Incubation progress of Muscovy eggs

[AnimalQuackers]

It's the size and growth rate.. the French Whites were bred to grow faster and get larger than normal muscovy.. so where a regular muscovy will get to around 14 to 16 pounds for the drakes.. the French Whites can get to 18- 20 for the drakes ..

There is a "saying" about the French Whites.. 12 pounds by 12 weeks of age (again.. that's for the drakes with hens being smaller)..



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Ah - got it. It's all about the size.

 

[AnimalQuackers]

I'm assuming you've offered them food and water by now.. so if it were me.. I would add some save-a-chick or other electrolyte/vitamins to their water for a few days and see how they respond


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Kathy - we gave ours some polyvisol immediately after hatch and for several days after. I don't know, but it seemed to perk up Alcatraz.

 

[subhanalah]

How is little Alcatraz doing? Updated pictures? Is Zippy sitting yet?

 

[casportpony]

Kathy - we gave ours some polyvisol immediately after hatch and for several days after. I don't know, but it seemed to perk up Alcatraz.

I did that, but I also gave the sickest a drop of Baytril. The last time I hatched duckings I lost two to e. Coli yolk sac infections.

-Kathy

 

[subhanalah]

Good thinking on the baytril, how many times a day and for how many days will you give it?

 

[casportpony]

What I need to do is figure out how to give the proper amount, which in this case I think would be 10mg/kg twice a day. It only weighs 50 grams, so I think that's .005ml, which is impossible to give straight from the bottle. Need to do some math and figure out a dilution that will work.

-Kathy

 

[subhanalah]

What I need to do is figure out how to give the proper amount, which in this case I think would be 10mg/kg twice a day. It only weighs 50 grams, so I think that's .005ml, which is impossible to give straight from the bottle. Need to do some math and figure out a dilution that will work.

-Kathy

That's what I had to do for the baby gerbils! Good luck with your maths!

 

[casportpony]

Thanks, I'll need it, lol. I'll ask Mike to help me when he gets home, he's really good with that "stuff". FWIW, I used a 1ml syringe and a 22 gauge needle and gave it a very small drop.

-Kathy

 

[Lacrystol]

What exactly is he doing? How old is it?

 

[casportpony]

What exactly is he doing? How old is it?

This morning he was ~24 hours old, he still hadn't opened his eyes, couldn't hold his up, wasn't making any noise.

-Kathy