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    Wood Duck Duckling With Wry Neck - Help!

    Thanks for your reply! Unfortunately I’ve tried feeding it scrambled eggs but it doesn’t seem to want to eat anything that isn’t moving around like a bug. I will try again tonight and see if it has more interest this time. Usually it just spits any crumbles, egg, or crushed pellets out. I...
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    Wood Duck Duckling With Wry Neck - Help!

    My pair of wood ducks hatched some ducklings! Unfortunately, one looks like it is starting to develop wry neck. This duckling in particular has been very difficult to get to eat. I’ve tried using Mazuri waterfowl starter and smearing it everywhere to no avail. It was about to starve when I saw...
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    Deformed Lethargic Duckling - Help!

    He didn’t make it unfortunately. He wasn’t able to eat and get enough food in
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    Deformed Lethargic Duckling - Help!

    This little guy hatched on Saturday with my assistance and I immediately noticed the strangely shaped bill and face. I suspect the bill was the main issue as to why the duckling was unable to pip. It struggles to walk and is very wobbly, but was improving each day. I think it also hatched...
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    Duckling still attached to umbilical cord?

    It is, I’m hoping the other eggs won’t have a similar problem. I’ll definitely have those on hand when I see the other eggs start to hatch. Thank you for the help!
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    Duckling still attached to umbilical cord?

    It passed away. It ended up being intestines. Thank you all for the help.
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    Duckling still attached to umbilical cord?

    The duckling has been acting stronger than when it first hatched. It made it through the night just fine and is moving around more, I’ve just never seen anything like this before
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    Duckling still attached to umbilical cord?

    I really hope that’s not the case… here’s some better photos for reference.
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    Duckling still attached to umbilical cord?

    One of my welsh harlequin ducklings was shrink wrapped yesterday and needed assistance in getting out of the egg. I came to check on the duckling this morning and it had come out of the remainder of the shell, but it looks like the umbilical cord is still attached. Is there anything I should do...
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    Genetics - Fawn & White x Blue Runner

    I’m incubating eggs from two of my runner ducks and I’m curious as to how the ducklings will look when they hatch. The drake is an American fawn and white runner duck, and the hen is a blue runner. The parents are pictured below. Any insight would be appreciated.
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