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    Is duck egg alive?? Plz help!

    Alternatively, he looks pretty developed. It may be that his body is taking up so much room in the egg that you can’t see veins anymore. I’d say keep it up and see how it goes!
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    Duck air sacs

    I had one internally pip on the morning of Day 23, go nearly 48 hours without an external pip (in hindsight, I probably should have put in a safety hole but he had an exceptionally larger air cell and was super active, so I let him do his thing) and then hatch on Day 25.
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    Fertilized egg or no?

    It even looked partially developed!
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    Duckling choking!?

    Oh yes of course! These are three now - I can't get over how quickly they grow up!! And they're already starting to get so green! :D
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    Help w/ Identifying Duck Egg Breed

    Great question! We’re new to ducklings so we wanted to start off with a smaller more manageable flock. We also already have three Cayuga ducklings we bought from a neighbor!
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    Help - 10 degree difference between bator and thermometer?

    Not quite as hot as what the thermometer was posting, but he hatched at Day 23 so I assume it was still a little toasty. However, he hatched with absolutely no issues and he's honestly my smartest, most energetic duckling, so counting my lucky stars! :) The other ended up infertile.
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    Help w/ Identifying Duck Egg Breed

    Ahh yes!! Sorry for the delay! One ended up being infertile, but the taller egg on the right hatched me an adorable little Black Swedish! (Not a Runner, he's just standing up to look over the side. ;) )
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    Possible to buy pre-built duck coop and/or run?

    Thanks, all, for the replies! Re: my mom not looking for a huge commitment, she was actually referring to the process of building a major coop / run. She loves the ducks and really wants to keep them, she's just very scarred from our initial chicken experience so many years ago that she's...
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    Possible to buy pre-built duck coop and/or run?

    Hi all - Anyone know of any options to buy a pre-fabricated coop/house and run for a few ducks? I'm not super handy, but willing to do some light building. Not lazy - just looking for a low-maintenance solution to convince my mother to keep our ducks. For background, my family and I are...
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    101 reasons we love ducks

    292 - The way their dinosaur heads come crashing through their brooder slats like they're straight out of Jurassic Park. 293 - That one shrill, impatient "HEY!" whistle they make when you're not quick enough refilling their water. 294 - The way the younger ducklings try to imitate the older...
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    The ULTIMATE list of DUCK Treats and Supplements...

    Ha! I have no idea. The default text just looks too large to me. :idunno Force of habit?
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    The ULTIMATE list of DUCK Treats and Supplements...

    My ducklings are OBSESSED with mashed bananas. They're oddly not that crazy about peas (yet), but boy oh boy they can smell the mashed banana from across the room and they really attack it!! I'm trying to mix it with less sugary / carb-heavy treats as well to dilute the treat, but boy do they...
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    When do ducklings start quacking?

    My three 3-week Cayuga ducklings have just started making “off” noises in the last few days or so. At least one is starting to form a crackly, honking quack noise. The other two still sound like babies. My money is on one hen, two drakes! 😁
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    Is this duckling a Swedish? Cayuga-Mix?

    I hatched this lil guy last night - three days premature, but he required no assistance and is a fireball of energy. The woman I purchased his egg from said he could either be Cayuga, Blue Swedish, Silver Swedish or Fawn-and-White. Definitely can rule out Runner, but could he be a Cayuga mix? Or...
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    24 Hours Since Internal Pip...

    Seriously!! :D Sooo happy he made it! Also the humidity jumped 15% up to 80!That seems high!! Should Lift the incubator lid for a bit so he doesn't drown?
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