    @dodraws1736 Před 3 lety +7

    Just how Ian malcolm said "Life finds away"

  • @krhunt629
    @krhunt629 Před 3 lety +2

    Watching these tiny creatures hatch and their first movements of life was magical. I was completely captivated, holding my breath as they began to live or die. Thank you for participating in the hookbilled duck project about which I wouldn't have learned without your videos. Fantastic. Bravo all of you.

  • @Rmak
    @Rmak Před 3 lety +2

    I loved seeing them hatch, once again a great move helping the chicks out. ❤️🤍

  • @lisac2766
    @lisac2766 Před 3 lety +7

    Just a suggestion if you are having humidity issues or membranes drying out perhaps spraying lightly with water can prevent that on hatching days. I had a similar issue with pigeon eggs (hatched naturally not incubated) old timers recommended I offer the parents a bath the day before they are due. If I cannot, then to spray the nest lightly with water. Since I started doing that I never had the issue again.

  • @sobredensteiner
    @sobredensteiner Před 3 lety +18

    Some names for those ducklings:
    Peter (Pan)
    John
    Michael
    Smee
    Tinker
    Bell
    Tinkerbell
    Wendy
    and Darling!

  • @elizabethharttley4073
    @elizabethharttley4073 Před 3 lety +2

    I had some polish chicks back in the 60s. They are sweet and lay little brown eggs.
    The roosters are feisty!!

  • @DreamsRemorse
    @DreamsRemorse Před 3 lety

    Honestly I love to watch drama and the insanity of the internet...but sometimes something this warm and comforting...this sort of good innocence is just what I need. I love the break this channel provides and how just all around lovely it is.

  • @honorboundfate9521
    @honorboundfate9521 Před 3 lety +13

    Thank you for improving a horrible day. Like seriously, I was asking myself where’s White House on the hill for this bad day.

  • @killapicklepiratepanda7373
    @killapicklepiratepanda7373 Před 3 lety +48

    When you cracked that egg I winced

    • @whitehouseonthehill
      @whitehouseonthehill  Před 3 lety +4

      Yep, a pretty dumb mistake. Moving too quickly and I was careless.

    • @brody4890
      @brody4890 Před 3 lety +1

      I was so sad bc it is an endangered species I think

  • @bobafett9758
    @bobafett9758 Před 3 lety +1

    Everything beautiful and cute must be endangered 🥺

  • @hellopeeps4722
    @hellopeeps4722 Před 3 lety +12

    Just found your channel today and I’ve been binge watching your videos
    Great channel

  • @goose7574
    @goose7574 Před 3 lety +35

    Awww... More baby ducks. And so many ended up hatching and being healthy.
    So Awesome!!!
    Thanks for doing this channel. It's very informative for kids (and even adults). Whenever I see a new video I call my daughter in the room (she's only 7), and we watch the new video.

  • @sarah-fv9xu
    @sarah-fv9xu Před 3 lety +17

    I know the pain of losing a farm animal. My brother and I decided to get a baby quail about a week or so ago. Yesterday I found her in her water dish, shivering. I took her out and placed a heat lamp over a small cage, and watched her for hours. The next morning, I woke up to find her stiff, dead. she was only 4-5 weeks old. R.I.P Cuddlebug, July 2020 - August 2020 :(

    • @whitehouseonthehill
      @whitehouseonthehill  Před 3 lety +3

      Sorry to hear that

    • @sarah-fv9xu
      @sarah-fv9xu Před 3 lety

      @@whitehouseonthehill I also have 4 ducklings and 3 *very* small chicks, the smallest duckling (5-6 weeks old) started to breath heavy with his bill open. He stopped about a week ago but I am still a little worried. (P.S I am 12)

    • @suraiyachowdhury4229
      @suraiyachowdhury4229 Před 3 lety +1

      One of our chicks had this problem too so I dipped her beak in hot salty water and fed her a bit of medicine. Check if their bedding area is not dusty. I am also 12 maybe if you do a bit of research you might find out whether ur chick has respiratory disease

    • @sarah-fv9xu
      @sarah-fv9xu Před 3 lety

      @@suraiyachowdhury4229 I did dip his bill/beak in warm salt water, but that didn't help it, he is better now, and his bedding area isn't dusty. I know it isn't dusty because I soak their shavings in a bucket of water, then let them dry in the sun so there is no more dust.

