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    Silkie Mini Duck eggs

    I sent you a message, @mominoz :)
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    Silkie Mini Duck eggs

    Thanks! I have some incubating now, but after a rough shipment and how hard I've heard it can be to hatch these guys in the first place... I'm a little worried we might not wind up with any/many ducklings. What's the best way to reach you about ordering some eggs, after I give these some time to...
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    Silkie Mini Duck eggs

    Are your silkies done laying for the season? Do you plan to sell more eggs next year? Thanks!
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    Should I abandon incubation halfway through?

    I had two smooth weeks of incubation with some lovely duck eggs, then two days ago my thermostat went haywire! It got cool early in the evening (around 95 F), then spiked (possibly as high as 104 F). I adjusted things as best I could, and planned to get a new thermostat as soon as I could the...
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    Just Hatched Welsh Harlequin! What gender?

    Okay guys, here are all the babies! Any input? They are from Metzer Farms lines, which I hear have less perfect coloring than some, though I believe Metzer says they have 90% success sexing gbased on bill color. I'd loooove some experienced input!
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    Just Hatched Welsh Harlequin! What gender?

    Yeah, that's a dark bill! These ducklings might not be as straightforward as I'd hope. Another hatched this morning, and there are 5 left to go.
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    Hatching Troubles - No progress after external pip

    Thanks for asking :) It's still progressing. We have not had any more malpositioned babies, and definitely no shrink-wrapping issues - yay! Things have just progressed rather slowly. All 8 babies that have hatched look great! We're still waiting on 7. I'm hoping they don't take too much longer...
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    Just Hatched Welsh Harlequin! What gender?

    Here is another one! What do you think?
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    Just Hatched Welsh Harlequin! What gender?

    These ducklings' parents were from Metzer Farms, where I believe they say they have about 90% accuracy based on bill color :) I hope she is a girl! Thanks for the input! If anyone else thinks they know, please chime in!
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    Just Hatched Welsh Harlequin! What gender?

    Thank you for your input! It really helps to get opinions from people who have had them :)
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    Just Hatched Welsh Harlequin! What gender?

    Here is another photo
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    Just Hatched Welsh Harlequin! What gender?

    I've heard you can sex Welsh Harlequins pretty successfully based on bill color - Boys with darker bills, girls with lighter/black tip. I feel like that seems pretty straightforward, but I'm not sure what to think about our first to hatch today. Help me out! :-D My daughter wants to know as soon...
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    Hatching Troubles - No progress after external pip

    Thanks for the input so far guys :) I have a couple little updates: The egg that began pipping over 36 hours ago continued to be lively, without any progress. After a while, she was able to turn a bit, and we could see a foot! We figured out she was trapped under her foot and wing. She began...
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    Hatching Troubles - No progress after external pip

    Do you think I should lay them flat? Or would changing their position at this point be a bad idea?
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    Hatching Troubles - No progress after external pip

    Hi everyone, Though I don't post often, this forum has been a HUGE help to me over my past two years of duck keeping. This year we are incubating eggs for the third time. Today is day 28, and I'm getting concerned. Our first hatch went BEAUTIFULLY. They hatched a little early, but everything...
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    • duck hatching duck incubation hatching trouble humidity incubation shrinkwrap
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