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    Fox attack update + new question

    Hello, I posted a few days ago about my duck who got attacked by a fox. She's going really well (slowly getting perkier each day). She went to the vet, had her wounds thoroughly washed out and given a course of both antibiotics and pain relief. She was also give critical care feed to...
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    Fox attack help!!!

    Hello, Just gone into the garden to find a fox with one of my ducks in its mouth. I managed to kick the fox and it released the duck. Once I had scooped up the duck, I could see there were puncture wounds on either side of her neck and some skin had been removed across her back and...
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    Male duck picking on one female

    Hello, I currently have 4 ducks (1 male, 3 females). Three of them are magpie ducks and the other female Is a Indian runner. After recently rehoming two males due to the male/female ratio causing far too much stress for the girls, my remaining male is chasing the Indian runner girl away...
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    How long can my duckling stay in the incubator?

    Hello, just had a duckling hatch a few hours ago and he is still in the incubator fluffing up. I have had a really bad hatch and unfortunately he is a lone duckling (I am picking up some friends for him day after tomorrow). How long can I leave him in the incubator? I will have to set my heat...
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    How long can my duckling stay in the incubator?

    Hello, just had a duckling hatch a few hours ago and he is still in the incubator fluffing up. I have had a really bad hatch and unfortunately he is a lone duckling (I am picking up some friends for him day after tomorrow). How long can I leave him in the incubator? I will have to set my heat...
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    Eggs wiggling but air cell is small

    Hello, My duck eggs are on day 23 roughly and one egg started wriggling and moving when I talk. I know this is the duckling getting into position but the air cell is still pretty small. I'm running them on low humidity to increase the air cell but with lockdown coming up I am hesitant...
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    Duck Egg Rolling onto same side

    Hello, I have a few duck eggs in the incubator that are on day 19, 20, or 21 (I forgot to write down the starting date). The egg is roughly 70-80% dark with the exception of the air cell and a small bit at the top. When I turn the eggs, one of them rolls back onto one side. Does this...
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    Wobbly Egg- Day 28

    Hello, I am probably just worrying (again) as it's almost hatch day. I have one West of England egg in the incubator (the rest were infertile). It's was wobbling away yesterday and some of today but seems to have stopped. Is this just it resting before it internally pips? I'm definite...
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    Wobbly Egg- Day 28

    Hello, I am probably just worrying (again) as it's almost hatch day. I have one West of England egg in the incubator (the rest were infertile). It's was wobbling away yesterday and some of today but seems to have stopped. Is this just it resting before it internally pips? I'm definite...
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    Goose Egg- Day 26

    Hello, I am probably just worrying as it's close (ISH) to hatch day. I have one West of England goose egg in the incubator on day 26. I candled it and set it into lockdown but haven't seen any movement. I keep worrying because the person I got them from had not had great fertility...
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    Remove Heat Lamp??

    Hello, I have three, month old Indian runners. I am planning on keeping them inside (in my bedroom) until fully feathered. This is naturally quite a warm room. Would it be okay for me to remove the heat lamp? Also what age do ducklings stop needing food and water overnight? Thank you x
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    Quite Duckling

    Hello, I have 3, week old Indian runners which I hatched myself. Two are very active and always running around their cage but the other is very calm and just likes sitting down. She can walk perfectly fine and is noticeably bigger than the other ducklings. She's eating and pooping...
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    Duckling Not Absorbing Veins

    Hello, I currently have four runner ducks hatching on day 27. Two have externally piped at the wrong end and two at the right. All ducklings that I have hatched in this incubator have needed help hatching as the humidity is pretty spotty but I haven't had any die yet and almost always...
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    Pipped at Wrong End

    Hello, I have had two ducklings pip at the narrow end of the egg. They have been like this for 48 hours with no improvement. Would it be safe to make a little hole in the air cell just so I can see the membrane and check if all the veins have gone before I help it a little ? Thanks x
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    Two ducks limping

    Hello, I have 4 female ducks, one male and two female geese. My khaki Campbell girl (squid) started limping a week ago and it has gotten quite a bit worse. Today I noticed that one of my magpie girls (Beelzebub) is also limping quite badly to the point where they both sit away from the...
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    Wiggly Eggs!

    Hello, I have 6 runner duck eggs on day 23 and all seem to be wiggling when I chat to them :-) this is a little earlier than my other hatches and is a new incubator. Do you recon they could be getting ready to hatch a little early? If so what date can I expect them. Thank you x
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    Odd behaviour

    Hello, got two new Indian runner ducklings and I might just be over cautious but whilst one of my ducklings is active and playful, the other one just wants to sleep all day. The sleepy one (Pingu) is eating, drinking and gaining weight (she is about 10days old and weighs 166g) could her...
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    Sticky/watery Green poo

    Hello, two days ago I got two week old Indian runner ducklings. I have raised duckling before but have never come across this; one of the duckings is producing gooey green poo. Both the duckling have consumed some lettuce and a couple of peas, could this have caused it? Should I be worried...
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