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    Will My Cracked Egg Still Hatch?

    I cracked one of my mallard duck eggs on day 12 while turning eggs as that batch was in a non auto turner. It was quite a long crack but nothing seeping out etc so put nail varnish on even though I had assumed it wouldnt make it now. Well the little guy just hatched today (day 28) so just...
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    BRINSEA ECO MINI 2 & DUCK HATCHING EXPERTS NEEDED PLEASE!

    Hello, Just wondering if anyone has any expert tips on the above. I have previously been using a Janoel 24 on 2 separate hatches last year with success, and although there are mixed reviews on these have got on with it well. Due to different lockdown/hatch times Inhave used it the Janoel...
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    Positioning eggs in incubator

    Do you also leave ducks on their side from lockdown too?
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    Positioning eggs in incubator

    @FoodFreedomNow do you do this because chickens are more likely to be malpositioned? Am currently on my first ever lot of duck eggs (day 16) and was worried about them being on their side from day 1 and if this was the right thing to do? Ps am I right in thinking lockdown is on day 25 as they...
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    Lavender bantam hen acting strange! Please help!

    Hi everyone, sorry for super late reply! I agree with you @oldhenlikesdogs I think she had just got to that point. She passed away about a month ago sadly but really did seem much more elderly, about on par with the 7yr old. Im wondering if lavenders are more sensitive, like albino for...
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    Urgent - malpositioned chick made a hole, but no progress in 12 hours

    I have literally just had the same as you and am completey heart broken. First 2 were wriggling about all over the place day 18 and first pipped on day 19! Zipped within 20 minutes on day 20 morning without any problems at all but still nothing from that 2nd one. Candled etc and it and the...
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    Janoel 24. INCUBATOR EXPERTS PLEASE

    Hi Jerimnz, Just wondering whether you hatched ducklings in your bator? And if you had any advice? I have the same bator as you but always hatched chicks, so this will be my first batch of ducklings and we are 5 days from lockdown. Was the 2 x daily 150mls water sufficient for their humidity...
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    Very ill chicken - dry flaking skin, feathers falling out, lethargic

    Ps do not pick the flakes or feathers as this will cause discomfort and may further infect!! VG can cause them to have faecal matter around or on the feathers directly near their bottom, so may help to trim those feathers down to keep the mess to a minimum.
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    Very ill chicken - dry flaking skin, feathers falling out, lethargic

    I know this is too late for your hen but perhaps may save a life in the future! From what you said and the pictures, it sounds and looks like 'vent gleet' or something along the lines of that. Its a fungal problem similar to thrush but if left untreated will spread and eventually kill a hen. I...
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    Lavender bantam hen acting strange! Please help!

    Hi all, Took her to the vets today who couldn't pin point it either. She had a good look for mites and found nothing also and had a feel of her. She said she was feeling thin and slightly strange around the back end but definitely not egg bound or more common problems. She basically told me...
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    Lavender bantam hen acting strange! Please help!

    BACKGROUND INFO I have a coop of 10 total chickens to include: GROUP 1 1 lavender bantam hen + 1 bantam cock (dominant male, both approx 3-4 yrs, both hatched with me) 1 black bantam hen (6 yrs+) We have had this original group all their lives, Black hen came as an adult with cock as chick...
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