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    Is my duckling blind?

    Wondering if this sounds like the symptoms of a blind duckling (call duck). and if anyone has experience successfully raising blind poultry. To start, the duckling (Forest, we will assume a boy for this thread) was malpositioned and found out was in a cool section of my incubator so was 3 days...
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    Duckling stuck on side after hatching

    My very first call duck hatch is complete. 7 out of 9 developed eggs hatched (2 malpositioned were not caught in time). wanted to share the experience of my last two ducks to hatch in case anyone else has the same thing happen. both were incubated at a cooler temp with extra humidity, I did not...
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    • cold duck cold incubator flipped flipping problem mug neurologic rolling over
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    Successfully opened a malpositioned chick

    Hi everyone! I successfully opened an air hole for a malpositioned call duck. Feeling pretty happy that I was able to catch the issue (already had one die due to malpositioned in this batch). how do I keep the now-open air cell moist so that the yolk sack doesn’t dry out? The yolk sack is...
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    • call duck incubation malposition malpositioned shrinkwrap
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    Call duck hatching newbie

    I have 9 call duck eggs in lockdown, hatching day starts tomorrow afternoon (day 26). Wondering what other people’s experiences are with the day that call duck eggs internally pip. 1. Is it right on hatching day or day(s) before? im also feeling concerned because the air cells vary from the...
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    • assisted hatch call duck call ducks internal internal pip pipping shrink wrap shrink wrapped shrinkwrap shrinkwrapped
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