    • @suraiyachowdhury4229
      @suraiyachowdhury4229 Před 3 lety

      @@sarah-fv9xu im glad he is better. They probably open their beaks to breathe when their nostrils are blocked. Our chick had mucus in her nostrils so she had to breathe through her mouth

  • @flyingwild1053
    @flyingwild1053 Před 3 lety

    Your farm and livestock are nothing short of breathtaking and you and your family are really sweet. You are really unnoticed as the kind hearted, warm people you are. Keep up the good work!

  • @sl_sabourin
    @sl_sabourin Před 3 lety +1

    I was so moved by this video - very sweet! Love the Peter Pan theme names 🤗

  • @Salami-z
    @Salami-z Před 3 lety +4

    Again this is a wholesome family

  • @samheaton9928
    @samheaton9928 Před 3 lety +67

    Why do you open the incubator during lockdown I feel like you guys are always shrink wrapping the chicken in

    • @wabarrelracer6510
      @wabarrelracer6510 Před 3 lety +4

      Right

    • @Teraperf
      @Teraperf Před 3 lety +20

      It’s for those unobstructed close up shots that bring in all those tasty tasty views *heavy sigh*

    • @ashlee.m
      @ashlee.m Před 3 lety +5

      Its fine to do that as long as the humidty stays up. Its when it drops where it shrinkwraps them.

    • @Monica_bondevik
      @Monica_bondevik Před 3 lety +4

      Ducks aren't the same as chickens. In the wild mama ducks do get off the eggs so they're more accustom to the changes.

    • @Teraperf
      @Teraperf Před 3 lety +8

      Candice wdub they make the same mistakes over and over and over again and they’re ending lives. If you don’t care about unnecessary death, then you’re a bad person.

  • @smartsoe123
    @smartsoe123 Před 3 lety +1

    Love the cause. Love watching beautiful ducklings hatch. Love ducks. Love WHOTH!

  • @beckyg8724
    @beckyg8724 Před 3 lety +2

    Birds are my favourite critter. So awesome to see new ducklings hatch.

  • @TechsScience
    @TechsScience Před 3 lety +3

    The good thing is that duck accept them as her babies

  • @scottlepak7068
    @scottlepak7068 Před 3 lety +8

    I'm so sorry about the duckling you lost. I've honestly never seen respiratory distress like that in a duck. I've dealt with a few respiratory infections in chickens and even pigeons, but never in any of our ducks. They are usually pretty hardy, and unlike many other birds, they are pretty much immune to respiratory infections. At least, that has been my experience. I have no idea what could have caused such labored breathing that resulted in death so quickly. Congratulations on the surviving new babies though. They are adorable, and I hope they continue to thrive. I wish you luck with your future breeding plans for them (Also, just so you know, Hookbill ducks actually have three degrees of bill curvature: straight, moderately curved, and extreme curve. At this point, Captain Hook's bill may not get much more curved. To get the best fertility when breeding, it is usually recommended to breed moderate curve to moderate curve, and extreme curve to straight, never extreme to extreme). Good night, and God Bless You!

    • @caitlyn3476
      @caitlyn3476 Před 3 lety +1

      It looks heat stroke

    • @scottlepak7068
      @scottlepak7068 Před 3 lety +1

      @@caitlyn3476 I guess that is a possibility. I've never had an issue with heat stroke in our ducks either so I wouldn't know for sure. As long as they have access to water and shade the ducks seem pretty effective at keeping themselves cool enough. I'm inclined to think it was an issue of failing to thrive due to problems caused by limited genetic diversity, though if that was the case, it's surprising that it made it that long. Chicks/ducklings who have poor vigor and fail to thrive usually show issues and pass away much sooner, so I'm not sure if that was the case either. It's hard to say for sure, especially without being there.

