Honestly, if breeding had started when there were 100+ individuals left, they'd have had a chance, but not when the original breeding stock was 15. Hybridizing them with similar ducks is the only way to save them from becoming too inbred to even be able to hatch, let alone survive. This breed of ducks will not exist for more than a few more generations... Its pretty sad really.
The Keeper but then again, some animals have made miraculous comebacks such as the Californian condor and the Hawaiian Crow, where their populations were less that 20 breeding pairs. I think the condors were down to the single digits at its lowest.
@@The_Keeper if they can get the breeding enough generations removed it would end up ok. If you breed with third fourth fifth cousins you are ok. Its the first cousins siblings and parents breeding together that is the issue.
Every time you open the incubator during hatching (including pipping) you lower their chances of survival because of the sudden humidity drop which can get them shrink wrapped by the membranes inside the eggs. It seems harmless because you don't see anything dramatic happening when you do it but it affects the chicks. Also, all of the commonly hatched birds can survive at least 24 hours (some even 48 hours) inside the incubator while they "absorb" the remainder of the egg yolk and there's absolutely no reason to take them out before that. The last couple days of the incubation cycle are commonly referred to as "lock down" for a reason.
Every time they manhandle hatching eggs or freshly hatched chicks I wanna scream, it’s so frustrating. Just leave em be. Like with mandarins where he spooked the hen off the nest for photo ops.
I 100% agree unless it a emergency but no you really should not open when they need nothing disturbing I would agree it upsetting but i surely hope he learns
I feel so many more would have made it if he just let them be......an didn't take them out just to look an jostle around. But maybe he'll learn from this experience? I hope so.
I could see the pain and sadness in your eyes at 7:38, that’s why I love this Channel so much because you don’t do what you do for views you do it cause you love to, and respect you so much for that ❤️ 🥺
Love y'all's videos a ton! Been watching for a long time and love to see the care you put into every animal! As a waterfowl biologist, I do think I have to point out a couple things about hookbills, just for some clarification and fun facts! 1.) They aren't an actual species of duck, and are just a breed of domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)-- the same as most farm ducks. This is important to note for population status purposes. The FAO has listed them as an "endangered" breed, but this doesn't have any impact on natural systems, like a wild species would (wild species are classified by the IUCN or individual governments). Essentially, they have fallen out of favor for commercial farmers, being replaced by other breeds (or chickens, in this case). 2.) That bow in the bill doesn't help or hurt foraging, and it probably came about by accident as farmers selectively bred them for laying. They tend to be frequent layers, and were extremely common when duck eggs were household staples in Europe. When chicken eggs were found to be more consistent, there was a switch from ducks to chickens, and commercial farmers stopped breeding hookbills because they weren't as profitable as chickens. Sorry for the long comment! Just wanted to clear that up for anyone that might get confused by other people calling it a species!
Captain Hook & Smee were the first two names I thought of. Sticking with the Peter Pan theme here are a few other suggestions: Wendy, Michael, John, Tinker (or Tinker Bell), Tiger Lily, Nana, Peter (or Peter Pan or split the name and have a Peter and a Pan), Tick-Tock
Seeing u cry for the little ducks that didn't make it made me cry. U have such a good heart and ur kids r gonna grow up to appreciate animals just like u and ur wife. 💜💜💜
I'm sure you've hatched a lot of eggs but one problem I see is that you open the incubator too many times during the time the eggs are setting ,every time the incubator is opened even for a few seconds lowers the humidity and the chicks dry out in the shell and die ,once the eggs are set, the incubator should stay closed with high humidity until 24 hours after hatching date .
I suggest Captain Hook, BILLy, and HOOKleberry for names! I’m so glad y’all are spending the money and time to save this species of duck. Wish I could help, but unfortunately I do not nor can not own ducks. Lysm ❤️ P.S. I sent you fan mail! ❤️Colby
I appreciate that you show the beauty and death on your farm. People often forget just how harsh life is...sometimes death just happens. It's a good life lesson for your kids to recognize that life that passed and appreciate what they have.
