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    Successful treatment of slipped tendons in bantam duckling

    This one's my post. I wish I had taken pictures of my duckling in the Vetwrapped cup (really a Chinese soup container!)...I was too busy trying to keep her from wiggling while figuring out how to support her body and simultaneously suspend her legs so they'd hang down without touching the...
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    Successful treatment of slipped tendons in bantam duckling

    Sorry--just seeing your question. She's doing great! Perfectly normal and indistinguishable from her hatch mates!
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    Successful treatment of slipped tendons in bantam duckling

    I wanted to share a positive experience with a very frustrating condition: slipped tendons. I had a bantam duckling hatch late, unassisted, after 31 days of incubation. She scooted around on both hocks after she was born, unable to straighten her legs to get into a normal walking position. She...
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    Silkie Duck Thread

    I'm so sorry about your silkies. I really appreciate the warning!
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    Silky ducks

    I've had 4 little guys hatch so far, so I'm delighted! I'm waiting to see whether they end up being silky-feathered or smooth-feathered but carrying the silky gene. Working hard to develop a breeding pool of these crazy cute (but frustrating to hatch) ducks.
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    Silky ducks

    Hi @learycow ! I think I'm on your list already. I'm the one from Virginia...
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    Silky ducks

    Yep--my first silky duck hatchling grew up to be almost exactly the same size as my aussie spotteds--a little bigger than my calls and black east indies, but definitely a pretty little girl. Thanks for the contact info!
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    Silky ducks

    I'm working on the bantam-sized ducks. They're interesting little guys. You need two genes for the silky feathers to show up; only one silky gene makes a duck a carrier. It seems that the very attractive silky-feather characteristic brings along with it challenging incubation requirements.
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    Silky ducks

    Silkie chickens are cuties, but silky ducks are what I'm looking for. I'm building my breeding group, and artificially incubating and successfully hatching these little ones is tough going!
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    Silky ducks

    Does anyone have silky ducks, ducklings, or hatching eggs for sale?
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