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Hello I have 4 ducklings out of my Khaki Campbell hen and Rouen drake. The 4 babies look identical to dad but im hearing male and female noises out of the group. How do I know which ones are male and female?

Hello there. I have successfully hatched 4 baby ducklings out of a Khaki campbell female and a Rouen male. All the babies are getting the green heads and markings of dad but some are making girl noises. I assumed with the markings of the male they were automatically male. Is that incorrect??

My baby is doing amazing now. All fluffy and happy! Thank you for your advice. I have another who has pipped as of yesterday so I know exactly what to do. A different one died and never pipped. So much to learn and so sad when they get that far only not to make it. :(

So at the 48 hour mark I went unto action. I peeled most of the shell and left most of the membrane which had started to dry out. I did help baby half way out so it could breathe and wiggle and left it to do the rest. I went to sleep at 1am knowing baby had a excellent chance. I got up at 8am...

Hi Newby hatcher with 1st hatch. Egg pipped external pip Saturday around 10pm. Today no change had happened and I got very concerned. I opened up a small enough portion for babies beak to peak out. Ive read tons of articles about how to do this safely. Now its Monday and still no change. She is...