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As an update, I’m suspecting that one of them may actually be a female. Their beak is significantly darker than the other two and they spend a lot of time preening or pecking at the others. What do you guys think?

I guess I’ll be having to get some females now, unlucky! Was hoping I’d have at least one hen. :gig

My mandarin ducklings have been in their aviary for about a week now, and are growing fast. I don’t know how old they were when I purchased them last month, but I think it’s possible to sex them now. I’m thinking they’re all male, but one of them does have a duller beak than the other 2. Any...

Thanks, I was worrying about that too. I had lights running normally during winter, but maybe the lack of UVB/natural lighting is why he’s molting early?

The nesting box I ordered for my pair of mandarins arrived today, very happy with the quality of it. Ignore the purple one on the right, my cousin wanted to try making one herself out of cardboard. ;) I’m a bit confused as to whether or not the ramp I’ve added (since my birds wings are...

A duckling I hatched today has this same issue. Originally I thought it was just egg membrane sticking to her eyelids, but they have the same white glaze/film as your duck, and in the same position in the eye.

My mandarin duck pair arrived 2 days ago. Their outdoor enclosure isn’t quite ready yet so they’re being kept in a renovated horse stall (added a small pool, tree limbs, and lots of hiding places) They seem to be settling in, but I can’t tell if they’re eating, and it has me worried. I’m...

I butchered my very first chicken today, and it took me around an hour and a half from start to finish. Definitely was a lot more difficult than I thought, but now I know what to do next time. :barnie I periodically hosed down the chicken with cold water while I worked, but I’m curious if it’s...

Thank you so much. I just moved them into a different bator set at 97.5, it’s on the high end but I figured it’s better to avoid having a massive temperature fluctuation.

Yesterday I purchased some emu eggs and set them in my incubator at 97 F. Today I replaced the thermometer in my incubator and it’s reading 99.5 F. I bought another one just to make sure, and it’s definitely 99.5 F. If I lower the temperatures now by such a large amount, will it kill the egg...

PayPal told me I’ll be able to get my money back in a few days, since 10 days will have elapsed since I’ve opened the case without a response from the seller. :bow

All the eggs were infertile and beginning the process of rotting. Total scam, and smelled disgusting to boot.

So an update on the eggs which have been in the incubator I candled them today and see no development, although it’s very hard to get a good observation since the shells are dark and porous. I’ll give them a few more days. There’s a weird smell around the bator so I suspect some may be rotten...

Yeah, I definitely should have proofread. I was really stressed out so I mixed up the colors when typing. :th I did send her a message immediately after correcting myself, but of course the damage is already done.

Thank goodness, I see all her other egg listings were removed too. I wonder if those were scams as well. Hopefully she won’t make new ones, but knowing eBay, she’ll be back. :(

If anybody would like to leave a review calling her out on her scam, feel free. A lot of people are watching this item and I don’t want anybody else to fall for it… This is the page https://www.ebay.com/itm/373775015456?hash=item5706ba1e20:g:cfoAAOSwIdNgtsRh EDIT: She has either removed the...

I have all of them in my incubator, I started incubating them yesterday. Most have detached air cells but I’ll give it a shot. Whatever doesn't hatch or stops developing I’ll open up to see what’s inside.

I posted about this in a Facebook group for hatching eggs, so I could be 100% sure before requesting a refund that I didn’t get mandarin eggs.

I would crack one open to check if they’re viable, but I might be required to ship them back or something so I’ve been keeping them intact in my incubator.