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    Hatching copper maran eggs, some help and advice please

    Yes thats right. I have removed it now. I have reduced humidity a bit by removing some water. I always lay eggs in non slip matting in hatcher on their sides, i think for now that is what i will do and just see how things go. Im worrired as i am doing it for someone else and the eggs are theirs...
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    Hatching copper maran eggs, some help and advice please

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    Hatching copper maran eggs, some help and advice please

    Thank you for help. Would i just use cut down egg boxes/cartons? Like you buy eating eggs in? I guess that would be better to keep them from drowning in fluid. Here is photo of plastic egg tray would that be ok to set them in? I think it would fit in hatcher. Sorry im not sure how to add photo...
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    Ducks playing ball with eggs!

    I took them away as I don't want them "playing pass the parcel with the eggs", from one nest to the next, at least I know they are safe in the incubator.
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    Ducks playing ball with eggs!

    Hi All, I had set 7 large mixed breed ducks eggs of my own below a broody duck last Mon the 16th May. All went OK with it, but earlier this week another duck decided to sit in nest beside broody one. I had thought just to let her sit on some plastic dummy eggs and that might keep her from...
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    Hatching copper maran eggs, some help and advice please

    Hi All, I have 12 copper maran hen eggs now at day 19 (Fri 27th), stopped turning and set in the Brinsea hatchmaker, hatcher incubator. My concern is that some of the air cells are small, some look bigger and more normal for this stage of incubation. They had been set in brinsea octagon eco for...
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    Khaki Campbell duck with what looks like blocked vent (photos enclosed)

    Thanks eggcessive, I had Erin at Vets tonight and they were able to get her vent open a bit and released a build up of liquid foul smelling feceal matter I guess, she got antibiotic injection and also more to give her orally. I bathed her earlier today in some warm water and epsom salts a...
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    Khaki Campbell duck with what looks like blocked vent (photos enclosed)

    Hello BYC forum, Can anyone help me out please. I have KC duck called Miss Erin of between 3 and 4 yrs old, she seems to have her vent/bottom area closed almost over. I bathed her in warm water tonight as I had noticed her earlier in week looking a bit dirty behind. She had runny motions...
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    Hello from Northern Ireland

    thanks drumstick diva, that was a little shel duck who was brought to me as a baby duckling, he was very cute and special but unfortunately he is no longer with us, he had flown away for 1 day and came back with a broken leg and the Vets set it, but he had to be put down a few days later as...
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    Lost my little duckling...

    Hello Muskuslove, So sorry to hear about the loss of your little one, what lovely pics, it does really hurt esp when they are so young. Love from Lorna ((((hugs)))
  11. Black East Indian ducks. mini appleyards, and bei+ call ducks this year 2013 hatch

    Black East Indian ducks. mini appleyards, and bei+ call ducks this year 2013 hatch

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    Hello from Northern Ireland

    Hello Everyone Thanks for the warm welcome Lorna
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    Hello from Northern Ireland

    Hi I have often googled various stuff relating to ducks and it has brought me here to this website/forum. 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have ducks only first started with them in 1999 (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 38 ducks now...
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