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    pip at the top of duck egg?

    Hi, unfortunately I fell a sleep last night and woke up to it being pip externally today. 3 are hatched, the 1 I was questioning about is the one with the external pip shown above. The last one is yet to show any signs of internal pipping that I can see... which does concern me. The three...
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    pip at the top of duck egg?

    Hi guys, quick question. Hatch day is tomorrow for 5 miniature appleyard eggs 2 are externally piped, another 2 internally (may give them safety holes if no external pip is seen by tomorrow) the 5th is yet to pip internally. I candled all yesterday and they looked fine, however one of the...
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    6 Miniature Appleyard eggs - advice welcome

    A couple of pictures of his current home - please excuse the mess around the water :) I have ordered a feeder and drinker which should be here this week, hopefully this tames the mess a little :)
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    6 Miniature Appleyard eggs - advice welcome

    Just a quick update: So the little fella is doing well - s/he is so lovely, but is increasingly becoming more lonely. I feel quite bad as it was not our intention to only have the one duckling at this stage, we were sitting around the table last night and my partner pointed out s/he was...
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    size of wire for run

    Thank you - even with the 19g wire?
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    size of wire for run

    Hi, sorry for the poorly written question - I was in a bit of a hurry. Yes, I meant the framing. 2"X1" frame work with 1.0mm (19 GAUGE) 1"X 1/2" galvanised welded mesh That is an example of the panels, I could get 10 of these to make a 12 x 6 foot run for less/similar price to what it would...
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    size of wire for run

    Hi , I was going to buy some pre-made aviary panels - which are just 2x1 strips covered with 19g wire mesh. These are 6' x 3' and would be the cheapest option to get a quick run set up. However I am concerned the 19g wire mesh won't be cat/fox proof (We only really have those to worry about...
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    6 Miniature Appleyard eggs - advice welcome

    That looks great! We were not planning on giving them access to a pond while in their run however I was thinking about building one for them which they can use when out of the run (this would be next year though). I was planning on having a drain running off into the rear of the garden to allow...
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    6 Miniature Appleyard eggs - advice welcome

    Thank you, I shall have a word with our daughter and see if she would be willing to give up one of her fluffy toys :) S/He is doing so well, walking around seems to be eating and drinking fine. I just used my fingers to show it what to do and it copied me. S/he does seem to chirp a lot if we...
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    6 Miniature Appleyard eggs - advice welcome

    Unfortunately we do not which makes looseing that second one even harder. We do have another 12 in the oven but those are not due for another 2 weeks! Any tips on what to do to help this little guy until he has some friends?
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    6 Miniature Appleyard eggs - advice welcome

    Morning, So I do beleive the second egg is sadly given up on us, still no signs of movement. However the first egg which I put the safety hole is has hatched! When I went to bed last night there was still no external pip, so I was very shocked when I woke up this morning to find a little...
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    6 Miniature Appleyard eggs - advice welcome

    Hi, yes I tried tapping the shell a little and nothing :( I have been checking every 20minutes or so and still nothing. I have taken some pictures to show you what it looks like.
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    6 Miniature Appleyard eggs - advice welcome

    Hi all, just a quick update; So the one which I put the safety hole in seems to be doing fine, still plenty of movement. When I checked on them this morning this egg was actually rocking and I could hear a chirp from the egg! Still no external pip though :/ The other one however I am unsure...
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    6 Miniature Appleyard eggs - advice welcome

    Oh also, the other one - I assume I should wait until that has internally piped and do the same thing or is it better to wait until 24 hours after the internal pip to put the safety hole in? I shall check it again in the morning and as soon as I get home. Thank you again for the help
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    6 Miniature Appleyard eggs - advice welcome

    haha, it was quite scary - Not so much sweaty but I think I checked the location of the chick 8 times before making the hole! I ended up using some sharp tweezers (the ones which curve around at the top) instead of the screw as the one I had wasn't quite right it felt like I was putting too...
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