They're about 4 weeks old all mixed breeds as far as I'm aware. Two have the little spikey bits the yellow/White one and a black and white one, and the other two don't so I'm thinking 2 of each gender? If anyone could give me a clue as to breed as well I'd love to know :)
No it completely threw me lol. The breeder says there's no crested in her flock but maybe it was the grandparents? Two are crested. One slightly and the little Pom Pom head :) is there a page on crested here? :)
Sadly he died before I could figure out where his beak was. But on a better note all the other babies hatched so I'm proud that my first hatch I got 7/8 babies including two upside down ones :) they're so gorgeous I might explode. Thanks to everyone who gave me advice :)
I don't doubt :) they're so cheeky! There's 5 hatched now. 4 mini silver appleyards and 1 runner. The other 3 runners are being lazy :/ I've got trouble with one runner though. He'd stopped moving and I couldn't see or hear anything when all the others were clearly making holes so I put a safety...
Thanks :) I'm in love already. 4 fully fluffed another half out and the others are pipping :) two are crested although the person I got the eggs from say none of his are lol. Lucky me :)[/IMG]
It's one of those electric hen brooder things. They've been peeping at me now think they were still tired out. The heater doesn't have temperature settings that I can see do you think it needs lowering over them a bit more?
It hadn't yesterday I haven't checked today. I just checked on the babies and they're in a heap all sleeping is it normal for them to sleep so much? I thought they'd be running around by now?
Thanks :) I'm so glad he's out. But him and two others aren't as bright as the little crested duckling who's a right bossy britches :) I've had to help 3 out so far and im watching another upside down pipper :/ but his beak is clear and he's peeping at me. Another one has externally pipped, one...
How do you give chick crumb to ducklings? I've got a small dish of crumbs and a small bowl of water next to each other is this ok for them? Or do you wet chick crumb or anything? It's unmedicated.
They must do lol. These that have hatched are mini silver appleyards and they are so beautiful :) I've got 2 more on the way and 4 runners trying to hatch. It's a runner who's upside down bless him :)
Another external pip! And just to be awkward it's upside down again :/ these duckies are stubbourn. 2 fully hatched, 1 big hole, 1 upside down, 2 external pips and 2 lazy eggs lol.