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  1. astronomer

    #DuckLife Post Yours!

    Quote: They free range all day in the pond, and at night, they come home wanting a little something before they get tucked in for then night. We used to herd them back and then put a food dish in their coop to entice them. After a week or so, they just come home on their own and quack at the...
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    #DuckLife Post Yours!

    Yes, I built it.  I used 2x2 inch boards for the base using cinder blocks to raise it up from the dirt.  I really wished I'd have used 2x4's though it stands up well to the ducks.  The bottom, sides, and roof are all particle board painted with outdoor paint.  I cut windows and stapled chicken...
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    #DuckLife Post Yours!

    That's our 8 week old. She's still a bit unsure about things. She doesn't even particularly like hanging out with her mother. We're working on her. I have 3 eggs about to hatch in a few days, so she'll have some younger siblings this year as well.
  4. astronomer

    #DuckLife Post Yours!

    They come waddling home around 6PM. Quacking at the back fence wanting to be fed. They are a bit of a neighborhood fixture, so everyone loves the ducks!
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    #DuckLife Post Yours!

    Letting the ducks out of their house in the morning.
  6. astronomer

    training ducks to go into the hut

    Mine free range in our 3 acre pond all day. Around dusk (or a few hours before if they're impatient), they come home wanting some feed. We put the feed in their hut and they waddle in there. This did take some training, and I'm not sure what you're doing with them during the day, but I...
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    36 hours from external pip. Not making progress! Should I help?

    During the day, they're kept outside. Temps have been in the 90's for as long as they've been alive. They've been kept in the garage at night where it might be slightly cooler (maybe mid 80's through the night). I'm not worried about it. I'm more worried about how to get them integrated with...
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    36 hours from external pip. Not making progress! Should I help?

    Haha! You guys are silly. If you look at the other pictures I posted, there is water in one of those. Just an update, these little ones are growing like weeds! Starting to get tail feathers at just over 2 weeks?! I don't remember my others feathering so early.
  9. astronomer

    Turtle got one of my ducklings this morning!!

    Update. She was a he, and my only drake, so thank goodness he survived. Also, look what I caught today. Good thing too. I have 2 ducklings that just hatched 3 days ago.
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    36 hours from external pip. Not making progress! Should I help?

    They're doing quite well.
  11. astronomer

    36 hours from external pip. Not making progress! Should I help?

    I have no idea what they are. We have buff, rouen, peking, and black Swedish females. There is a buff male with our flock, and 2 cayuga males in the pond. Could be any combination.
  12. astronomer

    36 hours from external pip. Not making progress! Should I help?

    Sooo fluffy!!!
  13. astronomer

    36 hours from external pip. Not making progress! Should I help?

    Success! Hopefully they thrive!
  14. astronomer

    36 hours from external pip. Not making progress! Should I help?

    Ok, RH is up to 74%, and they are back in the incubator. I took them out of the incubator when they started pipping and put them in a brooder with a light on them to keep the temp stable, because I have and auto turner in that incubator and 1 egg that still has 10 days left, so I didn't want...
  15. astronomer

    36 hours from external pip. Not making progress! Should I help?

    More membrane removed. It's pushing now.
  16. astronomer

    36 hours from external pip. Not making progress! Should I help?

    44% RH. I can see tiny blood vessels in the membrane.
  17. astronomer

    36 hours from external pip. Not making progress! Should I help?

    I wet the internal membrane a bit.
  18. astronomer

    36 hours from external pip. Not making progress! Should I help?

    Looking closer, the membrane may be stuck to them.
  19. astronomer

    36 hours from external pip. Not making progress! Should I help?

    I peeled back the shell that was broken and the it's a hole in the membrane. I can see their beaks and they are squeaking. I think the humidity got too low and the shells are quite hard. Here is a pic. You can see their beaks.
  20. astronomer

    When Should I Give Up on Incubation?

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1001898/36-hours-from-external-pip-not-making-progress-should-i-help#post_15538566
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