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    Purina Flock Raiser users, question w/pic

    Thank you! I'm curious to hear their response.
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    Purina Flock Raiser users, question w/pic

    Just bought a bag from TSC Saturday & mine looks the same; in fact, this is the 2nd bag of Flock Raiser that's really dark (small flock of 7 ducks but I buy a new bag every 2-3 weeks). They seem to be doing OK on it--in fact, my pekin with bumblefoot is suddenly feeling much better now that I...
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    Duck seizure

    How's AFLAC today? Weezy started getting niacin Tuesday morning after another seizure, and she had one Tuesday night (a minor one compared to Monday night's ordeal). It's now in the wee hours of Thursday & no seizure in a little over 24 hrs.
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    Duck seizure

    I, too, am having the same issue with "Weezy," one of my 4 week-old pekins. I have 3 that I'm brooding inside, but only Weezy is having seizures. I'm using Dumor as well. I've been raising ducks for 4 years now but this is my first time raising pekins, and this is definitely my first time having...
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    Sylvan Heights Waterfowl in NC

    Miss Lydia, I'm in southeastern NC. It's near Rocky Mount, so I guess you would say it's in the northeastern part of the state. Probably a 2 1/2-3 hour drive for me. It looks amazing, though! Sounds like it's definitely worth the trip up I-95 for me!
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    Ancona Duck Hatch incoming!! (Maybe early?!?!?!?)

    Beautiful duckies! Congratulations! Now go get some sleep!
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    Duck related advice needed!!!

    X 2 on what Amiga said! I love, love, love the first link she posted especially...it was written for geese but is pretty much universal for any waterfowl. Out of all the waterfowl hatching info I have read, this has been the most helpful guide. I managed a 100% hatch rate on my last hatch, so...
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    Ancona Duck Hatch incoming!! (Maybe early?!?!?!?)

    Personally I would recommend not going into lockdown until you see the first external pip. Too much humidity as they are trying to make that extra effort to crack through the shell can make them "juicy" and stress their little hearts & lungs with too much fluid. They can't get enough oxygen &...
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    MALLARD THREAD...not rouens, Mallards!

    Meet my freshly hatched mallards! I have been raising mallards for about 3 years. I had 14 males and females at one time, but through giving away some and some predator loss, I was down to a male/female pair (Gertrude and Harold). Gertrude started laying in December (weird), and a couple of days...
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    Sick Duck? Strange Behavior... PLEASE HELP

    Bald spot on the back of the head means this lady has been mating! I don't quite understand that part of mating, but whether on land or in the kiddie pool, my drakes always make sure they grab a beak full of feathers on the back of the duck's neck during the act. How rude! How many males and...
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    Where are my ducks?

    So glad there was a happy ending!
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    Humidity tips

    That definitely worked! I moved the hygrometer a little as well, and it seems my humidity is higher near the center vs. near the edge where it was before. Thank you for the helpful pointer!
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    Humidity tips

    OK y'all, it's hatch week at my house! Today is day 23 & I'm hatching mallards, so I'm working hard to be prepared for hatching. I incubated in a LG forced air incubator with turners & I'm going to move them to a LG still air for hatching, which I am running now & trying to fine-tune temp &...
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    Wow! The mess. Newbie shocked.

    Love is in the air!
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    Wow! The mess. Newbie shocked.

    DH wants the chickens for the eggs but guess who does all the feeding & cleanup for all of God's creatures on our property now??? Not him! He & my kids have a great tendency to see animals that they want & then leave the caretaking duties to Big Mama (me, of course). As I type, DH's female...
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    Wow! The mess. Newbie shocked.

    I don't raise chickens but a disabled friend of mine does. I can see exactly what you're talking about when I go over to visit him--they roost in his storage building & there's chicken poop all over everything! And I swear it's made of some magical super-sticky, greasy compound that does not...
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    Wow! The mess. Newbie shocked.

    Mallards. I really want to bring some new breeds into the flock, however. I will be attending a local flock swap soon (shhhh...let's tell my husband about it later)!
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    Wow! The mess. Newbie shocked.

    I can definitely sympathize--oh the mess! I have 6 eggs in the incubator, due to hatch next Friday, so I am building a new brooder over the next few days. I have used a Rubbermaid box in the past; since this group will need to brooded indoors for a longer period of time because their mom died...
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    could be pipping!

    I think your numbers will be good. I ran my first hatch around 80% at lockdown and lost quite a few--I think 10 survived hatching out of 20 eggs. I can't say that I attribute ALL of those losses to humidity at lockdown--I was a novice at hatching & I was using shipped eggs. However, I didn't...
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    could be pipping!

    You beat me to the punch! Yes, 65 is the humidity. I don't have a lot of hatching experience, but I do think 75% is starting to get a little too high. I just put eggs in the incubator Saturday night, and I think I'm going to aim for no higher than 65%, maybe 70%, with this hatching.
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