Greetings from Serbia! I also breed various types of animals. I would like to give you a few tips that will be useful to you in raising ducks. When buying eggs, always keep in mind that there is a possibility that the parent flock is not fed properly. I advise you to always make a hole in the egg near the air chamber on the 26th day of incubation in order to increase the chances of hatching. You can make a hole with any sharp object. I would like you to use this advice next time. It proved useful to me. I wish you good luck! :) @white hous on the hill
What a shame that those little ducks didn’t hatch but the two you have are great. It’s wonderful to see you adding to the population of an endangered species. Also exciting to be able to watch the progress of these hatchings. ❤️ from Australia 🇦🇺
Come to think of it, one of the other youtubers, I watched periodically hatched this breed of duck and went into their history and why their on the brink. I think he too had to drill into some eggs to save some of the ducklings due to it being a defect of their inbreeding/low gene pool, some don't make it others get an underdeveloped egg tooth and their very particular on hatching temp, moisture and when rolled.
"We are grateful for what we have and we will be trying again" this line of yours was really awesome. It's so nice to see the love and care your family show for these animals. Wondering if you have any future plans for adding exotic parrots to your collection.
I had no idea these beautiful ducks even existed.Thank you for doing your part to bring them back and for sharing them with us here. I hope someone shares some more with you soon,y'all are so wonderful with your birds.
How about Daffy and Fancy.. I love how you care for animals & BIRDS! I rescued a Robin when I was a child..other birds too & cared for them till they could fly...God's creation AMAZES ME!😍
I love your channel and your family, after reading some of the comments, I went to the channel (A chick named Albert) from July7th 2018 and watched him hatch 3 out of 4 of these rare ducks and has some interesting information on hatching these ducklings if you ever get more eggs. I suggest you give it a look he's been raising ducks for over 30 years. Good luck and can't wait to see your aviary complete
I found out that ducklings do much better under a broody hen (or another good mother bird) than in the incubator 4/7 survived in the incubator whereas 6/6 survived under the hen.
Thank you for this. I just recently hatched out two different batches of ayam cemani eggs and only got two birds. Out of over 20 eggs. I had a high fertility, but a low hatch rate, it was so disappointing. But the two birds are now three months old and going strong! Good luck to your little ones!
How cool!!! I recently got a breeding group of hookbills in NS Canada (totally not knowing how rare they are) and expecting our first hatch any day! Such a fun breed 🦆🦆
We are sorry that the odds were against you with this batch of eggs, so disappointed for you BUT I want to thank you. While it was terribly hard for you to have the odds against you, you said you were grateful for what you did get. That is a lesson that we are always reminding our 7 year of and hearing you say it with what had occurred really made it hit home for him. So even when you are not planning on it, you send a wonderful message during tough times to your younger viewers (may a few of us grown ups need to be reminded to be grateful too). We are loving this Peter Pan themed names for these 2 little ducks, Captain Hood and Smee or Pan....
I just saved three ducklings because the mom was found decapitated and so I hatched them out and they are almost 6 weeks old. Anyway their names are Bean, Puddle and Kiwi I thought that you might like one of the names so ya ( also I love your videos and can’t wait to watch them whenever you post!❤️
It always amazes me when you candle the eggs and see movement and blood supply even a heartbeat. I've seen Albert bring chicks back by breathing on them to keep them warm. You need to contact this guy
I had similar experiences with Indian runners and Muscovies this year (haven’t kept ducks for a long time) and came to the conclusion that they were slightly to big to hatch. So I’m going to try just doing 40% humidity next time with 60+ for last 3 days same as I do for chickens. I have a brinsea ovation advanced so it has the same accurate humidity control. Judging by your candling I think they might have been on the large side too. Did they pip internally? Water spraying actually pulls moisture from the egg as it evaporates of the surface, so maybe if you had better success before at same humidity the spraying might have helped them lose a bit more weight.
I wish you were more clear with you terminology. Just mentioning that this is a breed of domestic duck and not a species of its own would be helpful. Mentioning that their 'critically endangered' status is through livestock registries and not the IUCN would be better. Breed extinction is still a big loss, just ask pre-contact dogs, but it isn't the same thing as extinction of an entire domestic animal or of its wild forebears.
