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Incubating Duck Eggs
They should be pipping on around day 26 and should hatch about 48 hours later but that all depends on temperature and humidity, , dont be tempted to help them after pipping its just a waiting game Regards david -
Dead duck
I had two females drown in my pond the other year and have saved one from almost certain drowning all due to over zealous males grabbing their necks and holding them under water while they have their wicked way with them, although your ducks seem too young for this regards david -
Incubating Duck Eggs
How many days have you been incubating them Regards david -
DUCK advice needed Please.
I have had two ducks drowned due to the drakes ganging up on them and fighting over them,its not a great experience to have to fish these poor ducks out of their pool, Its very difficult to get the the right balance of males and females especially when their ducklings and you have to wait for... -
female duck breaking her eggs?
They are a mixed flock of rouens pekins and black swedish,the broody lady is a rouen but all the females tend to lay in our near her nest and she is the only one nesting at the moment, As far as the ducklings dying in their shells theywere candled the night before and alive, could it be one of... -
female duck breaking her eggs?
My female duck has been very broody lately and has been sitting on not just her eggs but eggs from other females,trouble is when the eggs are within a few days of hatching i go down and find broken eggs with the dead ducklings still inside the shells some partially outside,a few were outside the... -
Taste of Duck Eggs
The only true way to tell is to incubate,raising the temperature of the egg to about 98 degrees and adding humidity,this will kick start the whole incubating process and probably after about 3 to 4 days after incubation then they can be candled, you can store eggs for quite a time before they... -
TSC Ducklings
I bought the last two ducks in the brooders from TSC they looked lonely,thought they were khaki campbells the guy said he thought they were mallards and it turns out they a runners and look exactly like the ducks above,i guess they dont know what they get from the hatchery and need to be... -
Show me all your ducks!!
The rest of the flock,the male pekin standing on the right is phillis(thought it was a girl) He is a handsome devil, -
Duck pen & quail pen pics
Duck pen built about a year ago what you all think?- davidda16
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Show me all your ducks!!
Harrys dad and orlando bloom nearly grown up -
Show me all your ducks!!
Harrys dad and orlando bloom nearly grown up -
Show me all your ducks!!
This is harrys dad and orlando bloom,kids named them -
Taste of Duck Eggs
I have pekin,rouen and black swedish ducks and eat all the eggs, not much difference in taste to chicken eggs but more creamier and slightly different texture,have not bought an egg in nearly a year -
hi from geogia
Hi everyone a big hello from an englishman now living in georgia ,bought some duck eggs on ebay last year on a whim and am now fully immersed in duck life , Cheers David- davidda16
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