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The Ancona Duck is a rare breed of duck that was created in the early 20th century in Great Britain. The Ancona Duck is characterized by its random haphazard pattern- rarely do two ducks have the same markings. The Ancona Duck is a great dual purpose breed, a medium sized meat duck, and a layer...

The eye spot is huge. Embryo has begun to move head. Embryo now developing wings. Blood vessels have spread across the yolk. I have put 3 pieces of disinfected shell onto blood vessels hoping to lessen the risk of death by calcium deficiency.

I have recently begun an experiment with a goal to observe every stage of embryonic development of a chicken embryo. I will update this post, with another goal being to inform the community about this amazing experiment whom everyone can learn something from. I will now state my procedure...

I have already read that book over 4 times

Thank you! Another egg today. Will the others catch on quick?

They have already molted and I do know how to force molt at the end of the season Thanks

Well after 3 weeks of waiting I got my first duck egg today!!

1 Drake and 2 Hens are 2 years old 10 hens hatched march 2 2015 I have seen a lot more mating activity than usual...including female mating female. Could this be caused by hormones caused by the light?

Could that be what is stopping them from laying?

I don't. Will that help? I do give them high calcium layer feed.

I am sorry. I didn't know you were just trying to get to the bottom if the problem. I am a 15 yr old student who wants to go into a career in poultry science. Since I was little I loved to hatch eggs. I tried to get my hens to lay earlier just because I get excited about the hatch season every...

Providing artificial light to the ducks increases hormone production. More hormones sent to the ovaries stimulate egg production in the bird. When exposed to the correct amount of light and a proper diet, birds will then begin to lay eggs. I posted on this forum to try and get help and I somehow...

Forgot to quote you. Up above

I just want to have eggs sooner so I can start hatching ducklings. And last time I let them wait until they did, they didnt lay until June. Any suggestions? @Miss Lydia

I even tried feeding them dog food for the protein. Is there anything else I could give them? I asked on here because I know there are a lot of experts on the topic. What am I doing wrong and what can I do to fix it?????