  • @julietrivero238
    @julietrivero238 Před 3 lety

    I completely adore this family.

  • @ralapeit0
    @ralapeit0 Před 3 lety +2

    Have any of your boys picked up on drawing yet?? Looking at all those beautiful birds I can't stop thinking about how I would spend all day drawing and painting these guys!!!! If any of them start showing artistic inclinations make sure to encourage them!!!

  • @killjoy1523
    @killjoy1523 Před 3 lety +20

    Looks like its got what I've heard called a gimp leg i beleave u can use a dock to fix it but unfortunately it doesn't always work. I believe if u watch a chick named Albert they can show u how. I know they sorted out those issues but it csn be helpful for any that dont

    • @whitehouseonthehill
      @whitehouseonthehill  Před 3 lety

      The weak legs worked themselves out a day or two after they hatched... we showed that in the video

    • @killjoy1523
      @killjoy1523 Před 3 lety

      @@whitehouseonthehill I know I said that. I ssid if u have any that dont

  • @ManeshX
    @ManeshX Před 3 lety +3

    Congrats on 500k 🎉

  • @grammybear4226
    @grammybear4226 Před 3 lety +1

    🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 67 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼

  • @maryclairekalamafoni9524

    The life you have created for your family is magnificent!!! Rock on Captain Hook! Take care of all your little buddies!! 💜💙

  • @charlisemayall8689
    @charlisemayall8689 Před 3 lety +16

    captain hook doesn't seem to have a curl on 'his' tail. you might be looking at a female captain!

  • @enzoolliff714
    @enzoolliff714 Před 3 lety +4

    I have ducks too, and I lose so many every year, ducklings and ducks. Some of my favourite ducks were killed by dogs and my favourite ducklings killed by rats. It is very sad, I hope the other do well. Good luck!!

  • @tianvelasquez2752
    @tianvelasquez2752 Před rokem

    You are AMAZING helping critically endangered ducks

  • @patriciabeyer7824
    @patriciabeyer7824 Před 3 lety +1

    Hi. The new ducks are sweet. Thanks for the video. 👏❤ Be well.

  • @danielasigheti5768
    @danielasigheti5768 Před 3 lety +5

    I ordered Hookbill duck eggs and 7 days later, the USPS still not delivered them. Such a waste😭.

  • @zer1661
    @zer1661 Před 3 lety +5

    O men i would love to have some of those featherd head chickens.. they are beautiful

    • @surfbot417
      @surfbot417 Před 3 lety

      They're Polish Top Hats

    • @Bookwurm22
      @Bookwurm22 Před 3 lety

      zê rø they are called polish. We have three at my house.

  • @saschafabbrideravi3975
    @saschafabbrideravi3975 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for doing everything you do for animals. The world needs more people like you

  • @arb7733
    @arb7733 Před 3 lety

    I really appreciate you all for growing the Hook billed duck population and being aware of that. Also love the name Captain Hook! 😁💓

  • @TheBabyVampire96
    @TheBabyVampire96 Před 3 lety +11

    If you have females you should name them Wendy, Myra, Angela, and Darling. Since that is wendys full name. The peter, pan, smee, etc for boys.

  • @ivybeckmann3167
    @ivybeckmann3167 Před 3 lety +4

    I live in Australia and I hatched the most beautiful chicks I’ve ever seen and it was there first time standing on the fresh green grass. That afternoon I got home from school and in there small cage was the 4 little chicks died with blood everywhere. And guess what killed them??? A butcher bird. I was sooo sad. And the first chick that hatched I named Hope. She was beautiful and a little sweetheart. Make sure u have something over the top of the cage to avoid what happened to my chicks.

