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    How to increase hen to drake ratio during a hatch.

    I have attempted 2 duck hatches in the incubator and both times i have ended up with a 30% hen to 60% drake hatch rate. Is there any way to increase the percentage of hens? Temp, humidity etc.
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    Busted yolk

    I do to know where to post this question but I cracked one.of my eggs this morning and this is what came out. Any help on the subject or a forum better suited for this question would be appreciated
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    Incubation tips

    I need advice from any of you with experience with incubating duck eggs. What temps and humidity work best. My incubator has a vertical turner but I remove it for lockdown and lay the eggs horizontal and my first attempt had horrible results. Day 30 and 2 have hatched, 5 quit early on, 2 pipped...
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    Egg position

    My incubator has a turner that holds the eggs upright. My question is will it be ok to lay the eggs down for lockdown? I do not want the chicks to injure themselves by stumbling on the turner.
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    Eggbound and busted

    My 6 month old KC duck was walking funny so I checked her out and she was egg bound. I tried gently messaging the egg out but it felt soft on one end. I don't know what to do. I sanitized my hands and attempted to feel the egg but I could not feel it other than through tissue. Any advice. I...
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    Stopped laying

    I have 4 kakhi Campbell ducks, 2 drakes and 2 hens. They are about 6 months old and one of them has layed an egg about a week ago but nothing since. They are not molting and are healthy and happy. Just no eggs other than the one. Any ideas?
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    Help identifying breed. Welsummer or SS?

    The roo is a BLRW the possible mothers are SS and Welsummer. The firat photo is at anout 2 weeks old. The second is at 6 weeks.
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    Broody hen

    I have a hen that just hatched 10 chicks over a 4 day period. The area she chose was not ideal for raising chicks. I free range and the spot she chose was about 2 feet off of the ground so as I checked on her and found chicks on the ground I would take them to the brooder house. Will I be able...
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    My first time with a broody hen.

    I have 6 hens that are 2 yrs old, 6 hens that are not laying yet and a 2yr old Wyandotte that is broody and her hatch is due in a week. They all free range but I am worried that the other hens may try to hurt the babies. I have the roosters separated from the hens right now and was wondering if...
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    Welsummer or SS

    Had some eggs from a BLRW crossed with welsummer and a Speckled Sussex. Could anyone help out identifying which hen this one came from
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    BLRW over Sapphire Gem

    I have hatched some eggs from a Sapphire gem, the roo is a BLRW. My question is will the chicks be sex linked and will the cockerels have the identifying white mark on their head?
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    WHAAAAT?

    Has anyone here ever seen anything like this? I had given up on these last 5 only to go check on the chicks that had hatched and see if they were fluffy enough to move. There was this egg with the shell popped off of the membrane and the chicks head is near the small end. It is still fighting...
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    Late hatch

    This is my first solo incubation and wanted to share my experience. So it is nearing the end of day 24 and 24 hrs since the last chick hatched. I went to take the hatched chicks out and place them in the brooder and i am hearing peeps. I quickly candled the remaining 5 eggs and there were 2...
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    Breed identification

    I received 6 eggs to incubate and was told that the roo is a BLRW and they have Welsummer, Speckled Sussex, and sapphire hens. I cannot vouch that any of this is true because I have not seen this persons chickens. I have searched to try and identify this chick with no luck. Any help would be...
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    Slow zip

    I noticed an external pip at 10 am and the top right started to zip about an hour ago and has only made it about a quarter of the way around. At what point does it need help? I noticed the external pip around 9am and the membrane is punctured. I can see it moving but it has not started to zip yet.
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    Internal pip?

    I have read about internal pips but I am a little confused. If the eggs are locked down and the incubator should not be opened, how are internal pips detected?
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    POWER OUTAGE!

    Lost power and we have no idea how long it will be out. I have 2 hatched, 1pip and 22 eggs between 2 batches on lockdown. I have no idea what to do other than combine both batches into 1 and put a couple of hot hands hand warmers in the incubator. Temp is 91 and rising humidity is at 76. Fingers...
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    Silence

    I heard peeping last night but I have yet to hear anything this morning. Could this be bad or is it you early? Day 21 began around 5 pm yesterday.
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    Mutt or what?

    This cockerel is a SLW over RIR. Would this be considered a mutt or is there a name for this cross?
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    Miscalculated

    I miscalculated my days and locked down on day 19. My temp was at 100 and humidity at 45- 50% humidity the first 19 days. I have a split hatch so I candled and moved the lockdown set to my hatching incubator. There was good movement, air sack looked good and the incubator was holding at 100...
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