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Thank you so much for the wonderful ideas everyone! I have my second hatch of Anconas in the bator right now and the only thing I have been dreading is the mess they make! I came up with a few solutions for the problem last year that were similar but not as successful as this one seems to be...

I just called on my chicks this morning to give them my final death toll; out of 25 I had 8 die as of a few hours ago. (Each day I loose one or two!) It really makes you, as a buyer, feel guilty for ordering them in the first place. I am so glad I had the foresight to order 10 extras just for...

I just got 25 bantams this morning. The PO called at 6:30 and told me to hurry up cause she could see one dead one and a few others not doing well. It is now 3:00 and we have lost four total. I am hoping the rest will come through and stay happy. They were all so cold to the touch it made me...

My little guys feathers look to be in the correct place...just sticking out. I don't think I will worry too much about it unless it seems to bother him down the road. If anyone else has an idea of what it is let me know. Your guess is as good as mine!

Well I just went out there with my two assistants (my girls) and we tried to vet wrap it. I cut the vet wrap into a one inch wide strip but no matter how I wrapped her up she was able jump around enough to get her wing out. I think I will need to wait until she is a little bigger? I read one...

I just posted a question about one of my chicks. Someone thought it was Angel Wing but I have never heard of a chicken getting it. What do you think?

I have never heard of a chicken with Angel Wing either but I am not an expert! They are being fed a basic chick starter and unfortunately here in Nebraska the temps are still really cold so I am not sure putting it in the grass for a while would be a good thing. Maybe I will go pick some and...

I hatched these little guys on February 7th and 8th. I have 6 Lavendar Orps, 2 BBS Orps (a black and white and a gray) and 1 BLRW. The last couple days I have been noticing one of the Lavs has it's left wing pin feathers sticking out. (It's the 3rd from the left.) I am not sure what is...

I have never seen mine fly. They will run flapping their wings but have never been air born! I was wondering if anyone has ever had issues with wild ducks interacting with their domestic ducks. We occasionally have visitors and the drakes (RIP) would chase them off (or at least to the other...

Ooh ooh ooh I know this one! They do not fly. And thanks again for a push in the right direction! You're a doll!

I was just thrown in this direction by Sally Sunshine! I love Anconas! We hatched five last spring but we had a run in with something about two months ago and we are down to one lone duck and her friend Goldie the Goose (who I think may be a boy). Anywho, I just set 16 shipped eggs in the...

Thank you for the link it was very informational. I am getting scientific now...no more amateur mistakes from here on out! (I hope!) I contacted the seller and she said Ancona ducks can lay a variety of colors like EE's can; I had no idea!

I am just about to set 16 Ancona Ducks. This is wonderful information to know! Thanks!

I just came across this post in my subscriptions...I forgot all about it. We took ours to the fair and asked the judge and found out they are actually Buckeyes. I know it has been a while but just wanted to let you know!

Quote: Last year was our first year hatching. We hatched a batch of chickens first (Out of 14 I had 2 hatch.) Then we did 12 duck eggs, we had 5 hatch. That would make this batch of 16 ducks be my fourth go at incubating. I have only ever hatched shipped eggs. I like to be pretty selective...

I just received 16 Ancona Duck eggs. They were shipped on Monday from North Dakota (I am in Nebraska) so an acceptable travel time. I just hatched some chicks and my hatch rates seem very low to me so I am now getting technical! I just candled and traced the air cells and I weighed each egg...

This is my second season of incubating and I am trying to increase my hatching rates from last year. (We live and we learn.) I have five healthy hatches, three pips and one that will likely die and 10 more eggs I am still waiting on. My humidity will not stay up, right now it is at 30% and...

I just came across your thread and I had to post!!! I was actually logging on to post a picture of my mystery couple that I also bought from TSC to figure out what breed they are. Mine were marked as Silver Campines and as you can tell that is not the case; I am now on the hunt for their breed...

They were all dead and they all seemed to be in the right position minus the one I knew for sure was dead...little too late to tell what was up with him. I can't dwell on what was lost just be happy for the 5 new ducklings and my 2 golden polish! It is such a learning process and I will try...

Okay, well I picked an egg that I thought was alive and poked a hole in the air cell and discovered it is dead afterall. I am going to do that to the rest and see if I have any lucky ducks. I will keep you posted.