    • @whitehouseonthehill
      @whitehouseonthehill  Před 3 lety +2

      Sorry about your chicks... yep, aerial predators will get anything small they can grab.

    • @leannepaxton5012
      @leannepaxton5012 Před 3 lety +1

      I'm so sorry about your chicks. That's so sad.
      I live in Australia too and I have seen those Butcher birds attack pretty much anything and everything that lives, breaths and moves.
      I mean they aren't that big, but I have seen them repeatedly swoop and attack Bush Turkeys that are adult and fully grown. They must be about 5 times bigger than Butcher birds!
      I also see them fly after and attack all sorts of other flying birds, bigger and smaller than them.
      Those poor chicks of yours wouldn't have stood a chance once a Butcher bird laid eyes on them and decided that they wanted to attack them.
      I've never seen a more aggressive bird! Especially considering that they constantly attack any human unlucky enough to be walking anywhere in the vicinity of their nest or territory!
      Again, I'm so sorry for your loss Ivy. 💜

    • @ivybeckmann3167
      @ivybeckmann3167 Před 3 lety +1

      Thankyou Leanne !💖💖💖 Nature just has to take its course though. You just made my day!!

    • @ivybeckmann3167
      @ivybeckmann3167 Před 3 lety +1

      I thank all of you!! Stay safe and I wish you all the best!

    • @leannepaxton5012
      @leannepaxton5012 Před 3 lety

      @@ivybeckmann3167 , aww, you are most welcome. Although everything I wrote was the truth.
      I hope you get some more beautiful baby chicks and that no Butcher bird ever lays eyes on them.
      Enjoy your Sunday Ivy. 💜

  • @DreamsRemorse
    @DreamsRemorse Před 3 lety

    I'm so sorry to see the loss of one of the ducks but I'm thrilled to see the new baby ducks! It's amazing to see you and your family working to help a species of duck that is so limited in number! Amazing and I can't wait to see you help further in helping the species regain some of it's numbers!

  • @Bmoore295
    @Bmoore295 Před 3 lety

    I am so excited that you went with Captain Hook, and the Peter Pan names are so perfect!! 💕💕

  • @franc2063
    @franc2063 Před 3 lety +9

    I love ducks 🦆🦆🦆 With ponds I always worry about snapping turtles. What does your pond have?

  • @nazunamiyauchi8329
    @nazunamiyauchi8329 Před 3 lety +3

    Who else is screaming inside when they see baby animals.
    ALSO CONGRATS ON 500K SUBSCRIBERS

  • @pickingwilddaisies945
    @pickingwilddaisies945 Před 3 lety +1

    I love the Peter Pan name idea!

  • @lillieschickens9350
    @lillieschickens9350 Před 3 lety

    Love that you guys are trying to help.i love that you dont take care of the birds in order of most expensive to cheapest

  • @quiverfullmomma137
    @quiverfullmomma137 Před 3 lety +11

    When they have balance issues, is it niacin they need? I might be wrong on that

    • @ChristineFirstHomeLoveLife
      @ChristineFirstHomeLoveLife Před 3 lety +2

      Yes I just commented that baby ducks benefit from niacin. Helps with neurological issues 🙂

    • @whitehouseonthehill
      @whitehouseonthehill  Před 3 lety +1

      Wasn't a balance issue... the leg wasn't moving much at all. But definitely a nerve issue.

    • @quiverfullmomma137
      @quiverfullmomma137 Před 3 lety

      @@whitehouseonthehill I'm glad the duck is doing well. What a great bread to hatch

  • @garfield2164
    @garfield2164 Před 3 lety +3

    I think it’s super cool that you guys are doing this!
    I’m quite curious though 🤔 will this species fully recover with such a small gene pool though? Especially since they came from only 15 ducks.

  • @lockedin60
    @lockedin60 Před 3 lety

    It is a blessing that you all get to experience the cycle of life and you are in the business of protecting life. The Trench Warriors!

