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    Help! I have a hatchling/.pushed out of nest and half hatched...

    Any brand will do, and can be found at feedstores, hardware and home improvement stores, etc. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/y-tex-gardstar-garden-poultry-dust#Title_1
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    Help! I have a hatchling/.pushed out of nest and half hatched...

    The presence of ants is a clue to why this may be happening. I now lightly dust all my broody pens/hatching boxes with permethryn powder because I once had ants attack/kill a hatching chick and swarm all over the broody hen too. Bless that mama's heart, she was raised up off the eggs when I...
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    Help! I have a hatchling/.pushed out of nest and half hatched...

    This a great article that everyone who incubates eggs by artificial incubators or real bird moms should read. Even though it was your duck that likely assisted with hatching and can't read, the article may give you more insight as far as what to do, and when to do it...
  4. Allsfairinloveandbugs

    Help! I have a hatchling/.pushed out of nest and half hatched...

    I don't currently have ducks only chickens, but there is a current broody hen thread very similiar to yours. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/update-hen-repeatedly-tossed-newly-hatched-chick-from-nest-am-i-doing-the-right-things-so-far.1588561/ I agree that the duckling is not ready to...
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