I am happy to see the hook billed ducks hatch. Those ducklings are extra special. But endangered and none endangered species being born into the world is beautiful. God bless you and His wonderful animals He created
That's wonderful you are hatching those endangered ducks. Sorry more didn't make it. But, you are the best person to hatch different birds and knowledgeable.
Thank you for increasing the population of critically endangered species! You're a hero! You're up the learning curve, and future results can be better. Got to mention, the way those eggs were packaged and shipped didn't look good at all. No wonder so many didn't even develop at all, and one was even broken!
I would suggest Captain Hook and Smee. When I was little I loved Peter Pan and I always found Captain Hook and Smee a pretty funny and hilarious duo, they always made me laugh. Your ducks are beautiful, I'm so glad you managed to incubate at least 2 of them❤️
You have taught me a lot about chickens and ducks, even if I have been around them my whole lives, just little tips and tricks that makes them happy and healthy. Thank you
I'm so sorry for your losses! I can see the painin your eyes when you discovered the fate of the majority of the clutch and it brought tears to my eyes for you! I bet you'll raise the two survivors to be amazing ducks and help conserve the species!
My ducks loved frozen peas (thawed), they went crazy for them! I then put peas in their Swimming pool and they loved foraging and diving for the peas…made their swim time even happier
This is adorable omg I love this, it’s so sad that these guys are endangered but I’m so happy your helping them! Hopefully these guys will reproduce and get the numbers back up!
I live in the netherlands and in my neighbourhood there is a petting zoo, my grandpa and mother have worked there for many years, at some point we adopted some duck 10/15 years ago. They are indeed dutch hookbills, i know im seeing the video late but if you guys are still interested in some eggs please let me know, i really want this species to live and the genetics is a Big problem everywhere.
Clueless city girl here but I love your show. This video had me thinking how sometimes you use the incubator, and sometimes you give the eggs to another hen to sit on. How do you make that decision?
2/14 are low odds. We hope you get more to hatch. This species needs a come back.
The boys are looking good.
Honestly, if breeding had started when there were 100+ individuals left, they'd have had a chance, but not when the original breeding stock was 15.
Hybridizing them with similar ducks is the only way to save them from becoming too inbred to even be able to hatch, let alone survive.
This breed of ducks will not exist for more than a few more generations... Its pretty sad really.
The Keeper but then again, some animals have made miraculous comebacks such as the Californian condor and the Hawaiian Crow, where their populations were less that 20 breeding pairs. I think the condors were down to the single digits at its lowest.
@@The_Keeper if they can get the breeding enough generations removed it would end up ok. If you breed with third fourth fifth cousins you are ok. Its the first cousins siblings and parents breeding together that is the issue.
The Hook Bill is a breed, not a species so they are not naturally found in the wild. They have been bred to have those characteristics.
@@The_Keeper Kinda, by good selecting breeding they could get a proper population.
I’m glad Your helping those ducks out. They are very endangered
Toataly agree. Also think it’s funny you say that while your avatar is a duck lol
You’re
Oktopus no one cares
The first duck hatched*
Me:HOLY IS THAT A GOLDEN ONE, THAT IS ENDANGERED OF ENDANGERED.
@@oktopusek Actually not, that is (you're) you are avatar. Your shows possession of avatar. So the original comment was correct. 😊
Every time you open the incubator during hatching (including pipping) you lower their chances of survival because of the sudden humidity drop which can get them
shrink wrapped by the membranes inside the eggs. It seems harmless because you don't see anything dramatic happening when you do it but it affects the chicks.
Also, all of the commonly hatched birds can survive at least 24 hours (some even 48 hours) inside the incubator while they "absorb" the remainder of the egg yolk
and there's absolutely no reason to take them out before that. The last couple days of the incubation cycle are commonly referred to as "lock down" for a reason.
