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Lucky the cracked egg's hatch-a-long
This is Lucky. They are a potential Rouen duckling. Last Saturday on day 4, I fumbled and cracked their shell, pretty badly. I got the cracks covered in wax as quickly as I could, and hoped for the best. We are now on day 11 and Lucky is still growing, so I thought I'd give them their own...- Nelliebo
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- Forum: Hatch-A-Longs
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Guess the breed?
We got three ducklings this spring from our local farm store. They were labeled "hatchery's choice" so we have no idea what breed/mix they are. Anyone game to guess? The two darker ones are males (I'm incubating some eggs now in hopes of balancing things out). -
Changing incubators with different turn patterns
I am trying to hatch some duck eggs that I bought online. I tested our old (10-15 year old) styrofoam incubator before the eggs arrived and all seemed to be working fine, but now that I have eggs in it, I'm having trouble keeping the temp and humidity regulated since the controls are a single...- Nelliebo
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Not new to chickens, but new to ducks
I'm not a big fan of intros, so I'm going to use the template. :) 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Nope, we've had chickens off and on for 15 or so years. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 6 (3) What breeds do you have? Americans, Rhode island red...- Nelliebo
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- Forum: New Member Introductions