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    Dry Legs on Ducklings? Need advice!

    Hey guys! I have a couple questions. My two ducklings are healthy, growing fast and about 10 days old. 1. They have flaky skin on their legs. Is this normal? 2. When is a good time to start giving them treats? And what kind? 3. When should I stop offering them food 24/7? And what should the...
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    Post hatch important questions

    Maybe since they hatched late it’s a sign that it was too cold???
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    Post hatch important questions

    My thermometer indicated about 99 degrees, maybe a little less.
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    Post hatch important questions

    Hi guys! I recently tried to hatch 5 healthy duck eggs. First off, the first egg hatched 3 days late. Fine, he came out feisty and healthy! The next day, the second egg hatched, even though she pipped on the wrong end. She’s a bossy little thing! But the next three eggs were very very slow. I...
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    Duckling hatched can’t straighten its neck and deformed leg-HELP!

    Thanks for your help guys! My phone won’t upload a different picture but all it looks like is he’s sleeping. However he can’t get out of the position and his leg is bent in all weird.
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    Duckling hatched can’t straighten its neck and deformed leg-HELP!

    He can’t move out of that position. I’ll give him the night of course yeah! It just is hard to see him like that. I work at a vets office and it’s hard for me to not want to be all hands on to fix or stop the problem!
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    Duckling hatched can’t straighten its neck and deformed leg-HELP!

    I can check. As for the deformed baby, I really don’t think he’s going to make it. What should I do? He can’t live like that.
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    Duckling hatched can’t straighten its neck and deformed leg-HELP!

    No he pipped at the small end from the very start. He’s pretty feisty tho so I think he’ll be able to strong arm his way out. I don’t have coconut oil is there something I can use instead?
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    Duckling hatched can’t straighten its neck and deformed leg-HELP!

    Also when I peeled back a little bit of shell the membrane was till soft and white and not shrink wrapping him at all but he’s still coming out the small end. Pushing to get out though.
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    Duckling hatched can’t straighten its neck and deformed leg-HELP!

    It’s been around 65-80 for the last five days or so. It’s a homemade incubator so it’s been tough. Probably averaging at 70-75.
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    Duckling hatched can’t straighten its neck and deformed leg-HELP!

    Yeah I know that’s better but I don’t have adult ducks 😢. I picked some of the shell away but the one is also hatching on the small end. I’m just going to let them be yes they’re still chirping and wiggling around. The one with the browner membrane popped less than 24 hours ago so I’m not going...
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    Duckling hatched can’t straighten its neck and deformed leg-HELP!

    Ok so should I help them get out?
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    Duckling hatched can’t straighten its neck and deformed leg-HELP!

    Before anyone comments, yes, it’s dirty in there but that’s because three babies have hatched already in there and it’s styrofoam. He is just sitting like that. Also, is a brown membrane bad? The other two have brown membranes and are mid hatch.
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    Duckling hatched can’t straighten its neck and deformed leg-HELP!

    Hi, one of my ducklings hatched today and he can’t straighten out his neck. He seems to be in the exact position he was in the egg. He took a long time to hatch and I had to help him. He can’t raise his head and he has a crooked leg. Is there a way to fix this or will he most likely die? If...
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    Hatching Runner Ducks Live Updates!!

    Here is Little Man! The other five eggs are coming along at different speeds; although one of them has pipped at the wrong end. Is this going to be a problem? He’s vocal (although it’s not a high pitched peep) and he has only externally pipped in the last 24 hrs. Is this ok?
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