Every time they manhandle hatching eggs or freshly hatched chicks I wanna scream, it’s so frustrating. Just leave em be. Like with mandarins where he spooked the hen off the nest for photo ops.
I 100% agree unless it a emergency but no you really should not open when they need nothing disturbing I would agree it upsetting but i surely hope he learns
He fiddles to much in my opinion.
I feel so many more would have made it if he just let them be......an didn't take them out just to look an jostle around. But maybe he'll learn from this experience? I hope so.
Thinking the same, hope he read this commet so he will be more careful with his next hatching adventure and will give him more success 🙂
I could see the pain and sadness in your eyes at 7:38, that’s why I love this Channel so much because you don’t do what you do for views you do it cause you love to, and respect you so much for that ❤️ 🥺
Love y'all's videos a ton! Been watching for a long time and love to see the care you put into every animal! As a waterfowl biologist, I do think I have to point out a couple things about hookbills, just for some clarification and fun facts!
1.) They aren't an actual species of duck, and are just a breed of domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)-- the same as most farm ducks. This is important to note for population status purposes. The FAO has listed them as an "endangered" breed, but this doesn't have any impact on natural systems, like a wild species would (wild species are classified by the IUCN or individual governments). Essentially, they have fallen out of favor for commercial farmers, being replaced by other breeds (or chickens, in this case).
2.) That bow in the bill doesn't help or hurt foraging, and it probably came about by accident as farmers selectively bred them for laying. They tend to be frequent layers, and were extremely common when duck eggs were household staples in Europe. When chicken eggs were found to be more consistent, there was a switch from ducks to chickens, and commercial farmers stopped breeding hookbills because they weren't as profitable as chickens.
Sorry for the long comment! Just wanted to clear that up for anyone that might get confused by other people calling it a species!
I really liked Becky's name idea, captain hook.
This makes me miss my ducks😭😭 and now i wanna cry.
I love you guys and videos you create. God bless.
Hook and Pan!
Captain Hook & Smee were the first two names I thought of. Sticking with the Peter Pan theme here are a few other suggestions: Wendy, Michael, John, Tinker (or Tinker Bell), Tiger Lily, Nana, Peter (or Peter Pan or split the name and have a Peter and a Pan), Tick-Tock
That made Becky smile 😀
And if one's a girl you could call her Wendy ;)
Waddles and Puddles if boys..............Lucy and Daisy if girls.
That's so CUTE!
These are super cute names
For some ducks you cant tell the gender for many weeks. Our Indian runner was between 6 to 8 months when we found out he was a boy named Mali....lol
One of each by the looks of it
He has super funny
I think you should name one Dill and the other Pickle
I love it 👏🏻
I second that!
Adorable!
I like that. And it works because dill pickles are usually curved.
YES
It’s good to know that their is good people in the world
@ArghadityaUmasha. *thaire
Thaeyiear**
@Arghaditya Umasha they’msn’t
Their names : ASHISH which means blessings and ANOOP which means incompareable ;the best ;unique . Thankyou.
Your videos are always awsome .
The ducks are so precious! It is sad to see some not make it but I feel like you did the best you could do!!
There is Captein Hook (from neverland with Tinker...) and Doctor Hook. So, Cap and Doc?
Seeing u cry for the little ducks that didn't make it made me cry. U have such a good heart and ur kids r gonna grow up to appreciate animals just like u and ur wife. 💜💜💜
These hatching videos are so exciting and super entertaining. Please make more when you can!
Oh wow! I was actually wondering if you'd ever get some of these ever since I saw A Chick Called Albert's video on them.
I'm only 8 seconds in, could these be the mystery eggs in the incubator who knows I'm gonna find out.
Names for your new ducks... From my favorite movie, "To Kill A Mockingbird" , Jem & Scout.
Nena Elliott it has a movie?
Wanderling Sapling yeah, like all movies though the book is much better
@@wanderlingsapling1434 book and play
@@wanderlingsapling1434 yes, the book is better but the movie is wonderful. Atticus is played by Gregory Peck. Boo Radley is Robert Duvall.
