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I'm pretty sure they are too.... so far this is a sucky hatch :(

Well, another one that has been externally pipped died.  URG!! I'm down to three!! 1 external pipped, and 2 very active little internal pippers.  So far... not good.  Lets hope that the next 2 are girls!!

If a duckling has broken the yolk sac, and it still had some left, will it die??.... Just another random question lol

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Originally Posted by Iain Utah 

We had pizza last night. 

You're no help!  
 

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Originally Posted by DUCKGIRL89 

Well, they are purple ALL over, I couldn't resist (I'm sorry, beat me up, i deserve it!) So i candled them, and they moved around like a dead body, smelled horrid, were purple ALL over, never interally pipped, and when i candled them, the shell in the air sac was yellow.  These 2 also stopped moving around in the egg 2 days before lockdown.  So i'm asuming they are gonners??  They smell horrid!!! EKK!

I would have done the same thing.  That's ewwwwww!  Lol.  

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Originally Posted by DUCKGIRL89 

Well, another one that has been externally pipped died.  URG!! I'm down to three!! 1 external pipped, and 2 very active little internal pippers.  So far... not good.  Lets hope that the next 2 are girls!!

 

If a duckling has broken the yolk sac, and it still had some left, will it die??.... Just another random question lol

Why are you asking that random question?  sorry about the other one.

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Originally Posted by QuackerJackFarms 

You're no help!  
 

 

I would have done the same thing.  That's ewwwwww!  Lol.  

 

Their dead, right???? Urg, this is a bad hatch for me :( ............ I couldn't not candle them!  I had to know what was up, cause they are all rocking a bunch, except those 2!! They gotta be gone!!

Does anyone else think this is a bad hatch? :(

Hey all,

In preparation for getting my duckies I contacted the local feed stores to find out what foods they carry. I have two locations.  Remember, I also raise quail which generally need HIGH protein.

For ducks this is what they recommended:

20% protein flockraiser

18% chick starter

18% triple duty grower

28% gamebird feed

They also said that my quail should do well on all of these but I want to keep them in optimal health and lower protein may not be the best choice.  I dunno.

I would love to feed them the same thing of course but I don't know if this is practical.  Whatya think?

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Originally Posted by Eyeheartquail 

Hey all,

 

In preparation for getting my duckies I contacted the local feed stores to find out what foods they carry. I have two locations.  Remember, I also raise quail which generally need HIGH protein.

 

For ducks this is what they recommended:

 

20% protein flockraiser

18% chick starter

18% triple duty grower

28% gamebird feed

 

They also said that my quail should do well on all of these but I want to keep them in optimal health and lower protein may not be the best choice.  I dunno.

 

I would love to feed them the same thing of course but I don't know if this is practical.  Whatya think?

 

I feed gamebird starter to my quail and chicks/ducklings. After 2 weeks I start adding oatmeal to the ducklings food until it's 50/50 with the gbs. Sometimes this is what the chickens get, except mixed with scratch, sometimes everyone but the quail and babies get flockraiser. I try to feed everyone the same as much as possible, less different kinds of food to store.

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Originally Posted by Iain Utah 

Kevin, Celtic posted her awesome angelwing post as a new thread... and I went to it to "report" it, but I cannot find any links to do so??? 

Just set reason to other 

and severity to trivial 

Then explain in that box why it should be stickied 

I have started and raised my ducks with purina start n grow (unmedicated), which is 18%.  Unfortunatley, when my last set of anconas were 3 weeks old, my feed store was out of that feed and I got the 20% flockraiser.  After 2 weeks, my drake developed angelwing.  The mazuri starter I just bought specifically for waterfowl is 20%, but also states to switch to grower at 3 weeks.  I think the key to remember is 20% is fine for the first 3 weeks, but it is important to cut back protein at that age to avoid angelwing.

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Originally Posted by QuackerJackFarms 

Why are you asking that random question?  sorry about the other one.

 

Cause i want to know in case it happens.  Cause if it does, I don't want to get attached to a baby with that problem.