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Here they are fluffed up!

Both are doing well! The second one actually hatched first early this morning! she zipped while we were asleep at some point early this morning before I got up at 7am and was out by maybe 9 or 10am. The wrong end one is still wet but starting to try and stumble around a bit! Thanks again for all...

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@BelovedBirds Thank you SO much for all the info and help! You have made me much less panicked:D So right before I left for work I checked on the egg and there was another small chunk of shell pecked off and laying on the bottom. Also within that half hour, the second egg has now pipped and is...

Thank you! It’s at the pointy end- that is the only reason I’m concerned. We’ve hatched out a lot of chicken eggs very successfully and this is our first duck egg hatch and having one pip the wrong end. The vent is already open- I was going by the chart on the metzer’s website for hatching duck...

Oops, that should have said it is now 6am! I should also say that the humidity is at 81% since Saturday.

Hi everyone! I need some advice! We are hatching call ducks at have two eggs. One started to externally pip last night on the 27th day around 6pm. It is now 6pm and there hasn’t been much progress, but it’s still peeping away. I should also mention it is hatching from the wrong side of the...

oh my gosh, these are so cute!! You are very talented!! Here is my favorite girl "Psycho Betty" (she comes screaming up the driveway at me at full speed):lau

Thanks for your replies everyone!!! She’s become my favorite duck! In the morning she makes these soft little noises and wags her tail when she sees me 😍 Now I will have to think of a name!

Hi everyone!! I adopted this beautiful Muscovy today that was found abandoned on the side of the road a few towns away from me. This is my first time seeing one in person, can anyone tell me if this is a male or female? Thanks so much!

You guys are so awesome. I appreciate you so much! The video below is from this morning after I gave her the second dose of vitamin e. All her symptoms are gone, and she's acting completely normal. I saw huge improvement about 2 hours after giving her the first dose last night!

okay thanks so much for the info! I knew it had some in it but I wasn't sure how much! I will get some today!

She us about 7 months old, and I am in northern Ohio. The shaking head this morning did make me think she was neurological for a second, and that is when I started to second guess myself. Unfortunately, I am now at work for the day, but I will definitely pick up some Gatorade or Pedialyte on my...

I am in northern Ohio. No, not the only symptom. Droopy wings and lethargy. When she does walk, she does walk okay, but is mostly wanting to stand in one spot. She has good balance. No, all machinery is kept in a large barn which they do not have access to,, and no pesticides have been used...

Hello! I have a sick Sussex hen that seemed to get sick out of nowhere. Yesterday morning she was fine, and by 5pm she was lethargic, puffing up her feathers and her head drooping along with her wings. I took the video below this morning, and her head was shaking a little this morning. I don't...