Nena Elliott I would die for Gregory Peck
I love the names Captain Hook, Peter Pan and other themed names so if you get more you can name them off of the characters on Peter Pan
I'm sure you've hatched a lot of eggs but one problem I see is that you open the incubator too many times during the time the eggs are setting ,every time the incubator is opened even for a few seconds lowers the humidity and the chicks dry out in the shell and die ,once the eggs are set, the incubator should stay closed with high humidity until 24 hours after hatching date .
I suggest Captain Hook, BILLy, and HOOKleberry for names! I’m so glad y’all are spending the money and time to save this species of duck. Wish I could help, but unfortunately I do not nor can not own ducks. Lysm ❤️
P.S. I sent you fan mail!
❤️Colby
Yes! Captain Book and Hookleberry!! Billy is good too.😄 great suggestions!
Ivy Dragonbreath Yes! I spent forever trying to come up with decent names that weren’t ridiculous just so I could have SOMETHING to comment lol 😁
I appreciate that you show the beauty and death on your farm. People often forget just how harsh life is...sometimes death just happens. It's a good life lesson for your kids to recognize that life that passed and appreciate what they have.
Greetings from Serbia! I also breed various types of animals. I would like to give you a few tips that will be useful to you in raising ducks. When buying eggs, always keep in mind that there is a possibility that the parent flock is not fed properly. I advise you to always make a hole in the egg near the air chamber on the 26th day of incubation in order to increase the chances of hatching. You can make a hole with any sharp object. I would like you to use this advice next time. It proved useful to me. I wish you good luck! :) @white hous on the hill
I agree with you. I had the same problems but I solved them in the above way.
What a shame that those little ducks didn’t hatch but the two you have are great. It’s wonderful to see you adding to the population of an endangered species. Also exciting to be able to watch the progress of these hatchings. ❤️ from Australia 🇦🇺
I never knew these even existed.
They are some really cool looking ducks. Are they going to need tags and/or wildlife certificates?
I would have never known that was how it worked if you hadn’t asked and they hadn’t answered. So thank you both!
It is wonderful what you are doing to preserve this species! How interesting these ducks will be as we watch them mature!
Come to think of it, one of the other youtubers, I watched periodically hatched this breed of duck and went into their history and why their on the brink. I think he too had to drill into some eggs to save some of the ducklings due to it being a defect of their inbreeding/low gene pool, some don't make it others get an underdeveloped egg tooth and their very particular on hatching temp, moisture and when rolled.
"We are grateful for what we have and we will be trying again" this line of yours was really awesome. It's so nice to see the love and care your family show for these animals. Wondering if you have any future plans for adding exotic parrots to your collection.
I love the one duck that just sits and pecks at the camera
Imagine chillin in the womb and suddenly there's a light shining directly in your face, and you aren't even being born!
You can do egg swaps with other hookbill families! 😁
I had no idea these beautiful ducks even existed.Thank you for doing your part to bring them back and for sharing them with us here.
I hope someone shares some more with you soon,y'all are so wonderful with your birds.
That’s sooo cool🙌🙌
How about Daffy and Fancy.. I love how you care for animals & BIRDS!
I rescued a Robin when I was a child..other birds too & cared for them till they could fly...God's creation AMAZES ME!😍
Dutch Hookbills are great ducks. I love mine! They have been my favorite breed to raise so far. You'll love them.
I love your channel and your family, after reading some of the comments, I went to the channel (A chick named Albert) from July7th 2018 and watched him hatch 3 out of 4 of these rare ducks and has some interesting information on hatching these ducklings if you ever get more eggs. I suggest you give it a look he's been raising ducks for over 30 years. Good luck and can't wait to see your aviary complete
It sucks when some don’t make it, heartbreaking. But they’re adorable and have never heard of this breed.
Name them: Arc and Bow
Titan X
Those names seem to fit really well
Lol or valley 🤪
@@rie7267 Thanks!
Potential future ducks could be other words that tie to being curved!!
I found out that ducklings do much better under a broody hen (or another good mother bird) than in the incubator 4/7 survived in the incubator whereas 6/6 survived under the hen.
