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    Heat Lamp for Young Duckling and Sibling Question

    Thanks so much! Yes - momma was a wild duck. I got a brief look at her - but it was quick. I am guessing that since most ducks hatch in 28 days - this one will too. However, I am somewhat nervous that if it goes longer, I will have quit turning the egg at 2 days and lowered the temp to 98...
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    Heat Lamp for Young Duckling and Sibling Question

    Thanks for the replies! I don't know what I have - my dog scared the mother duck off of the nest (in my fenced backyard). She did not return and I was so overridden with guilt that I bought an incubator and started researching hatching ducks. Trying to do right by this little thing and...
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    Heat Lamp for Young Duckling and Sibling Question

    My little egg will hopefully hatch on June 5. I have read that it is supposed to stay in the incubator for 24 hours and then move out to a box with a heat lamp. Is that heat light a 100 watt reading light OR a 100 watt infrared heat bulb like is used for lizards. I was thinking with the...
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    New Member - Thirsty for Duck Knowledge

    Thanks! There is soooo much information out there!
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    New Member - Thirsty for Duck Knowledge

    I am in West Lafayette, IN
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    New Member - Thirsty for Duck Knowledge

    Hello Everyone, I am new to the site and the whole fowl world. I am an animal lover - and now the proud owner of a fertile duck egg (thanks to my dogs running the mother off of her nest!) It went in the incubator on May 9. I bought an incubator and from what I have read, am doing everything...
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