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  1. kdunn716

    Is my pekin duckling okay? black feathers on head

    I too bought a pekin today with a black spot on his head. I was confused at first but when I looked and seen I had to get him no matter what haha there was only 1 like that tho at my feed store. Definitely a pekin.
  2. kdunn716

    Day 23 pekin eggs HELP please

    Thanks. I medel too i guess haha i felt like i absolutely had to this morning tho. I had the humidity to 70 and 3 got out but the last 2 that pipped started to zip then stopped yesterday. This morning when i woke up they were still zipping but still stuck there. The other 3 were great. I really...
  3. kdunn716

    Day 23 pekin eggs HELP please

    My temps are all reading 99. And humidity is 75. I tried to get it to stay there but its hard when i dont want to open the incubator. Yes im sure of the dat, i set them for the halloween hatch along :D. And my thermometer was calibrated and double checked. Thats what i dont get lol idk maybe it...
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    Day 23 pekin eggs HELP please

    1 is out. 4 more pipped. She still has a small amount of yolk to absorb but she is laying there doing good. No bleeding, veins did good. So i guess i just wait and watch.
  5. kdunn716

    Day 23 pekin eggs HELP please

    1 pipped great now im not going to get any sleep haha
  6. kdunn716

    Day 23 pekin eggs HELP please

    I set the incubator to 101.4 and it keeps it around 98.5-99. I hope at least. So far nothing external they are moving around still and still hearing tapping. Thank you.
  7. kdunn716

    Day 23 pekin eggs HELP please

    I have 11 pekin duck eggs set in my incubator, they are only on day 23 and when I turned them this morning there is alot of peeping, movement and tapping sounds. I was curious so I candled some and some of their little heads are already in the air sac space. Is that a bad thing that they are so...
  8. kdunn716

    OCTOBER HATCH-A-LONG!!! 2015

    Here is an update on my Black copper that hatched about 2 weeks ago how do I tell if its a male or female? We named it Uno because its the only one that hatched out of our 12 shipped eggs. She/he is sooo pretty! I officially love black coppers soo much now. He loves cuddling in my hoody and...
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    OCTOBER HATCH-A-LONG!!! 2015

    10/34 of our quail hatched. And only 1/12 black coppers hatched. I was surprised because i really didnt think any were going to. We had 17 naked necks in there too but none of those developed. So we have 1 little lonely chick. She peeped the first night so I gave her a mirror and stuffy. Now she...
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    OCTOBER HATCH-A-LONG!!! 2015

    I have the farm inovators one i just used the thermometer that came with it to put inside and a hygrometer that i got on ebay. I bought a digital one but it doesnt seem to be as accurate as the others. So far 9 out of 35 have hatched. I hope you have better luck with the broody :)
  11. kdunn716

    OCTOBER HATCH-A-LONG!!! 2015

    My quail are hatching 3 days early! Today was supposed to start lockdown. So far 2 are out 6 more have pipped and 2 are unzipping. This is so exciting. This is my first hatch ever. Im in love!
  12. kdunn716

    The Duck Thread

    Thanks everyone. The guy who gave them to us told us to leave them in there for a few days. Then to let them out in a fenced in area for a few weeks then try to free range them. It just seems so mean to leave them in their house for 3 days im going to get a fence up tomorroe for them. It wont...
  13. kdunn716

    The Duck Thread

    This morning I found a listing on Facebook for 2 free ducks. 6 months old both males one a pekin and the other indian runner. So...now I have 2 ducks lol I couldnt resist. These are our first. Our other ones are still in the incubator haha. [/IMG] Their names are aflac and bowling pin lmao...
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    OCTOBER HATCH-A-LONG!!! 2015

    What does this mean? The egg is too dark to candle but this morning there was a spot of build up on the egg. I brushed it off didnt think anything of it and now its back. Does that mean the egg is bad or could there still be a chick in there? Its day 14. I realize the picture sucks lol the...
  15. kdunn716

    Show off your house ducks!

    Thats awesome :) i have a 7 yr, 3 yr, 2 yr and 4 month old and im a stay at home mom. I might try in a few years. Idk how I feel about the littlest crawling around because he would be putting everything in his mouth. But maybe when he can walk and understand better. I love the idea tho. Ducks...
  16. kdunn716

    Show off your house ducks!

    Your ducks are all beautiful! I have always wanted a house duck but with small children Im worried about them getting sick from them. Do any of you have small children with your house ducks? Or am I just over thinking it?
  17. kdunn716

    OCTOBER HATCH-A-LONG!!! 2015

    Congrats! !!! Thats awesome :D and soo adorable too!
  18. kdunn716

    2015 HALLOWEEN Hatch-a-Long, Join us IF YOU DARE!

    I officially set 33 Pekin duck eggs due on Halloween :) im so excited! Started with 38, 3 broke in shipping, 1 was rotten (that was a smell I could have gone without), and another one started to leak in the incubator. I think another might be bad because the incubator smells. But I cant tell...
  19. kdunn716

    OCTOBER HATCH-A-LONG!!! 2015

    Thanks. Im trying lol its deiving me crazy because they are maran eggs and I cant see in them. I can make out veins in one nut the rest are just dark on half the egg. Idk what that means. And the rest are on day 8 and i cant see any veins or anything. Does that mean they arent growning? After...
  20. kdunn716

    OCTOBER HATCH-A-LONG!!! 2015

    Ugg so i moved where my thermometer was in my incubator and intead of reading 101 it was reading 104. Im freaking out right now worried that I just killed them :hit
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