  • @nancycowan6109
    @nancycowan6109 Před 3 lety

    Your videos often leave me teary-eyed. This one is no exception. Thanks for sharing. ❤️

  • @dragonlion14
    @dragonlion14 Před 3 lety +3

    Hello, those ducks are awesome. Never seen one in my home country (The Netherlands)
    I am wondering if there still any out here? Always love to see people who make an effort to let animals not get extinguished ❤️
    Love your family and your channel. Hope the ducklings survive and get some lovely names.... thinking of the Peter Pan movie I always have Robin Williams in my mind and heart.....I miss the good man 💔

    • @davekelder6959
      @davekelder6959 Před 3 lety +1

      I havent seen any either ( ik zie normaal gesproken alleen de eenden met een groene kop en de vrouwtjes daar van die bruin van kleur zijn)

    • @larsschrauwen8762
      @larsschrauwen8762 Před 3 lety +1

      dragonlion14 kijk bij diertotaaljaro in kwadendamme die hebben zowat ieder kip of eend en nog veel meer! Die zullen er wel kunnen bestellen voor je

    • @dragonlion14
      @dragonlion14 Před 3 lety +1

      Lars dank voor de tip maar ik heb zelf geen dieren, was alleen nieuwsgierig of er nog in ons eigen land van deze eenden bestonden. Vond het verhaal bijzonder.

    • @koerdozoetermeer8366
      @koerdozoetermeer8366 Před 3 lety +1

      dragonlion14 lol zoveel nederlanders

    • @davekelder6959
      @davekelder6959 Před 3 lety +1

      @@koerdozoetermeer8366 we zijn overal hahaha. Al woon ik daar niet meer ik woon in missouri

  • @lordfaladar6261
    @lordfaladar6261 Před 3 lety +5

    glad you managed to hatch out some more of this rare breed.
    also.. did you hatch out another boy? and almost full grown too!

  • @kendratacheny70
    @kendratacheny70 Před 3 lety

    What a beautiful and wonderful life you all live!!! ❤️

  • @giotan1197
    @giotan1197 Před 3 lety +2

    Your polish chickens are sooo beautiful!just got 6 of it for my mini farm💚✨

  • @tcastrawberry5571
    @tcastrawberry5571 Před 3 lety +4

    Ahhhh love your vids and thanks for making my day

    • @whitehouseonthehill
      @whitehouseonthehill  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you!

    • @tcastrawberry5571
      @tcastrawberry5571 Před 3 lety +1

      White House on the Hill omg I’m screaming thank you sooo much it make me happy thank u and bless your fam all was🙏🙏🙏

  • @chilli9561
    @chilli9561 Před 3 lety +4

    This dude cracked before even starting 😂

  • @pickingwilddaisies945
    @pickingwilddaisies945 Před 3 lety

    Great job! Thank you for trying to help this breed of ducks 🦆 Captain is beautiful

  • @TheViver66
    @TheViver66 Před 3 lety +2

    Your cinematography is great!! I just love the way you capture your family and the animals. You have a good eye.

  • @janiceanderson961
    @janiceanderson961 Před 3 lety +4

    Hey Jake and crew, Great video, love what you doing with the hook bill duck project. I was just wondering how you guy make an income, whether its through CZcams or in another way. Just want to know cause I would one day like to own a farm like yours.

  • @Ella-qo1jd
    @Ella-qo1jd Před 3 lety +29

    The title: Hatching Three of the Rarest Ducks!
    Me: Haven’t you already done that? Lol 😂
    Ps: Love your videos!

