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had to pull egg out of duck
just a qucick update shes had some grit and is like a changed duck running around and back to old self, i will look into getting her some calcium to tho -
had to pull egg out of duck
ive noticed today shes quite wobbly on her feet and when she shakes she falls forward but then corrects herself and stands up. i gave her a warm bath and she seemed to like that ive checked her bum and it looked clear it could be internal, ive got her some grit so hopefully ill get some into... -
had to pull egg out of duck
its like theres no shell now im wondering if thats why my other duck died is this lack of grit or what? she has layed beautiful eggs but the last 3 have basically had no shell and are very slimy the yolk looks fine -
well they were infertile
a pekin/muskovy hen with a runner drake only 1 egg do you think this is bad? -
day 5 candling
it was the incubator it was running to high ive got my hands on a new one and things are looking up -
well they were infertile
so day 4 and already i can see life in all 7 eggs yaaaay. -
day 5 candling
i ended up tossing the eggs ive done incubating like 6 times normally chickens but ducks twice, i have new ones in today is day 3 ill candle on day 10 but im pretty sure its all systems go cheers -
well they were infertile
i waited 8 days and no sign of life so out they went..now i have just set 6 cambells and believe it or not a indian runner duck (drake) crossed with a pekin,muskovy....wonder what thatll be like hope it hatches be interesting. -
day 5 candling
and i see nothing i thought id see something by now am i being impatient? -
incubator stuck on 37.7 is this to high
yes i do mean Celsius, its stuck tho so cant turn it down, its got an automatic turner, this is my 3rd time hatching and ive always had babys i normally hatch at 36c so fingers crossed -
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sickly indian runner duck help
sadly i found the wee fella dead this morning, i had never seen him being mounted or even fighting they all gt on very well so it will remain a mystery least hes not suffering now -
sickly indian runner duck help
for the past 2 days my drake has gone of his food and is sitting alot, hes stil drinking water fine i picked him up yesterday and could see no physical signs of injury, his back feathers are slightly ruffled any suggestions? hes in with a female and another drake he was raised with and they... -
ducks pipped wrong end
just to let you all know this wee darling made it I had to help but shes a wee gem a bit slower then the other 3 but catching up fast -
ducks pipped wrong end
I have chipped away a tiny bit of the shell and it seems to be getting air ok. I will leave it now untill it seems stressed -
ducks pipped wrong end
Shes been that way for probaly 16hrs that I noticed im a bit upset because I got my days mixed up and turned my eh Turner of late 1 duck basically was fully formed but with the turning it didn't make it another has about 5 minutes And she's out yay but the one at the wrong end I can see its... -
marine silicone fix
used it to bung up a hole that was leaking moister into the electronics on my bator, its still a bit smelly but has set do you think it will be ok to put eggs in? -
help wanted
sad news the brooder bulb blew in the night and I woke up to a dead duckling im so gutted right now....am going to put some more eggs down in a week, obviously just wasn't ment to be for the wee gal -
help wanted
the rest were dead in the shells I think my incubator was faulty its the first time ive used this one, but im going for round 2 shortly, quite funny ive had to put the duck in with a docile baby chick same age, I had it in with 2 others but they were really mean to it, now there all sleeping happily -
help wanted
ive decided to just leave it its walking around ok ill just leave it to dry out