Miracle (Merkel) is the little one in back. He was stuck to the shell. Amazing he is 1 week old today!! They were only about 1" tall when hatched. Cutest little ducklings I've ever seen.
. Mama hatched 4 and abandoned the rest of the eggs. I was going to put them in the incubator but when I picked up the first one a tiny bill was poking out!!! I carefully peeled the shell off. His back and tail were stuck to the shell so I figured he'd been that way for awhile. I moistened the...
The one on your left is the Rouen, correct? The bigger one. Looks like a 2nd eye stripe coming in. I have 2 gray calls (4days old) and one had the second stripe at hatch and the other one is just coming in. I thought one of them may be something else. Like someone stated, the Rouen will grow...
The latest babies!!! The one with yellow on its bill is a gray call I think. The one w 2 eye stripes may be a wood duck or a Laysan duck. I'm not sure yet. The eggs was laid in a ground nest, so I didn't think any were woodies, but they're the only ones I know that have 2 eye stripes. The black...
I'd keep him separate for 2-3 days and watch him. Extra niacin (Brewers yeast) and peas can't hurt at all!! Anytime I have an injured duck they spend a few days at Uncle Tom's Ducky Dayspa!!! I.E.; the bathtub. Lol. Keep us posted please.
I would pull those goslings as soon as they hatch and put Ina brooder. Then see what mama does. If you have an incubator, transfer all eggs to it if she stops setting.
My eggs are 8 days late. I had to go out of town after lockdown and had someone to check on them 3x a day None hatched. This is my first attempt. I'm sure they're dead in the shell now. I candles on day 24 and all but one looked viable. I still have 9 eggs that should hatch on the 10th. I'm...
OH AMIGA!!!!! YOU WERE SO RIGHT!!!! I gave them all another sniff test... very slowly and determined.... and I found the culprit... Poor little duckling... It looks like it was developing fine...but must be dead in the egg.. :( I just candled all of them, and they look good, but...