  • @gxrcxe196
    @gxrcxe196 Před 3 lety

    Just found this channel and it’s so therapeutic to watch before you go to sleep 😴 and it’s is genuine defo recommend

  • @skateboardworkshop2054
    @skateboardworkshop2054 Před 3 lety +1

    These ducklings look like they just came out of a oven🤣🤣cooking pan and everything🤣🤣

  • @ReiTheScientist
    @ReiTheScientist Před 3 lety +3

    We've been raising chickens for 20 years. For the past couple years we have been raising endangered breeds. There's a extra twinge of guilt when you lose little ones you're trying to rescue, so this video particularly struck a cord with me. But, as you said, it's how it is on a farm. Don't mind the haters who give you a hard time. You are doing a great job. Thank you for sharing your beautiful family and farm with all of us!

  • @sparkfishes
    @sparkfishes Před 3 lety +6

    With such an important duck why did you not take it to the vets ? 🇬🇧

    • @medeasong9354
      @medeasong9354 Před 3 lety +4

      I'm not sure that there are any open around them plus he said it just started that day so

    • @MrNilo1990
      @MrNilo1990 Před 3 lety

      @@medeasong9354 if someone habe trouble breathing, do you stay there doing nothing and waiting ? .
      I think that he was not clear enough with what happened

    • @medeasong9354
      @medeasong9354 Před 3 lety

      @@MrNilo1990 my sister and I have trouble breathing all the time thanks to allergies so yes actually

    • @AG-mt3xs
      @AG-mt3xs Před 3 lety +3

      It's kind of hard to find vets that work with birds. Most I know either deal with livestock, wildlife, or dogs/cats.

    • @ashlee.m
      @ashlee.m Před 3 lety +3

      Because most vets dont treat birds like chickens and birds like ducks and chickens pass away quicker than you can find out whats wrong or treat them. Its a natural part of farming

  • @heatherblucher
    @heatherblucher Před 3 lety +1

    Thats cute, you could have the lost boys as the ducks because they are endangered.

    • @heatherblucher
      @heatherblucher Před 3 lety

      OOO also. For the girl ducks you could have fairy names, like tinker bell. since I don't think there were any lost girls.

  • @beckywebb1916
    @beckywebb1916 Před 3 lety

    Such a sweet life you all have!

  • @wrinklesandsprinkles
    @wrinklesandsprinkles Před 3 lety +5

    There’s another CZcams homesteading channel in Arkansas has just acquired 4 2mo old hookbill ducklings. All are doing well so far🤞🏼Maybe y’all can work on this project together 🤔

  • @avielkurulkar9492
    @avielkurulkar9492 Před 3 lety +10

    When your rare duck is dying you don't check up on him in an hour ! You take him to the doctor !!

    • @mrbooje6502
      @mrbooje6502 Před 3 lety +4

      Not all vets would take ducks, especially a rare breed.

    • @janu4380
      @janu4380 Před 3 lety +5

      I don’t want to assume but I’m wondering if they even called an vet and consulted about the duck?? Or separated and keeped an eye on it, if you have animal that has obvious problems you should either keep constant eye on it or check it more often than every hour!! Also people keep telling them about not opening the incubator too early... just really disappointed, feels like it’s now more about cool shots and views and not about the animals anymore...

    • @mrbooje6502
      @mrbooje6502 Před 3 lety +2

      @@janu4380 about the incubator. Mother ducks naturally leave there nest for 10 min or so, so in that time you can open the incubator.

    • @domidoodle9723
      @domidoodle9723 Před 3 lety

      Candice wdub Why do you keep going around to all the comments saying this? These people are truly concerned about losses that shouldn’t be happening

    • @domidoodle9723
      @domidoodle9723 Před 3 lety

      Candice wdub I’m honestly just confused. A lot of the comments seemed to be concerned about the baby birds that die. I love this channel but I truly want to know if it’s wrong or not to open the incubator during the “lock down” stage

  • @sherreeroper1944
    @sherreeroper1944 Před 3 lety

    Omg.. I'm actually cheering for these babies

  • @oddinarystay0723
    @oddinarystay0723 Před 3 lety

    This family is taking the word self sufficient to a whole new level

  • @personinyourwall9158
    @personinyourwall9158 Před 3 lety +4

    11 minutes ago...
    One day...I will make it...
    Edit: Btw I wish the best for you all! ❤❤❤

  • @FrancescaMistretta
    @FrancescaMistretta Před 3 lety +8

    Finally, you helped these ducklings by cracking their shells!!!!! You should do that with all your hatchlings not just the hooked bill ducklings!! That’s why you’ve lost animals in the past because you don’t ever help them out. Reference: Brian Barcyzk at BHB reptiles always cut the eggs at a certain amount of days to help the snakes hatch and NOT die in the eggs which can happen often!!

