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  1. texasturtle

    chick barely alive

    My eggs were suppose to hatch Saturday and Monday. Out of 7 eggs i have already lost 6. 2 of the six had formed but died before hatching. I float tested the last egg and nothing. Candled egg and nothing. Carefully started opening egg from air sac only to see a shrinked wrapped chick barely...
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    7 eggs on lockdown

    Just lockdown 7 eggs. One is just a rocking it's little egg. Hopefully this batch will make it.
  3. texasturtle

    Just given a goose egg

    I was just given a goose egg and was asked to try and see if it can be saved. Don't know anything about geese except that I really don't like Egyptian geese after rescuing babies couple of years ago. All I was told was it's mom looks like a giant pekin. That doesn't help me much. Hopefully I...
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    One little Blue Swedish

    Only one out of 3 eggs. Other 2 their heads were facing middle of egg instead of one of the ends. This guy started coming out on day 30 but has been struggling the entire time. It is currently trying to get itself free of the umbilical cord. Currently not too hopeful.
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    duck eggs seem too small this year

    I think something is wrong with my ducks eggs. This year they are all laying small eggs. My Reds are laying bigger eggs than my ducks. I feed my babies layer pellets and fresh greens. Not getting very successful hatch rate in incubator either. Out of 7 eggs only one was successful. Four of...
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    Everyone laying but no sitting

    All my girls are laying but no one is sitting. I have one female that from time to time goes and steals a duck nest for the day but by nighttime she is off of them. But most of my flock was given to me except for four reds and a Rouen. I have eggs in the incubator but my hopes are not high on...
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    Ducks and Chickens

    Currently have Reds, Rocks, Pekins, Rouens, Mallards and Blue Swedish. Just started trying to incubate chicken and duck eggs. So far not a very good turn out. Only successfully hatched one Rock and one Pekin. Hopefully I will get better as time goes on.
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