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I ended up assisting the chick out. It would have never hatched. It was completely shrink wrapped. The membrane was dry. There was no blood whatsoever. I doubt it will survive. Perhaps if I had intervened sooner, but it is so weak. The toes are completely curled, and it’s as if it’s having a...

Thank you so much! Out of 31 shipped eggs, so far I have 17 chicks. I moved all but one (not all the way dry) to the brooder late yesterday afternoon. This morning they seem to be doing very well. I have a concern. One egg has pipped but is not zipping. I noticed it after I moved the babies to...

Thank you so much for your reply! As far as I can tell, they DID straighten out on their own. They’re jumping around so much, it’s hard to see individual toes at this point. If I find they’re still curled once I remove them from the incubator, I’ll tape them. Being my first hatch, I’m a bit...

This is my first hatch, and I’m just a bit panicked. The quail chicks started hatching this morning, and the first chick is perfectly fine, but the second two seem to have curled toes. I’m assuming somehow my temp was too low in the incubator, although I do have a Govee in there that tells me...

I meant MY ducks are not reliable in the winter. I am very happy for you! 😉

Got my first duck egg of the season today…yippee! And 3 quail eggs. With supplemental light, they’ve laid clear through the winter. I’m incubating 30 eggs in hopes of increasing my quail hens for more eggs. The ducks aren’t always reliable.

I know this post is several months old, but in case you don’t know, Myshire Quail Farm just recently announced they are now shipping to Canada! No left arm necessary! 😘

Thank you! One thing that has always perplexed me since I got these girls a couple years ago….I have ALWAYS provided crushed oyster shells for them. I have NEVER ONCE seen them eating them or even going anywhere near them. I even change them out on occasion. They are in a separate bowl right...

They are both about 2 years old. The mid January laying is what is most confusing. The Muscovy did that last year also, but she laid for several weeks before going on strike again. This January was only 1 week.

I have two ducks, a pekin and a muscovy. They stopped laying clear back in late September. Then mid January, the muscovy gave me 5 eggs (which all froze solid during the -20 temps). Then she stopped and I haven’t gotten any since then. Is this normal? I am really missing my eggs. I don’t...

Still no egg. She is acting pretty much normal. Is it possible that she just had a hard time laying the one egg that morning and it left her sore? Can they pump their tails and become “depressed” or kind of lethargic from passing a difficult egg? She does have me stumped. She usually lays daily...

It’s 5:30. No change. Would you give her another milliliter, or would you just let her go until morning and see if she passes it?

Yes. I cooped her up for a couple hours, hoping the quiet would help. She is still not laying. She just continues to be a little lethargic, or should I say, just less than her normal, active self. Her tail is still pumping, not furiously, but you can see it. I gave her another dose of the...

Thank you. I’ll keep my eyes on her. Is there any way to give too much? I found a chart here on BYC this morning, and the dose I gave her was more than 1 ml.

I have two ducks, a muscovy and a pekin. The muscovy can be off and on with her laying because she goes broody a lot, but the pekin lays pretty much every day. Yesterday the muscovy decided not to lay in the nest box and go somewhere and hide and lay, which I feel put the pekin’s laying off, so...