    • @MrNilo1990
      @MrNilo1990 Před 3 lety +1

      it depends on the animal wich you are working with, if they will be pets there's no problem with helping them, but if it's a conservation project you don't help them because their offsprings in future generations will not be able to hatch on their own.

    • @kuceracm
      @kuceracm Před 3 lety +1

      Normally you would not help birds to hatch. You could knick a blood vessel under the shell and the baby can bleed out. You could accidentally help too much and the baby could fall out of the egg before the yolk is absorbed all the way. Or the baby is genetically weak and could pass that weakness on to future generations if it survives long enough to do so. Critically endangered birds like hookbills are the exception because of how few of them there are but you still only want to go so far in helping them for the reasons stated above.

    • @nidohime6233
      @nidohime6233 Před 3 lety +1

      Isn't that guy controversial for breeding spider snakes?

    • @RipnRev
      @RipnRev Před 3 lety +1

      Unlike snakes, birds need to break out on their own. It helps develop their muscles. You can also rupture a blood vessel before it dries up.

    • @MrNilo1990
      @MrNilo1990 Před 3 lety

      @@nidohime6233 yep, and isn't the best example of husbandry either

  • @louisebrown2624
    @louisebrown2624 Před 3 lety

    What I would LOVE to see, is more of Becky. I want to know what she is planning, doing with all the produce from the farm, feeding the boys - farmers wife type stuff.

  • @juleseyg
    @juleseyg Před 3 lety

    Gorgeous little ducklings🐥 hope they all do well lovely video 😊😊😊🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @lucyfoyil04
    @lucyfoyil04 Před 3 lety +5

    I was your first view!!☺☺

  • @OCAVIARY
    @OCAVIARY Před 3 lety +6

    Genetic diversity will be a massive problem for these ducks in the long run. The initial 15 of them will be the ancestors of these guys, so potentially there could be up to 40 generations of inbreeding between them.
    Would you potentially add in a different species of duck to their group. So when they breed, you get really healthy half hookbilled ducks. Then those halves can be bred together with the other hookbills, which will ultimately help them massively in the long run

    • @whitehouseonthehill
      @whitehouseonthehill  Před 3 lety +1

      Yes, I've seen other Hookbill owners use other varieties of ducks to breed diversity into the ducks. We'll consider that if we need more diversity.

  • @themiccrazy
    @themiccrazy Před 3 lety

    The hook bill are beautiful! Captain seems like such a sweet duck.

  • @ImeldaFagin
    @ImeldaFagin Před 3 lety +2

    Your hooked billed ducks are my favorites. They look very Roman.

  • @thomasvigil4505
    @thomasvigil4505 Před 3 lety +13

    You are helping them out to soon you are causing the issue with them hatching the best thing you can do is leave the eggs alone in the incubator and do not open the incubator after you see piping. by breaking off shell you are causing them to dry out not helping them you are actually making it harder for them to hatch. Also a chick should never hatch with yoke still hanging out of their belly’s and at least 2 still had yoke hanging out. It’s also why they are having leg issues they just are not ready to get out of the egg and you are pulling them out. They will never start to hatch with yoke hanging out. You will have so much better success if you lock down the incubator 3-4 days before the hatch never opening it unless chicks have been in there for more than 24 hours. mostly when they is another egg hatching do not open the incubator most of the time helping an eggs is actually hurting it.

