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    Duck Egg Question

    Anybody?!?
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    Rouen Duck thread

    I found a nest of 10 eggs that my Rouen hen had hidden on Saturday. Sure enough, today she had moved her nest into a wet corner of the duck pen and now has 12 eggs. Tonight I took a candler out to check on the eggs and they were incredibly cold. Not sure how good of a broody hen she is going...
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    Duck Egg Question

    I found a nest of 10 eggs that my Rouen hen had hidden on Saturday. Sure enough, today she had moved her nest into a wet corner of the duck pen and now has 12 eggs. Tonight I took a candler out to check on the eggs and they were incredibly cold. Not sure how good of a broody hen she is going...
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    Rouen Duck thread

    Any idea about their sex? I can't tell by their quacks. They are 7 weeks.
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    Cracked eggs that I thought were a loss

    Best buds! Never one without the other. Would love to know what sex they are, any tips? Their quacks sound the same and I can't really compare them to know.
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    Cracked eggs that I thought were a loss

    Six Weeks!
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    Cracked eggs that I thought were a loss

    I can't believe it, but both babies made it and are now one month old & healthy! I left them in the incubator until they were moving enough and fluffy, it took two days. One of the babies was very weak after first being taken out of the incubator but after adding save-a-chick to their water, he...
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    Help! Cracked live duck eggs that I thought were a loss!

    Forgive me for the double posting (posted in Ducks, also) But I need some answers! We incubated around 70 chickens and 15 ducks. I had great success with the chickens but no luck with the ducks. Today makes day 29 with the ducks and their incubator was smelling awful. I cracked several and...
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    Cracked eggs that I thought were a loss

    I just finished up incubating over 70 chickens and 15 ducks. Today makes day 29 for the ducks and so far, no hatching. The incubator was starting to smell horrible and I had to get rid of the eggs. I candled and didn't see any movement in the eggs that had developed. I cracked the first 10...
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