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    “Raw” chips and shavings for duckling bedding?

    This was really helpful, thank you!
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    “Raw” chips and shavings for duckling bedding?

    The newspaper has always been an under layer - never a walking surface 👍
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    “Raw” chips and shavings for duckling bedding?

    Hi all, Whew! This whole duckling thing is way more like raising babies than any other animal we’ve had. We are loving it and learning a lot! We are starting to think ahead to moving our week and a half-old ducklings out of the house and into the heated garage. We have been using chux...
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    PLEASE HELP - Humdity issues while incubating ducks!

    I know!😂 First time hatching for us.❤️
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    PLEASE HELP - Humdity issues while incubating ducks!

    All told, we had 8 of the 9 eggs that went into lockdown hatch. They are doing so well! Any advice on what to do with crunchy head feathers. They like to splash in their water bowl, but they have all gotten these crazy spiky hairdos that are hard, I am assuming since they can’t preen there...
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    PLEASE HELP - Humdity issues while incubating ducks!

    We are deep into hatching! So far we have two little ones. One hatched at midnight, and one hatched at 9 AM. They both are looking great and are very active. I am struggling with whether or not to move them together to the brooder. It is already crowded and they are bugging each other a...
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    PLEASE HELP - Humdity issues while incubating ducks!

    Great, thank you,!
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    PLEASE HELP - Humdity issues while incubating ducks!

    Thank you! Quick question, wold you keep the humidity at 35-40% or increase it now?
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    PLEASE HELP - Humdity issues while incubating ducks!

    So far, so good. The air cells seem a little small, but the babies are all developing and active at day 14. Thank you so much for the speedy advice. They are a barnyard mix, so we will be surprised. I will keep you posted.
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    PLEASE HELP - Humdity issues while incubating ducks!

    So, we just covered a window and candled them early. 10 of 12 had quarter to half dollar sized air sacks. That was better than I had expected. Most had moving babies. One had quite a crack, but a moving baby inside, (should I soften beeswax for that crack). And two were infertile and we...
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    PLEASE HELP - Humdity issues while incubating ducks!

    I candled when we got them, but I am so new to all of this. We were mostly looking for veining. We are going to candle again tonight. Can you tell me what, specifically to look for? Thank you so much for responding!!
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    PLEASE HELP - Humdity issues while incubating ducks!

    All of the schools shut down here. So what we’re going to be incubated in a classroom, and then our first ducklings on our homestead turned into us incubating them. We were thrilled, but there have been some issues. As far as I know, the teacher only turned them once per day. They came to us...
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