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    Hatching in Winter?

    Has anyone had a duck successfully hatch eggs outdoors in the winter? I'm in Louisiana, so the lows are in the upper 30's and the highs are in the lower 50's. I just found a nest of 18 eggs that one of my ducks has obviously been sitting on. I candled the eggs and they appear to be about 14-17...
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    What happened??

    So, I gave a friend 6 ducklings. Today, at 6 days old, they suddenly became very weak and died. All 6 of them. At the same time. Background: The feed store initially sold her non-medicated layer crumbles but I immediately had her switch to non-medicated start & grow. The ducklings spent about...
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    Varied Egg Development Under Broody Duck

    One of my ducks managed to hide an entire nest of 10 eggs from me until she started sitting and I noticed her missing. I jsut candled them and 9 eggs are about 8 days developed but one is about 3 1/2 weeks developed. I have no idea how she managed this, but what is the best way to handle it?
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    Need help finding Welsh Harlequin ducklings

    I lost my only female WH yesterday. I am left with only a male. Out of 26 fertile shipped eggs, I ended up with only 2 ducklings: one male and 1 female. I am completely distraught over losing the female at only 3 months old. For my birthday today, I was offered some new ducklings, but I can't...
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    Urgent Incubation Question

    I received 13 shipped eggs yesterday but most of the air cells were ruptured. I let them sit for 24 hours before putting them in the incubator 2 hours ago (small end down in paper egg carton tops to encourage new air cells). However, the seller just informed me that she is sending 13 more, to...
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    Miniature and Double-Crested Ducks

    Just wanted to share a couple pics of my double-crested Cayuga-Rouen mix next to the Rouen cross that hatched the same day. I had bred my 2 Rouens, but ended up with mostly black and blue ducklings from them. Their size and color leads me to believe that a random call duck had a rendezvous with...
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    Wild Duck Cross?

    After my ducklings dried and fluffed today, I noticed that 5 of the ducklings that came from Rouen eggs were somehow brownish-blue with very large round heads, puffy cheeks, shorter bills, and small beady eyes. One even has a longer tail. At first, I thought they were Cayuga mixes, but then I...
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    Hatchling with Green Poop

    My 17th duckling just hatched and has pooped dark green all over the brooder. The other ducklings are pooping tan and white. Should I be concerned, and should I separate the baby with the gren poop? This is the first time I've had a hatchling with green poop.
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    Need Help w/ Breed ID

    I ordered 2 Blue Swedish females from my local feed store. I am attaching pictures of what I received. Their feathers are just starting to come in, but they do not look like my previous blue Swedish. One of them has a white streak on its head. As babies, they had unusual white/cream patches...
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    Incubation Experiment on Fertility Length of Stored Eggs

    I decided to see exactly how long I could hold eggs before incubating them. So, I collected eggs daily (from my 2 ducks that tend to have a 100% fertility rate) for 25 days and kept them in a carton on my kitchen counter. The temp in our house stays between 65 and 70°F. After 25 days, I placed...
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    Inconsistent Air Sacs

    I have 26 duck eggs in my incubator, but I had to start lockdown 2 days early because a lot of them have already internally pipped. There are 3 different breeds in the bator (Ancona, Rouen, and Cayuga). The Rouens always hatch first. With 3 different breeds, they usually hatch over a 4 day span...
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    Unique Bill

    Has anyone ever seen a bill with a mottled outline like this? This is one of the blue swedish that I just received from a hatchery.
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