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Sick ducklings
The hay is not spread first. We put resh bedding in every day. :) We only give them a bowl of feed multiple times a day. They do not have a large container that lasts a couple of days. We change out the bowl every day. Ill definitelysee about sending a duck in if we have anotherdie. Hopefully... -
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Sick ducklings
We bought muscovy ducklings for the first time 2 months ago. We have 30 or so ducks of other breeds. Our muscovy ducklings are still inside as they are not fully feathered and we live in WI. We have had a few die off over the last few weeks. About one a week. We have about 3 sick right now... -
Sick duckling
We just picked up store ordered anconas and welsh harlequins. One of the welsh looked a bit funky and died overnight. We have another one that looks funky. Laying down and sleeping a lot. Hard to keep eyes open. There was some clear discharge from one of its eyes. I put in some sugar water and... -
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The Duck Thread
Multiple eggs with external pips. Had to help out a mallard duckling after 12+ hrs of no progress. Have 2 mallards that pipped at wrong end so i helped make a hole and wrapped them up in wet paper towel worth hole exposed. Setting my alarm every 2 hrs so i can help moisten the membrane so... -
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We have 5 breeds in as it was a hatchery choice order. Mallards, cayugas, buffs, crested and F/w runners -
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I didn't keep them in water too long. I didn't see any internal or external pips but didn't want to risk them drowning in case I missed something. They did not sink or float too high. They seemed to float correctly, just didn't move. -
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No shadows in the air cell. I really don't think any of them made it. The incubator seems like it isn't maintaining things properly. :/ How long past 28 days should we try keeping them? Thanks! -
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More of the eggs have those clear marks now so hopefully it is from the ducklings moving around and getting ready. -
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I have been keeping humidity at 65-85% percent. We did candle some of them again and did not see any movement in any of te eggs. Did water candling and none of them sank or floated too high. -
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Ok! Thanks. Do they get bigger more blue/darkish veins towards the end? Or is that waste material? We were seeing that at the bottom of the eggs last week. I couldn't find much on it. -
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Advice needed! We are on day 26 of incubation. We candled the eggs by light last week and could see active movement in all of the remaining eggs. 2 days ago, we even saw 2 rocking back and forth slightly in the incubator. But nothing since then. There have been no pips that we can see. Some of... -
Help with duck eggs!
We are on day 26 of incubating. We have 5 breeds in there-crested, mallard, buff, f&w runners and cayugas. We candled last week and week and saw a lot of movement. 2 days ago we saw 2 eggs rocking back and forth a tiny bit. Nothing yesterday or today and some have clear marks on them. Is...