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    Moving a volcano nest?

    So, my duck went broody. Which is fine except she built the nest in the wrong coop and I need to move it. The problem is that this monstrosity she built is best described as a volcano nest. Its about 2ft by 2ft and might be almost as deep. How do I move it without it falling apart? Or do I just...
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    Hookbill duckling question

    Thank you both so much for the pictures. It really helps. Guess I will wait and see what we get. They are only a few days old with more yet to hatch. Do either of you notice any issues from the beak? I had never even heard of this duck until we got these eggs.
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    Pip at wrong end

    Sorry for the late response, been busy with the ducklings. Yes 9 was that one. 13, now named Lucky, almost had the same fate. Blow for blow exact same, pipped at wrong end and had a second air cell. But with 13 I knew to look. Lucky hatched in my hands. We have had a bunch pip at the wrong end...
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    Hookbill duckling question

    So we have a backyard mix of eggs we hatched. Long story short we were told there was a good possibility that some of our eggs could be hookbill. I was hoping someone might be able to tell me how old the ducklings need to be before I might spot this trait. I tried looking online and it seems...
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    Pip at wrong end

    Unfortunately 9 did not survive. Unknown to me there was a second air cell that prevented 9 from turning.
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    Pip at wrong end

    Well 9s pipping partner hatched. 15 welcome to the world
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    Pip at wrong end

    I thought bruises were bad. Now I feel stupid. Just checked and sure enough one has pipped at the bruise.
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    Pip at wrong end

    The egg is great so far. Has begun to enlarge the hole and happily peeps. However I now have two eggs with bruises and I was trying to read up on it but I lost the thread.
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    Pip at wrong end

    Thank you so much
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    Pip at wrong end

    Pulled a small piece of shell and the little immediately started trying to push its bill out. I didn't pull or pierce the white membrane, it already had made a pinhole. Should I have opened it more?
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    Pip at wrong end

    What is chewing? I don't want to mess this up. Everyone else to far has pipped on the big end. How long without progress should I wait? Do I need to pull the egg and candle it?
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    Pip at wrong end

    Sometime between 10pm est yesterday and 6am today. Do I follow the regular timing rules and do nothing for 24 hours post pip?
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    Pip at wrong end

    My duck eggs began externally pipping yesterday. This morning one of the larger eggs has an external pip at the wrong end.. What do I do? New to all this.
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    Duck egg hatching date

    I should have added we are currently either 13 or 14 days out from hatch date. We did have 7 losses, but currently have 23 that are still growing. Are there any developmental issues that could arise from that or is that typically when the egg is further along? I already dealt with a wry neck...
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    Hello from the Beaver marsh

    When I first got the chicks home my ducklings where still inside and they were very curious of the new peeping thing. The brooders sat next to each other so I was worried they might hurt the chicks just trying to be curious. So the chicks spent a day in a clear plastic tote, then I hardware...
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