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    Float Testing, Checking Egg Viability For Late Or Overdue Hatching

    We have 12 late duck eggs that the momma hen is still sitting on after 2 eggs hatched 3 days ago. We tried the float test today w/o having done a lot of research on it. We quickly put the eggs in the water, saw if they floated, and whisked them out. They all floated nicely, but we didn't...
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    How long can it take from the first egg in the nest to hatch to the last one?

    Would the momma duck keep sitting on them if they are all quitters?
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    How long can it take from the first egg in the nest to hatch to the last one?

    The momma duck is sitting on a nest of 14 eggs. Two of the eggs hatched 2 days ago, but there seem to be nothing going on with the other 12. The momma duck is VERY protective of the eggs and is still sitting on them. She wouldn't even leave the nest when we were picking up the new babies...
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    72-hour old duckling - several issues.....NEED help!

    Could she be like a premie that needs more time to make milestones? Is there anyway that she could compensate for the leg issue? I want to help her so badly....especially as she has survived so far!
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    72-hour old duckling - several issues.....NEED help!

    I have a duckling that hatched about 3 days ago that came out with a large yolk sac. I think the shell might have had a weak spot because the duckling seemed to come out before it was ready. I didn't think that it would survive, but here it is at 3 days old. The poor thing has several...
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    Keeping new hatch with week old ducklings?

    Hi all! I am new to hatching ducks. My classroom had 2 ducklings hatch a week ago today and are due to have 2 more start the hatching process any day now. My question is, can we keep the 2 sets of ducklings together in the brooder?
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