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HELP my duckling hatched and died before he even dried off :(
He's out! :D Must have needed more humidity because it wasn't long after I put the water in there! Mama went for a swim in it as well lol. 18 more to go! -
HELP my duckling hatched and died before he even dried off :(
Ok, thanks! He's still breathing and he kicks a little bit here and there. I stuck a big pan of water in there to help with humidity just in case! -
Duckling help!
My first duckling started hatching 12 almost 13 hours ago! Hes only half way out! Still moving, but mama kicked him a few inches out of the nest! So I grabbed him and tried to assist, but if I peel back any membrane there is blood, so I didn't touch that! Also, he still has his Yolk sac!!! I...- riley17
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HELP my duckling hatched and died before he even dried off :(
Also, I stuck him back under her, at the edge of the nest, still up to the air....was this the right thing to do?!! -
HELP my duckling hatched and died before he even dried off :(
I just went out and checked, and she had had him kicked out of the nest a few inches and he was up to the air.....so I read the hatching intervention thread, but I cant help him cuz if I peel back the membrane even a tiny bit there's blood...and I'm worried because his yolk sac is still... -
HELP my duckling hatched and died before he even dried off :(
How long before I should help them out? The first one is only halfway out and it's been 12 hours....can he really make it out with mama still sitting on him? Second one still only has the crack started. Good news though, is the rest are all cracking now too!! everybody's going to hatch! -
HELP my duckling hatched and died before he even dried off :(
YAY!!! 2 eggs are starting to hatch!! Tonight I checked them and 2 eggs had little cracks and holes started!!! So excited! My first scovy babies!! I candled them all sunday after noon and marked the ones I thought would hatch first with an x and the ones who needed more time with an xo and so... -
HELP my duckling hatched and died before he even dried off :(
Thanks y'all! No, she is not in a nest box. She is on the floor in a corner. I candled the eggs today, because still no ducklings hatched. :( According to my calendar, it's day 36. But according to the eggs air sack it's only around day 24-30. I used the chart from the sticky on hatching muscovy... -
HELP my duckling hatched and died before he even dried off :(
Will she accept it back if I take it away to dry off? Yes, it is her first hatch. I realized that first baby was early at only 33 days. No more have hatched yet, tomorrow will be 35 days. -
HELP my duckling hatched and died before he even dried off :(
LOL It's ok. :) I shoulda trusted my honey a little bit more. But I'm definitely keeping a loser eye on my duck babies now! -
HELP my duckling hatched and died before he even dried off :(
He was 100% sure he was dead. I wasn't because I didn't see him. I guess it was being hopeful on my part and wanting to think that there was a chance...oh well. :( I can't adjust the temps, her nest is outside. He might have froze because he was found a little ways from the nest. I hope that... -
HELP my duckling hatched and died before he even dried off :(
Well, I checked hima nd my boyfriend was right. He's stone cold. Why would he die right after hatching?? Will the rest of my ducklings die as well?? -
HELP my duckling hatched and died before he even dried off :(
My muscovy is setting her first nest of eggs, and they are supposed to hatch any day, well my boyfriend was out there and he found one hatched and said it was dead so he tossed it.....I looked and it wasnt even dried off yet. But I'm wondering if it was just resting after hatching?? Can I save... -
Using All of Your Chickens-Feather Meal
One of my Gene Logsdon books mentions that it is made by cooking the feathers, then drying them and grinding them up. It's not really specific, but I'm going to give it a try! Hope that helps.- riley17
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muscovy hatching question!
Thanks, they were only being confined until our electric chicken netting came in the mail. They're allowed out now and they have a swimmy pool that they like. Still not sitting though, so I threw the eggs out. They were ice cold. :( Hopefully she will start a new one.