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    Dead or alive?

    I will definitely get friends for it. We also have a broody lady out in our flock I’ve considered seeing if she will adopt it. Mostly sad for my son’s class. They incubated them for me and I think we would have hatched more has the power not gone out in the stretch :(
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    Dead or alive?

    I posted yesterday out the power going out during hatching. Day 28 for these eggs was late Tues into Wednesday. Power was out for an unknown amount of time overnight Thursday into Friday morning. One piped Wednesday and had progressed some by Thursday afternoon but has not any further and I...
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    Power out- Help!

    They’re alive! While none have come out of their shell any more, I can hear some strong audible peeping noises. Really hoping they are just taking their sweet time
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    Power out- Help!

    Ok, I’m going to leave them be until I have them back in my possession later today. Hoping they were just taking a long nap and will be active again soon. The kids will be so devastated if none end up hatching
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    Power out- Help!

    First time hatching duck eggs as a project with my son’s class. We have 4 eggs that progressed as expected, monitored via candling. They hit 28 days on Tuesday and I have had the incubator set to 98.5 as of day 26. We have 1 that was very obviously hatching and 2 more that had started a small...
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    VivoHome VH241 Manual?

    Does anyone have a copy of this manual? I acquired the incubator from a friend but would like the manual. The only contact info I could find for the company was an email address that is not in service.
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    Egg Bound Pekin

    Wanted to come back and update here. After 3 weeks of nursing this duck at home and many attempts to extract this egg, I was pretty confident she was not egg bound (because she would have died already) so we headed to the vet. She confirmed my suspicion- this duck has an ectopic egg. It’s...
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    Egg Bound Pekin

    Yes, we *can* and we will if we really can’t get this resolved. I would have taken her right away if she didn’t seem so otherwise unphased. I am hesitant to try to crack it because when I examine with my finger it’s like I can feel it but it’s not right there, like I’m feeling it through tissue...
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    Egg Bound Pekin

    She’s the same. Just hanging out in the brooder. I just don’t know what to do with her. She’s not sickly aside from the bulgy belly and inability to really walk around.
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    Hey from Cincinnati

    I have posted there twice actually! It’s a great resource
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    Hey from Cincinnati

    Hi there! Just your friendly Duck Lady from Cincinnati, OH. My family and I have raised ducks in our suburban backyard since 2017. We’ve always had anywhere from 6-30 ducks; many different breeds I’ve either bought as hatchlings or inherited from others. We raise them for eggs and love being...
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    Egg Bound Pekin

    Seeking creative ideas or wisdom here…. I’m at my wits end trying to win the war over this egg bound duck. Pekin duck, been about two weeks now of being egg bound. We have her 90% better except we can’t get this darn egg out. Her swelling is down, her tummy feathers are growing back in. She’s...
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    Calcium Gluconate for Ducks

    Amazing, thank you all! She’s looking much better today but still no egg so we will give a dose and see what happens.
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    Calcium Gluconate for Ducks

    Is this the correct liquid calcium gluconate to give to an egg bound duck? (1ml/day) It’s all my Tractor Supply had. Do I need to dilute it or just a straight 1ml? Thanks! Durvet Calcium Gluconate 23% (it’s labeled like it’s for cattle)
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