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I've been feeding my ducklings duck starter but it ran out today. The farm was closed yesterday and today so i couldn't get anymore and it just ran out today. I can't get more duck starter until tomorrow afternoon. There is a little bit left but not much. Is there anything else they can eat in...

My dad did something stupid. He took the rat next to the 2 week old duckling because he wanted to see what would happen. The rat bit the ducklings beak and the duckling cried. He is ok now. He just has a cut on his beak. The skin came off. Could the cut on the beak heal? How long does it usually...

I hatched 3 duck eggs into 3 healthy little ducklings. I am going to be raising them for a month which is about the time it takes for them to grow up,right? Doesn't it take 30 days to grow up? Anyway, well, after a month we have to give them to a farm. The farm is right near us so we would be...

I noticed that my ducklings sneeze a lot. Is it normal for ducklings to sneeze a lot. They sneeze but are still are very active. The sneezing just worries me. One of the other ducklings, though when he poops it has white stuff in it...is that normal. They were all hatched from eggs by the way...

How often should you clean the brooder? Is every other day good because I did it yesterday and not today and was going to do it tomorrow but should I do it everyday? Also they sneeze sometimes but nothing comes from their nose and they are still very active but I do hear them sneeze. Should I...

I started out with 3 duck eggs. Ended up with 3 healthy ducklings! Only thing is they formed a bond with me and my parents said we have to give them to a farm after a couple of weeks. I know how to take care of them. I have been taking care of them and I did research so i know how to take care...

I have 3 duck eggs day 23. When I put one to my ear I hear pecking at the shell, so I am guessing he is starting to pip? Just wondering when they start how long does it take them to make the little hole? because two of the eggs were moving a lot. One of the eggs moving when I listen to that one...

I have duck eggs day 23. I only have 3 that are all alive still in a home-made incubator. Two of them starting moving the egg day 20 to 21. They keep moving the egg. I am turning them still. It isn't harming them. They are still moving the egg a lot. What does this mean? Is it just because they...

ok, so i got duck eggs from the farm. I think they should know whats duck eggs and whats chicken eggs. And they are much bigger than chicken eggs I would say. But anyway today is day 21. the eggs have been developing really good, all of them when I candle them but it is only day 21 and one of...

I have 3 duck eggs. I'm sure they are duck eggs(pekin duck eggs) they are bigger than chicken eggs with a harder shell and now it is day 20. the weird thing is that one of the eggs is wobbling a little and after I turned the egg I put the egg horizontal and straight. I looked in the incubator...

I am incubating 3 duck eggs day 20 tomorrow! YaY! Almost there! And they are doing good so far when I candle them. All of them are alive so far. Anyway, one of the eggs after I turned the eggs, I close the incubator and while I am watching the incubator for it to back to the right temp. after it...

Or near it? Also tips for keeping the duck eggs alive during lockdown? If they are due to hatch around the time mine are then lets hatch together!

I know that duck eggs lose 15% of their moisture during incubation. Can you feel that the egg is lighter when you pick it up? Or should the egg feel heavier by the hand. My eggs feel lighter all of a sudden and they felt lighter since day 15 and today is day 17. Should the eggs feel lighter by...

It is going to rain for 2 days in a row! 2 days after that supposed to be sunny and then I think 2 days after that rain again! At first I was afraid it would make the lights go out. I hope that doesn't happen but if it did what should I do! But also it is probably going to make the humidity go...

I candled on day 13 for duck eggs. All was good,veining, moving,darkness. I am just curious, if the duck died inside the egg would the veins disappear? the veins are still there but if the bird died would the veins still be there or disappear. I know there wouldn't be veins if it died at an...

Last night I was supposed to turn the eggs but I think i forgot and I fell asleep and I woke up at 12 something so i turned the eggs. After I turned them I realized I think i did turn turn them and now I am so frustrated because i can't remember. I think I turned them though and just don't...

As a duck develops and bigger in the egg, does the egg start to feel heavier? They lose moisture and I would think the egg would start to feel lighter. I know that they are definitely developing because when i candle them there is the black shadow moving and veins but should the egg feel heavier?

What day can ducks hear you from inside the egg and also what day can you see the egg moving a little from the bird inside or does the egg only move when they are going to hatch?

I have 3 duck eggs in the incubator day 12. I candled one tonight and saw a black shadow moving a little and veins coming out. Only thing is, it looks kinda big already for day 12. How big should the shadow of the duck be on day 12? The farm I got them from said they were pekin duck eggs but how...

Hi! I have 3 duck eggs in a home-made still air incubator. Temp is staying between 100 and 102 and I am so excited. I do have some questions though: 1) I have 2 thermometers in the incubator. One is a digital one so it has batteries and the other one is not digital and no batteries. They were...