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    Open Contest Waterfowl & Water Photo Contest

    My 11 month old Mallard/Runner brothers in their little pond I dug in a natural spring creek. Unless it rains, it's often a dry creek bed. There were 4, but something got him several weeks before taking this on 5/4/25. Momma Trixie of course had all boys. Submission #2
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    Open Contest Waterfowl & Water Photo Contest

    My ducklings when they were almost 4 weeks old, Pompom (f) and Peep-Peep (m). He's very protective over her. I gave them 4/5/25 as their birthday. (I had to crop the hen that was getting a drink out) Submission #1
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    Question on hatching several species in same incubator...

    Yes, I'm aware Silkies are chickens. Thank you for pointing it out.I was distracted by my guineas going off, the flock was free ranging. I thought they saw or heard a predator. I need to edit that as I was deleting and writing, but didn't pay attention that the number was wrong when I posted it...
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    Question on hatching several species in same incubator...

    I don't have the room to accommodate multiple hatches. I don't hatch or buy babies during summer months. I have one large brooder and a slightly smaller one I will use when the ducks reach 7-14 days old and I have to switch them to duck feed. Usually by the second week, ducks are too big to...
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    Question on hatching several species in same incubator...

    Thank you. I had been thinking of adding the standard chicken eggs and Silkie eggs after the others were set, where guinea and duck eggs take about 26-28 days. I could do it when candling those eggs. I've hatched ducks and standard chickens together about 6-7 years ago, but I've never hatched...
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    Question on hatching several species in same incubator...

    I need advice on hatching 4 poultry species in same incubator. My hope is to try to hatch 2-3 duck eggs, up to 7 guinea eggs, 3-4 standard chicken eggs and 3-4 Silkie bantam eggs all in the same incubator. I only have one incubator and 1 brooder tank for guineas and chickens. I've raised all...
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    Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    Thanks. How many entries are we each allowed in all?
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    Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    If allowed, I'd like to submit a different photo. I hadn't intended for my eggs photo to be a submission. I forgot to mark it as "not an entry". I'd like to submit this one instead. My only 2 babies so far this year. I finally gave them names - Pompom, female, Crested Indian Runner duckling, 6...
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    Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    I use an old Sg9 for my photos. I sometimes take 15-20 or more photos to get a decent shot. Please, we'd all would love to see your babies.
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    Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    My bad, I hadn't intended the egg photo to be an entry. I was just showing what I found. Sadly none of the 17 eggs shown hatched. The ducks quit laying on them after we had a few below 35°F nights in a row. Only 9 were fertilized, after candling each one and seeing blood rings in each one, I...
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    What color and possible pattern is the reddish brown duckling turning out to be?

    The white one is a Crested Runner, her roommate is also a Runner. I haven't seen his color before and would like to know what his is. I thought he was a fan & white, but doesn't look color wise like my adult one. They're almost 6 weeks, the Crested is already quacking (about 10 days now), he's...
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    Ended Guess How Many Eggs Hatched!—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    1313 (0/17 of mine hatched, only 9 were fertilized, unfortunately the ducks abandoned their shared nest)
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    Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    Lol, I've got a 13 yr old grandson, I guess I'm over 18 by now. Following everyone mentioned.
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    Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    Thank you for saving the baby. I have a Mallard duck named Trixie, she and another duckling were injured at a feed/supply store by bigger ducklings so I asked about buying them at 1/2 price. The one died from complications of a leg injury the next day, the other, Trixie is now a 12 time momma of...
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    Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    These 2 babies are almost a month old. I got them at Rural King on 4/9 and was told they were about 4 days old, so I gave them an April 5th birthday. The Crested Runner is definitely a female, but I'm not 100% sure on the other. I'm leaning towards being a drake due to a little rapsiness in...
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