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    My chick has a bum eye! Can anyone help?

    It is SUPER bulgy! Pretty much the entire eye is hanging out of her head but it's covered by what seems to be an equally weird/large eyelid. I don't think it is an injury because when I got her from the feed store she was only 2, maybe 3 days old and it looked completely sealed off then and...
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    Chick with eye hanging out

    I got her for free when I bought all my other chicks because of her bum eye, but I am intensely curious what it is and if this is going to be a problem at any point. The lid did not start opening and functioning until yesterday, before then it was completely closed over. The eye hangs out of her...
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    My chick has a bum eye! Can anyone help?

    I got her for free when I bought all my other chicks because of her bum eye, but I am intensely curious what it is and if this is going to be a problem at any point. The lid did not start opening and functioning until yesterday, before then it was completely closed over. The eye hangs out of her...
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    Is it normal for ducklings hatched a day apart to be different in size

    They came from the same nest and their eggs were the same size, the first egg pipped about 24 hours before the other one and they were both hatched completely 24 hours apart. here is their size difference, that's the best I could get this morning before heading out to work. Basically the 2nd...
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    Is it normal for ducklings hatched a day apart to be different in size

    One hatched a week ago, and the other one the very next day. The one born on the second day is about 1/3rd the size of the other duckling. Is this weird? He is always the first one to eat when I change out the food and water but he really has not grown very much in a week compared to his sibling.
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    Some baby duck questions!

    We have been keeping them in our laundry room so luckily the smell stays in there, but oh my god I knew they'd stink but they are just poop machines! I can't even fathom having more than 2. Usually our summers are full of high 80's lower 90's starting early Junebut this year it's only gotten up...
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    Some baby duck questions!

    Oh my god your ducks are so cute! What breeds are they?
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    Some baby duck questions!

    Right now I'm using towels for bedding, as I read that was best to prevent their legs from getting splayed. They are 5 days old now. Can I use wood pellets? When are they old enough that I don't have to worry about their leg growth? I am looking for anything that would make a good cheap...
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    My Duck eggs are shrink wrapped - Please help!

    We lost one, he was super weak after he got out of his shell and never really perked up. I tried to feed him pedialyte but he wouldn't take it. The other one wouldn't take any earlier but I've gotten him to eat a few times now. He is stronger but I don't know if he will make it. I think the...
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    My Duck eggs are shrink wrapped - Please help!

    One more has hatched today and the other one is halfway out of his shell. Is it normal for the one that is out to be shaking a ton? My first was the lethargic duck I first posted about so I don't know if it's typical or not.
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    My Duck eggs are shrink wrapped - Please help!

    I'll keep my fingers cross for yours too! Every few hours he seems a little stronger. I've started him on the mash mixed with pedialyte, I held his neck up so he could get to it easier and he took some big drinks. He moves himself in and out of the light depending on what temp he wants but he...
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    My Duck eggs are shrink wrapped - Please help!

    Yolk has been mostly absorbed. He is able to move around a little but he can't walk yet. One leg seems a little weak and he opened up one of his eyes about 2 1/2 hours ago but the other one is still closed. Hoping he will get some strength.
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    Please help! My duck eggs are struggling to hatch!

    When will I know the right time to hatch the other two? One hatched and had some yolk still to absorb. I don't want to help too early on the other ones. My incubator is a tub with a heat lamp with water inside of it so the humidity isn't perfect. I've been spritzing the eggs today hoping they'd...
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    My Duck eggs are shrink wrapped - Please help!

    His yolk sac is half the size it was 2 hours ago! I am feeling a little more hopeful now. He keeps trying to get up and walk if I'm in the room. How do I know when it's the right time to take him out of the incubator and put him into the brooder?
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    My Duck eggs are shrink wrapped - Please help!

    Thanks so much you guys! I will keep doing that and will post an update if anything changes.
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