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Duck Incubation time.. (first timers)
So my daughter has been begging me to incubate the eggs we have been getting from our 1 Pekin laying, figured I would try out 6 of them that we have collected. Mom Pekin - Dad Blue Swedish. A few things to consider with this which could cause us to have a poor hatch rate; first time hatching...- GeoGreyWolf
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Duck incubation
Ok so I'm trying to distract myself during my first lockdown. I plan on doing some of my duck eggs in the spring but can't seem to find the "How details". Chicken eggs = 99.5° F, 35% day 1-18, 60% day 18-21+, turn until lockdown on day 18 Duck eggs seem harder so do they need more or less...- kesrchicky16
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Hatching small duck eggs...
So my 6 year old asked me when i was collecting the duck egg, why we cant incubate the smaller ones and have to wait for them to be bigger.. Tried to do some quick research, but couldn't really find an answer. Does anyone have one? I am figuring due to the size of a duck, but would a smaller egg...- GeoGreyWolf
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Candling turkey and duck eggs in a homemade kerosene lantern incubator
I have 26 turkey eggs sitting in the incubator along with 6 duck eggs and 1 egg of unknown origin(I am guessing it is a duck egg although it weighs 38g). I set 6 of the turkey eggs and the duck eggs on 19th December. The remaining eggs were set this morning. Because of cold spots in my...- HelenAbim
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Too many Khaki Campbell eggs...
I'm not complaining! I just have too many duck eggs. My Khaki Campbell girls produce so well. I get two eggs a day. I'm going to start looking for buyers locally, but is there a forum here where I can list eggs for sale? Or is this it? I wouldn't mind trading eggs with someone who wanted to... -
Urgent Help... Duck eggs
Hi, my ducks have just laid fertile eggs and i decided to get the JANOEL 24 incubator because my ducks aren't the best parents... Ive put 5 eggs in last night as a tester for my first time. I i woke up this morning and they haven't moved at all.. I'm worried its not turning them or did i do...- Just Hatch duck
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ARE MY DUCK EGGS DEAD OR ALIVE?
About two weeks ago I found one of my ducks had gone broody. I had been monitoring her for that time. Anyway one morning I went to check on her, and one of the eggs had broken.I lifted her up and she went crazy. The nest was quite a climb uphill, she got the egg in her beak. Lodging her beak...- lena_
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Ducks and Eggs...
Hey everyone lets show off the Eggs and the duck that lays them. I am curious to see the different colors they lay per breed etc..- GeoGreyWolf
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Any fellow duck lovers in Oregon?
Hello, I'm in Clackamas County Oregon, have raised ducks for their eggs since 1986. All my girls decided to quit laying early this Fall so I'm out of eggs, and allergic to chicken eggs! Does anyone have any leads on finding some duck eggs to buy? I appreciate your help!- orangezenda
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Varied sized eggs or multiple synchronized layers?
I've been getting a duck egg every day except twice for about 3 weeks, and 1 day there were 2 eggs! (Perhaps I could have missed one and then found it.) I've gotten duck eggs from 53g to 105g during this time. First egg was 72g. Smaller eggs have been gathered after larger eggs and vice versa...- gingerviolinist
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In Need of Advice
Hi guys! I have a bit of a dilemma and was wondering if anyone could offer some advice as to how to handle this situation. A while back I rescued a duckling from a parking lot and have raised it since. While I know that ducks do better with other ducks, I was reluctant to get another duck... -
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Black Spot in Duck Egg
So I've got a new batch of eggs, started with 10 but it's been a week so I've removed the infertile eggs (3) so now I have 7 eggs left. 2 of them appear to have small black dots where the heart should be. People have told me that sometimes it's the eye but I'm not sure and would like to know for... -
Help! Cayuga's pipped internally on day 24!!
I am incubating for the first ever time. The temp has been steady at 37.7 the whole time humidity %40. I just put them into lockdown it's day 24 and 3 have their beaks visible in the aircells!! Is this bad??? Will I need to give them a breathing hole? I foolishly didn't mark which ones so now...- K.Riggs
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Duck eggs - Can feel and hear the ducklings moving.
Hey guys, I checked my call duck this morning to see how her eggs were going. When I picked up a few to check, you could feel movement in the egg and if you put the egg up to your ear you could hear movement as well as a almost pecking sound. What I am wondering is.. does anyone know how much...- CourtneyTartan
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Where can I find white call duck eggs?
I'm considering hatching a fertilized white call duck egg this spring. I live in Connecticut and I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find an egg either online or nearby (CT, NY, MA, RI). If any online stores have a minimum order, it needs to be 2 at the highest because I can acommodate...- Double The Ducks
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Assist or leave
we have 2 Indian runner duck eggs in a Brinsea advance mini incubator . Originally 4 but 2 weren't fertile . On day 30 we heard tap tap tapping but after 24 hours could see no pip so after much deliberation decided to quickly look and see if chick has pipped underneath and sure enough it had and...- NettyM
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When will my Cayuga start laying
2 days before Easter this year I bought 3 duckling from Bomgaars (who couldn't sex them). I ended up with 1 female Cayuga and 2 male ducks unfortunately. The duck has been fully grown for a while and I am wondering when she will start laying. And how can I tell if she is about to lay? Also if... -
Free Range Broody Rouen
I'm looking for suggestions and tips. I have a mixed flock. 3 Rouen hens, 1 drake, 2 Muscovy hens and a herd of drakes. I have one Rouen hen who is especially broody. She's currently sitting on her second clutch this season but has yet to produce a single duckling. She's a good mama. Sits all... -
Finding duck eggs in Yuma Arizona area
Hello, I'm allergic to chicken eggs, moving to Yuma within a year and will be looking for a source of duck eggs. Are there any duck lovers in Yuma or is it just too HOT for ducks! Here in Pacific NW I've raised my own laying ducks,and the eggs are a nutritional part of my diet so I hope I don't...- orangezenda
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