    • @Teraperf
      @Teraperf Před 3 lety +3

      Thomas Vigil they’ve been told this hundreds of times, they don’t care

    • @Teraperf
      @Teraperf Před 3 lety +3

      Thomas Vigil have to remember that not opening the incubator at all 3 days before and 2 days after hatching doesn’t let them get all their hatching shots for their channel that CZcamsrs find so important

    • @thomasvigil4505
      @thomasvigil4505 Před 3 lety +2

      Riley Bell ya sadly you are right it just makes me so mad that they just rip them out of the egg and force hatch them then they get all sad because the birds don’t live or have developmental problems. Not to mention that sense this is an endangered species you think they would take a little extra care of them.

    • @nidohime6233
      @nidohime6233 Před 3 lety +3

      @@thomasvigil4505 Breed, is a endangered breed.

    • @voidsvoidsvoids8488
      @voidsvoidsvoids8488 Před 3 lety +2

      But why would they pip if they weren't ready yet to hatch? Should've he waited for a day longer, and let the other 2 possibly die too?
      And one of the ducklings with leg issues hatched by itself, so that couldn't have been "because he ripped it out the egg too soon".
      If you think you know so much more about hatching eggs, why don't you do so then?

  • @Teraperf
    @Teraperf Před 3 lety +20

    STOP TAKING THEM OUT OF THE INCUBATOR, you’re killing those birds

    • @divaowu7469
      @divaowu7469 Před 3 lety +2

      *that's not how it works-*

    • @ashlee.m
      @ashlee.m Před 3 lety +1

      Sometimes you have to help chicks hatch. Its a part of hatching. Just like the people who think you shouldnt candle because your taking the eggs out and exposing them to air. I candle mine every 5 days and i have amazing hatch rates. Theyre fine as long as the humidity stays up in the incubator. They dont just die from taking them out.

    • @divaowu7469
      @divaowu7469 Před 3 lety

      @@ashlee.m, yeah! That's how it works!

    • @divaowu7469
      @divaowu7469 Před 3 lety

      They need air to breathe!

    • @mrbooje6502
      @mrbooje6502 Před 3 lety +1

      You are supposed to stop the incubator for 10 min, in that time you came take them out
      Reason as to why is because a Mother ducks leaves the nest for around the same period of time.

  • @westlee1626
    @westlee1626 Před 3 lety

    Such a beautiful video. Wow, creating and recording these memories. Just imagining your children watching these videos when they’re old

  • @qualqui
    @qualqui Před 3 lety

    Awww.... thanks Jake and Becky for sharing the moment of hatching and so glad to hear the duckling that had balancing problems worked out o.k., as for the li'l one that died in its shell, sad, but like ya guys tell us, that's part of what comes with the farm, losing animals from time to time. Thanks for sharing and wishing ya all a great rest of the weekend! :)

  • @Brifromscratch
    @Brifromscratch Před 3 lety +3

    39th

  • @1diotchair
    @1diotchair Před 3 lety +3

    Eating gummy worms while watching this was a bad idea I just threw up

  • @4KidsandaFarm
    @4KidsandaFarm Před 3 lety +1

    We love the look of them...you should call one toodles 😊

  • @joyceroberts9304
    @joyceroberts9304 Před 3 lety +1

    Beautiful chickens, you guy are doing great job, good luck with your farm

  • @sohailrahman9628
    @sohailrahman9628 Před 3 lety +2

    Full of excitement time is coming I am eagerly waiting how they progress.

  • @trathbone
    @trathbone Před 3 lety

    It’s so refreshing to watch a video with some good news for a change. Thanks for everything you guys are doing!

  • @lm2907
    @lm2907 Před 3 lety

    Y'alls passion for the ducks is awesome! I always wondered why they hatch on their own, now I know! Loved the history lesson!

  • @amapparatistkwabena
    @amapparatistkwabena Před 3 lety +1

    Great video! Your wife has the most beautiful and wholesome smile!