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    Color choices

    Sorry that was confusing on my part. I had a grey call drake from Metzer that unexpectedly passed yesterday (hawk) and I’m thinking of trying to incubate and hatch some eggs from my ladies if they’re fertile, in his honor. I have a khaki Campbell hen and a magpie hen, both from Metzer. Wasn’t...
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    Color choices

    Wow you seem very good with color genetics. Any idea what a grey call x khaki Campbell mix or a grey call x magpie mix would look like?
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    Brooder help

    Oh no, but I have few thermometers I can put in there. What are the goal temps?
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    Brooder help

    Okay I set them up in half of the duck house. I added a wall of hardware cloth and some hemp bedding I had on hand (they keep eating it 😬). I also added some scrap wood for a solid surface to put the heating pad on and covered that with a plastic tub with a hole cut in it (and weighed that down...
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    Brooder help

    Okay that’s exactly what I was thinking. Glad my instincts are right (this time)
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    Brooder help

    Is it okay for the babies and adults to be able to see each other? Or should the divider be opaque?
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    Brooder help

    Oh I like that idea thank you!
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    Brooder help

    That’s what I’m worried about. I have a heating plate but that won’t fit them for much longer. I also have a heat lamp but I get very stressed about it catching the duck house on fire. Either way, I would need to put an extension cord out there
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    Brooder help

    I took them to my toddlers school today and they were a hit! Ducks loved it, kids loved it, teachers loved it! So fun! I live in northern Delaware so the forecast these days is rather erratic. Lows range from high 40s to low 60s (F).
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    Brooder help

    Hiiiii again! I ended up getting more ducklings 😅 they’re medium sized breeds and I’m trying to figure out what temps are acceptable for outdoor brooding (I’m planning to divide half of duck house, as you suggested). They’re 2 weeks old but I don’t feel they’ve outgrown their indoor brooder...
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    Calls and buff ducks

    Hi! I hatched 2 call ducks and 2 buff ducks in July. They’re almost 8w old and today I picked each one up separately and the only one to really “QUACK” was one of the call ducks. I’m concerned the other 3 are drakes. If this is the case, do I need to rehome the buff drakes? I’m worried they...
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    Brooder help

    500000% they’re so much happier and so am I lol.
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    Brooder help

    So I made a lil deck for them by the pool and got some pond pebbles for the middle section. The last section (closest to the house) will just be grass/dirt I think. Thoughts?
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    Brooder help

    Fingers crossed!
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    Brooder help

    What do you use for ground cover?
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