Hello! It's been awhile since I've had ducks. I have 6 ducklings 2 are Pekin. They are about 5-6 weeks old. Today I've noticed that one of the Pekin ducks has a curved back or posture.
I feed all my ducks the same food; flock raiser with duck pellets which has plenty of niacin. I also feed them...
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So real quick this morning I gave a mama hen a guinea keet that hatched after treating its splayed leg. I have given this hen chicks that has hatched in the incubator and she's adopted them no problem. When I gave her the keet she took it in. But a few hours later, my dad found the...
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So it is currently raining hard in my area and while it rains I've almost always have gotten power outage. I'm on day 22 of egg incubation. 3 of 4 eggs have already hatched. One just hatched an hour ago. The last egg has already pipped, but what do I do if I do experience a power...
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Ok, so I have a momma hen with 6 chicks. I just went to check on them and one chick seems to have a broken leg. It limps around with its leg up. What do I do?
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I have 2 chicks that are a week old, and they seem to have gotten pasty butt. Today I've cleaned their vent area with warm water and a q-tip. The chicks are the youngest of the 6. And smaller.
Is there anything else I can do? I've ordered probiotic powder as well.
Thanks in advance!!!
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Ok, so my chicks are about 6 hours old, the waterer has some kind of hole in it as the brooder got wet, therefore soaking my chicks. I have the heat lamp on to help keep them warm, but my mother insists on turning it off. What can I do?? It's really late to go outside and change...
Today is day 21, hatch day. I've noticed, one of my eggs has pipped at the wrong end!! It's been like this for 4 hours now, what do I do??? Do I assist hatch???
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Ok, so my cousin gave me a chick she got from a friend and since it was just one chick, we thought I'd take it with me so it can mingle with my 2 week old chicks. This chick seems a week younger btw. I've noticed 2 chicks in particular are bullying the new baby. I just got the...
Hello y'all. So, I need helping identifying if my chicks are roos or pullets. They are mixed, not sure what breeds though. Their dad was a red rooster. I incubated these eggs as a predetor took my whole flock!!! These were eggs my dad's hens had left.
Anyways, here are some pics of all 7...
Today is day 9 of incubation, and just this egg has me worried. The yolk seems to be at the bottom. I see very little viening, but can somewhat make out the embryo, it moves on it's own, but hownthe egg looks worries me.
Here's a picture of what I mean from the side.
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Ok, so this is my second time incubating eggs. My aunt gave me some of her chicken eggs to incubate. Today is day 6, and in some eggs, I can see the embryo, but I cant find the air cell. I've moved the candler around to look for it, still cant find it. What does this mean???
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So, I'm on day 2 of incubation, and I may have a possible power outage as there's really bad thunderstorms this week. Will my eggs be ok? What do I do if there is a power outage?? My eggs are at 37.5°C
Thank you in advance!!
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So, today is lockdown day, this is my first time incubating. I was wondering what ideal temp. And humidity % would be good for the last 3 days? I've had my incubator at 38.1°C
Hello all. This is my first time incubating eggs. I posted this on another forum.
So, this morning while moving the eggs to put in water in the water channel, an egg accidentally slipped from my hand and fell. Badly cracked, membrane fully exposed, bleeding wouldnt stop. I almost cried. As I...
Hello all. This is my first time incubating eggs.
So, this morning while moving the eggs to put in water in the water channel, an egg accidentally slipped from my hand and fell. Badly cracked, membrane fully exposed, bleeding wouldnt stop. I almost cried. As I had no idea what to do, with a...