Hmmm hmmmm oh endangered duck u say? LET THE BREEDING START
The problem is inbreeding means many are dying quickly
Kaitlyn Burton You’re right interbreeding off animals can cause birth defects and possibly death like you quoted.👍
Wow! Never heard of them! What awesome looking babies and awesome you guys are taking part in keeping them alive! 🐝🐝🐝🐝
“Hook” and “Pan”!
“GORDON BOMBAY and HANS” Wonderful Mighty Ducks throwback.
You should keep jungle fowl or more types of pheasants or a baby ostrich as they are actually legal to own and you have alot of land to house one
HOOKBILLS! I can't understand why they aren't more popular. They're the sweetest, most polite, cutest lil friends
ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!! Can’t wait to see these beautiful ducks! Also can’t wait until the aviary is finished, the birds will be so excited!!
Thank you for this. I just recently hatched out two different batches of ayam cemani eggs and only got two birds. Out of over 20 eggs. I had a high fertility, but a low hatch rate, it was so disappointing. But the two birds are now three months old and going strong! Good luck to your little ones!
Definitely should name one Captain/ captain Hook!
How cool!!! I recently got a breeding group of hookbills in NS Canada (totally not knowing how rare they are) and expecting our first hatch any day! Such a fun breed 🦆🦆
I miss seing that incubator again in action hahaha. Love from the philippines
*The* *ducklings* *were* *absolutely* *adorable!* *My* *heart* *melted* *at* *the* *first* *duckling* *to* *hatch!*
Hook and Crook! ( rhymes)
I love how the first born tried to help the others hatch
If you see this hope you have a nice day and stay blessed
thanks
5:08
To watch the other duckling comfort it's sibling was so incredible...
They got so big in 3 weeks!
Yes, they are a million times bigger than the Mandarins now 😀
I love that you show us the results in the same video then making us wait her anxious so huge props 🙌🏽
You should name them Hook and Bill 😂
We are sorry that the odds were against you with this batch of eggs, so disappointed for you BUT I want to thank you. While it was terribly hard for you to have the odds against you, you said you were grateful for what you did get. That is a lesson that we are always reminding our 7 year of and hearing you say it with what had occurred really made it hit home for him. So even when you are not planning on it, you send a wonderful message during tough times to your younger viewers (may a few of us grown ups need to be reminded to be grateful too). We are loving this Peter Pan themed names for these 2 little ducks, Captain Hood and Smee or Pan....
This should be interesting and fun. 👍
Thanks!
I just saved three ducklings because the mom was found decapitated and so I hatched them out and they are almost 6 weeks old. Anyway their names are Bean, Puddle and Kiwi I thought that you might like one of the names so ya ( also I love your videos and can’t wait to watch them whenever you post!❤️
Some good names: Arc and bow
Credit: Titan X
It always amazes me when you candle the eggs and see movement and blood supply even a heartbeat. I've seen Albert bring chicks back by breathing on them to keep them warm. You need to contact this guy
I think you had to raise the humidity some days before hatching, or even wet the eggs with a spray water
True... I didn’t spray this time. I usually do with duck eggs. I’ll try it next time to see if that helps.
@@whitehouseonthehill yeah probably was that , they developed but dry out and couldn't hatch. better luck next time
I had similar experiences with Indian runners and Muscovies this year (haven’t kept ducks for a long time) and came to the conclusion that they were slightly to big to hatch. So I’m going to try just doing 40% humidity next time with 60+ for last 3 days same as I do for chickens. I have a brinsea ovation advanced so it has the same accurate humidity control. Judging by your candling I think they might have been on the large side too. Did they pip internally? Water spraying actually pulls moisture from the egg as it evaporates of the surface, so maybe if you had better success before at same humidity the spraying might have helped them lose a bit more weight.
I LOVE THESE KIND OF VIDEOS!! When you let it play out and then we get closer and see that they thrived!
