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    24 hour hatched duck troubles can’t stand

    Update: hey all thank you for your advice. Baby came good later that evening and is now part of the new flock. The information you gave me was worth it’s weight in gold, a lot of my hatches seem to need some assistance so this information has proven to be vital I believe in my future hatches...
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    24 hour hatched duck troubles can’t stand

    I ok thank you. should I be concerned about food? Seeing as he can’t stand how do I get him to eat ? He pan kicks a little when I give him the vitamin water.
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    24 hour hatched duck troubles can’t stand

    Thank you. I’ve found a poultry vitamin at home that has niacin in it. how often do you give this to them?
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    24 hour hatched duck troubles can’t stand

    Thank you I have some vitamins I will try. Would you suggest leaving him in the incubator?
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    24 hour hatched duck troubles can’t stand

    He was assisted in the end. His membranes were stuck to him and he couldn’t zip. Do you know what causes this ? What is poultry cell exactly? Im in australia so poultry cell isn’t available I’d need to order it in. Is there a substitute ?
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    24 hour hatched duck troubles can’t stand

    Hey guys needing help. I’ve been hatching ducks for a long time and this little guy came out yesterday 24 hours ago I’ve never seen this he can’t stand and keeps flipping over. I have a link to a video and picture.
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    Ducks chickens haven’t lay since December

    I did think maybe the fires/smoke may have effected them in some way but as I said my neighbors chooks are still laying. I was thinking maybe the ducks are being over mated by the drakes which I may have to do something about but the chickens doesn’t make sense. The best box is quite high away...
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    Ducks chickens haven’t lay since December

    Hi everyone. I have 10 chooks and 7 ducks, 2 roosters and 10 drakes. My birds roam all day, ducks have access to a huge dam, chickens have lots of bugs ect to scratch up. Up until December last year I was getting one egg a day from each girl come January the laying started to scatter to every...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    That's ok, I'm getting used to that hahaha. It seems all the breeders are down south. I have found one guy who has good quality khakis near Brisbane but he has many many orders to fill. Does anyone know how I would go about finding markets in my area, and are they farmer markets? Thanks :)
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Hi thank you and sorry for the late reply I've had problems with my internet. I'm located on the Gold Coast, I've tried looking for markets around my area but no luck. I'm looking for show quality eggs/ducklings if you know anyone who has khakis in my area I'd be more than happy for you to pass...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    It has been a big learning curve the last two years. Thank you for the welcome ! I'm not exactly sure how this all works so I'm guessing they may see my post and reply or do I Personally have to contact them? Thanks!
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Hi my name is Kirsty I'm from Australia. I love my khaki Campbell's. After a couple of misfortunes, my neighbor stealing my ducks to a horrible fox massacre I've now got a very secure fort. I'm wondering if there are any fellow Aussies on here that would like to sell me some eggs? I've got a...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Can I suggest Uncle Toms Poultry. They have a wide range of stock at affordable prices. They're my go to for everything and they have a knowledge of information as they own and breed they're own poultry. I had a guy once try to sell me more dust and didn't know a thing about it.
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    Hi all can you point me in the right direction?

    Thank you so much for your help. It's very much appreciated. :)
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    Hi all can you point me in the right direction?

    Hi my name is Kirsty I'm from Australia. I love my khaki Campbell's. After a couple of misfortunes, my neighbor stealing my ducks to a horrible fox massacre I've now got a very secure fort. I'm wondering if there are any fellow Aussies on here that would like to sell me some eggs? I've got a...
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