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    Duckling with curled toes and abnormal legs.

    It is hard to open the feet but I can. The legs naturally want to point behind the body instead of underneath. I can hold the feet under the body but they won’t stay there. What can I make shoes out of?
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    Duckling with curled toes and abnormal legs.

    We hatched out a whited Crested Duck in the classroom. It has curled toes and the legs won’t go under the body. Is there anything I can do for it?
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    Hatching Chickens in the Classroom Problems - Seeking Advice

    I think that is a great idea. I started on this by chance. My kids got ducks at a kids rodeo 4 years ago. We have learned a ton and it has been so much fun hatching ducks and chickens with them. I always feel so bad when we get a poor hatch at the school so anything I can do to increase the...
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    Hatching Chickens in the Classroom Problems - Seeking Advice

    We did use the digital thermometer with humidity pictured but had a hard time regulating the humidity. It kept getting too low, then too high. Do you have a different hydrometer you could recommend? Do you think this was the problem? I wasn’t at the school to check it often. The teachers were...
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    Hatching Chickens in the Classroom Problems - Seeking Advice

    I have been helping the local 2nd grade hatch chicken & duck eggs. Unfortunately, our hatch hasn't gone so well. We have had a very low hatch rate with the chickens (the ducks come next week). I am hoping to get some answers so we can improve next year. Any advice would be appreciated. So...
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    Keeping Ducks with Chickens

    The chickens are about 2 months old. The kiddie pool is actually a deep one where they can't touch the bottom. (The blue plastic type with the slide build in.) Sometimes the ducks struggle a bit getting out too. We are trying to build some kind of ramp for them.
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    Keeping Ducks with Chickens

    I am also interested in keeping ducks and chickens together. This year we hatched out both ducks and chickens. They have been together since birth. We have four ducks and a dozen chickens. They get along great. We have a kiddie pool in the ground for the ducks. One of the chickens fell in...
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    Is it too late for this duckling?

    I just got home & checked on my ducking. Sad to say she didn't make it. Hoping for a better outcome for you!
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    Is it too late for this duckling?

    Thanks so much. I am glad you are on this late. I am headed in for a simple surgery in the early morning. I may need my kids to help this duckling along. Wondering why it is so much later than the rest of my ducklings? @WVduckchick would love your advice also. I am going to try and get a...
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    Is it too late for this duckling?

    Just put Vaseline on. The beak is located here (see picture). There was movement when I applied the Vaseline but no sound. I am worried now that I shouldn't have opened up the egg. It's just so overdue I wanted to give it a chance.
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    Is it too late for this duckling?

    Thanks, I will do that right now. i am worried and can't sleep. I won't be around to check on it through the day tomorrow.
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    Is it too late for this duckling?

    I just wet the membrane and placed it on a wet paper towels.
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    Is it too late for this duckling?

    I'm in a similar situation. I have one egg left that was due to hatch on Saturday/Sunday. It's my last egg. After reading this thread and others I decided to break the shell open. The inner membrane is white. What should I do?
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    Need Help - Duck Egg pipped with yolk coming out.

    Thank you for everyone's advice and help. Unfortunately my crest didn't make it through the night. :( I have one remaining egg to hatch that is also a crest. It was due to hatch on Saturday/Sunday with my other ducklings but it is taking its sweet time. It has internally pipped but no cracks in...
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    Need Help - Duck Egg pipped with yolk coming out.

    More trouble! I don't have the nerves for this! I love these little ducklings but I'm going crazy! I have a crested duckling that just hatched that appears to have wry neck. It can't hold it's head up straight. My girls are devastated! This is the duckling they wanted most of all. (We had...
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