I wish you were more clear with you terminology. Just mentioning that this is a breed of domestic duck and not a species of its own would be helpful. Mentioning that their 'critically endangered' status is through livestock registries and not the IUCN would be better. Breed extinction is still a big loss, just ask pre-contact dogs, but it isn't the same thing as extinction of an entire domestic animal or of its wild forebears.
Clove don’t think it matters much, it’s just a youtube title lmao
I am happy to see the hook billed ducks hatch. Those ducklings are extra special. But endangered and none endangered species being born into the world is beautiful. God bless you and His wonderful animals He created
That's wonderful you are hatching those endangered ducks. Sorry more didn't make it. But, you are the best person to hatch different birds and knowledgeable.
Thank you for increasing the population of critically endangered species! You're a hero! You're up the learning curve, and future results can be better. Got to mention, the way those eggs were packaged and shipped didn't look good at all. No wonder so many didn't even develop at all, and one was even broken!
Just found out your channel and instantly jealous of the life style that you have. Love to see the animals life, your cute kids and everything.
i love that you always try to make the world better
The first one seemed to be encouraging the others to hatch. So cute!
Oh my gosh they're so adorable! So glad you got 2
I would suggest Captain Hook and Smee. When I was little I loved Peter Pan and I always found Captain Hook and Smee a pretty funny and hilarious duo, they always made me laugh. Your ducks are beautiful, I'm so glad you managed to incubate at least 2 of them❤️
You have taught me a lot about chickens and ducks, even if I have been around them my whole lives, just little tips and tricks that makes them happy and healthy. Thank you
You have to name one Gonzo! 😂 what a great opportunity...I had no idea these ducks existed!
I'm so sorry for your losses! I can see the painin your eyes when you discovered the fate of the majority of the clutch and it brought tears to my eyes for you! I bet you'll raise the two survivors to be amazing ducks and help conserve the species!
Wow those ducks grew quick. Captain Hook Is a great name :Becky picked
I feel like this man is going to save every endangered species, keep up the good work 👍
My ducks loved frozen peas (thawed), they went crazy for them! I then put peas in their
Swimming pool and they loved foraging and diving for the peas…made their swim time even happier
4:22
Oh my goodness that is soooo cute!
Amazing video! Love that you are helping the endangered species! It’s great to have people like you guys to keep these guys going!
This is adorable omg I love this, it’s so sad that these guys are endangered but I’m so happy your helping them! Hopefully these guys will reproduce and get the numbers back up!
I love watching your family working on the farm
I live in the netherlands and in my neighbourhood there is a petting zoo, my grandpa and mother have worked there for many years, at some point we adopted some duck 10/15 years ago. They are indeed dutch hookbills, i know im seeing the video late but if you guys are still interested in some eggs please let me know, i really want this species to live and the genetics is a Big problem everywhere.
I vote for left and right. Left hook, right hook 😉. Captin Hook was good too. Charity votes for Jenkin and Jenny. They are so cute!
It's sad the others got so far and didn't make it, but I'm glad the two you got look so happy and healthy! I bet they're going to be gorgeous!
Your a good family saving these ducks from extinction. I hope you find others out there to strengthen the genetics.
Quack
The first duckling was so sweet to help it’s siblings!
Loved how the first duck made sure the new one hatched by just letting it now it wasn't alone
Your all’s hatching videos never get old!
Perfect music for such a miraculous event 🥰 so sorry the other ones didn’t make it.
Thank you very much for helping in saving these ducks
Hey it's a blessing Lee even got some new hat because they are extremely endangered
Hug your kids
after seeing you talk about the poor lost duckling I thing you need it.
I know I do
Watching the hookbill ducklings and the mandarin ducklings swim together was so wholesome 🥺🥺💜
You guys are amazing for trying to save those ducks 🦆 population!!!!!
Name suggestion: Pinocchio because of that long “nose” :) and love Captain Hook for the other
Clueless city girl here but I love your show. This video had me thinking how sometimes you use the incubator, and sometimes you give the eggs to another hen to sit on. How do you make that decision?
Great job, glad you were able to hatch the ducklings, good luck with them. Bill
That looks SO exhausting watching them hatch!! What a hard job they have