Humidity was at 55-60% for most of incubation and then I raised it to 75% for lockdown. Sadly one ducky died, the other two (after multiple attempts and hours later) I finally found their heads and pulled them through the inner membrane, they are both pretty weak but I'm hopeful. I managed to do...
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I have some Pekin/Mallard cross ducklings that i have been incubating. I am on Day 32 and while they were still alive I felt like I needed to investigate why they had not pipped internally. I have broken open the air cell only to find that they are ALL upside down (I now know this is...
I opened up air cell and they are ALL upside down. MY guess is they spent too much time on their side. That being said air cell is open (im having a hard time finding the head in any of them) so now what. I rubbed inner membrane down with bacitracin to keep moist...but now im at a complete loss...
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I have three wiggling little ducklings that refuse to pip internally. I candled them and all are alive but im on day 32! I cant tell if they are in the wrong position or what's going on....any help? Do I poke a hole in air cell to look or leave alone?
IT'S STILL MOVING...ALL I CAN THINK OF IS MAYBE THERE WERE TWO IN THERE, ONE DIED? BUT IF THAT IS THE CASE THE ALIVE ONE ISNT IN THE CORRECT POSITION SO WHAT DO I DO IF ANYTHING?
My Pekin has been "laying" with our Mallard duck resulting in a bunch of eggs so I figured I would try incubating them and see what happens. 3 out of 5 are doing great but were on day 30 now and no pipping. I just float tested and candled the other 2 in question, one is bad the other however I...
My Pekin has been "laying" with our Mallard duck resulting in a bunch of eggs so I figured I would try incubating them and see what happens. 3 out of 5 are doing great but were on day 30 now and no pipping. I just float tested and candled the other 2 in question, one is bad the other however I...
"Ducky" our Cayuga is my favorite out of all our ducks (we have pekins, rouens, and muscovys). She follows me everywhere and even comes running when I yell to her. She will even snuggle me. She gets along great with our other ducks but is always the first one to great me at the door. Very...
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I am desperately looking for help. We have (had) three Cayuga Ducklings, about 4 months old now. We recently moved them outside with some older but not mature ducks of ours and they were doing great. Well, we went outside Saturday morning to find one of them all but dead, she wouldn't...
Hi All,
I am desperately looking for help. We have (had) three Cayuga Ducklings, about 4 months old now. We recently moved them outside with some older but not mature ducks of ours and they were doing great. Well, we went outside Saturday morning to find one of them all but dead, she wouldn't...
Unfortunately she did not make it through to morning :(
For future reference to avoid this can someone explain how she was so late to Hatch but clearly needed more time to absorb her yolk even though most veining was gone in the membrane? I know my humidity dropped for a day or so but could...
Just found some and rubbed the yolk down with it. Gonna let her sit for the night and see how she does by morning. How long should I keep her in her cup with the yolk?
No it's got a little mucus and old blood but that's it. She seems like she's having a hard time breathing but I don't know if that's just because she's so new and adjusting still or worse. Time will tell. She's moving a little and I still here a peep now and then so hopefully the cup works. I've...
And I'm trying to figure out what she is. I don't remember my Perkins looking this color? We do have a female Rouen also but she has always laid blueish smaller eggs and this one was white. Cross breed or do some Pekin ducklings look like this?
I just came home to see this which I think is a good thing but the blob she's attached too is huge around what I'm assuming is the ambilical cord? Thoughts? She's peeping at me atleast but I can tell she's tired.