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    Hands on hatching and help

    He didn't make it. I got up twice in the night to put oil on the membrane to keep it moist, but after rounds this morning, it looked like it had dried on him. I'm sorry everyone. Thank you for all your help. I think I'm going to put my foot down with my boss about incubating more eggs until I...
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    Hands on hatching and help

    Sorry, I forgot to answer! Yes, the safety hole was leaking, I put it in the top, but I guess he was wiggling lots.
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    Hands on hatching and help

    Hello! You're so lovely, it's always you that's helpful and you wrote the guides! Thank you so much! It must be difficult to watch an idiot trying to bumble through this with a little duck in the balance, so I really appreciate your support! I opened it up further and put coconut oil on it...
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    Hands on hatching and help

    Hi guys! I hope it's okay to post here. Can anyone help me? I saw what looked like an internal pip (there was a triangular shadow in the air-sac and it was moving) so I made a little safety hole because the humidity has been wrong on the incubator (my fault) and I wanted to maximize his...
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    Day 20, not losing weight

    Okay, will do. Thank you so much for your help and assistance! <3
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    Newborn rabbits; handfeeding but not getting fat?

    Hello! This site has been magical to me before, so I wonder if I can ask about a non-related question. My eight-month-old doe gave birth to five kits, but her milk hasn't come in yet. It's her first pregnancy, she didn't build a nest or pull fur, just dropped them out all over the hay (luckily...
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    Day 20, not losing weight

    Yep, I did that after I realised it's what you would say. I halved the water surface in there - there's no chance he'll get too dry is there? I'm sorry for the other attempted ducklings too. I'll make sure we get one before trying anymore eggs.
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    Day 20, not losing weight

    I've been keeping the humidity around the 60% mark (I believe). Our incubator has a water trough, divided into three, so I keep two of them fullish; my friend translated the instructions that said the water trough was divided to measure 30% humidity per third, but there's a possibility one of us...
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    Day 20, not losing weight

    Oh goodness! I'm sorry! Yes, he or she is a little duckie.
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    Day 20, not losing weight

    Of an initial hatch of 8, we know only have one left - lucky number seven! I have a lot of hope pinned on the little guy, I really want him to make it! (Of three hatching attempts, we've not had a single success yet.) However, number seven isn't losing the 11% - 13% of moisture that the guide...
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    Comment by 'Sami-Duck' in article 'The Beginner's Guide to Incubation'

    Thank you for writing and putting this together! It's so useful, thank you for your time! :D
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    Hello Everyone! :)

    Thank you everyone for your kindnesses! I didn't know how to check back and say thank you, but I just learnt. Tank you everyone, I'm already learning loads! :) :) :)
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    Duck Hatching Questions

    Thank you so much everyone for your helpful links and suggestions! I'll be sure to pay your kindness forward! :) I'm not very good at understanding things accurately, so I'd just like to check back over what I've learned from this to make sure I didn't make a mistake. Please correct me if I...
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    Duck Hatching Questions

    Hi! I'm new, so I'm sorry if I'm asking stupid/repeat questions. I've been struggling to get specific enough answers to my questions, so I thought I'd join BC and ask the experts! Thank you in advance for your help! Background: I look after the animals on a small farm. Someone gave us 4 ducks...
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    Hello Everyone! :)

    Hi! I'm Sami, I look after the animals on a small, underfunded farm in Japan and by surprise, someone gave us some ducks! I came here looking for the best ways to look after them. I really hope we can get chickens in the future :) When I'm not working (which is very rarely) I love to read, to...
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