duck eggs

  1. Frodo the Pekin

    Mite infestation on broody hen 1 day before hatch

    Hi! Here's yet another panicked post from my first hatch adventure. This one might be the most 'panicky' yet. There's mites all over my broody and her nest, about one day from her duck eggs hatching. Tonight I went to check on her 2 duck eggs, both of which have externally pipped last night. And...
  2. M

    Advice Needed for hatching Duck Eggs

    Hi there, I am new here and new to hatching. We have 8 viable eggs in an incubator and on day 27. 7 of them internally pipped and then almost 48 hours ago externally pipped. Yesterday one of them cracked the shell around 12 hours ago at the wrong end. Deciding to let nature takes it course and...
  3. L

    HELP! No electricity from storm

    We just lost power from the storm & I’ve got duck eggs in the incubator. How can I keep them warm enough while also keeping proper humidity? All I can find online for no electricity incubation is it being supplemented with sunlight which we don’t have right now.
    • Lokale90
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    • duck eggs help ! incubabtion
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    • Forum: Ducks
  4. beardielover3

    Hatching Muskovy duck eggs for the first time

    Hi, I am hatching Muskovy duck eggs for the first time. I had 5 eggs but 3 weren't showing any growth so I put them back in the carton. In the other 2 eggs there are small orange-ish dots in the yolk. One of the eggs is on day 9 and one is day 5. I'm not sure if the eggs are alive and taking a...
  5. Skipper Carnes

    Duck sitting on 4 duck eggs, don't know how long they have been there?

    Hey BYC friends, my duck, Cocoa, has been sitting on 4 duck eggs. We found her today in the woods on her nest. I have no idea how long she has been there, but I think she is trying to collect a clutch. How do I relocate her to a safer location?
  6. L

    Wild mallard duck on nest attacked by Fox

    I'm at a loss a duck that was in my yard behind a bush with seven eggs was attacked tonight by a fox I did everything I could trying to keep the fox away she has a big wound on her chest a bite on her back right at the bottom of her neck and I'm not sure of any other damage or how bad it is when...
    • Luvleslie
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    • duck eggs emergency duck help fox attack help finish hatching process wild attacked mother duck wounded duck
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. J

    Day 28 no Pipping Call ducks.

    Hello! Please can I have advice for an expecting duck mum 😆 I feel stressed and worried about my eggs. Brought 6 Call duck eggs from eBay. All looked good when candling. Around day 7 one died it had the ring of death. Around day 18 another one appeared to of died too, the egg was mostly yellow...
    • Jo Park
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    • brinsea call duck eggs call ducks day 28 duck eggs day 28 no pipping duck eggs duck incubation first timer help needed no pipping
    • Replies: 38
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  8. CypressFowls

    Worried about duck egg; dead embryo?

    Hi folks, I'm incubating some eggs for the first time that were abandoned (the ducks in my park look like farm breeds that have been dumped). I decided to take the eggs home with me and incubate to give them a second chance at life; they've all been doing well but I'm concerned about my oldest...
    • CypressFowls
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    • amateur blood ring ? duck eggs duck embryo egg candling embryo death
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. saving grace

    Chickens Possible Eating Duck Eggs

    I think my chickens  may be eating all my duck eggs. :( I've only got one duck laying currently, but previously she was laying 6-7 eggs per week. She'd lay very early, and we'd always find them laying somewhere in the coop. About a week ago she layed right outside the coop door in the snow...
  10. CoMtns

    Someone isn't pulling her weight

    • CoMtns
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    • duck eggs small egg
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  11. Isabella Mcadams

    It’s been 24 hours since internal pip. Should I make a safety hole?

    Hey all I need some advice, It’s day 29 of incubation for my khaki Campbell/pekin mix eggs, and only one duckling (as far as I can tell) internally pipped about a day ago. Should I wait a bit longer, or go ahead and make a safety hole? I can hear more than one duckling tapping on the inside of...
  12. Isabella Mcadams

    Is this a normal sized embryo?

    Hi there, I’m incubating duck eggs, and today they’re at day 25. I’m wondering if this is normal: (#2 and #3 are of the same egg) Both embryos are still very much alive and move around a lot. Just wondering if the size and orientation is normal.
  13. WhistlePig

    Are my eggs too old?? Hatching storebought duck and quail eggs...

    First post!! Hope this gets some notice... thanks in advance to all who reply. I recently got interested in incubating eggs from the grocery store. In short I went down a rabbit trail on Youtube and came out desperately wanting to do this strange thing, filled with hope that I could be...
  14. TheBirdBabe

    Duck eggs smell like wet dog?

    Hey y'all! 👋🏻 I have a very weird question. The other day I observed a strong smell as I was collecting eggs. Usually my dogs are with me (typically I blame them), but this morning they weren't. I smelled the strong smell of wet dog. Upon further investigation.. it was my duck eggs! I know...
    • TheBirdBabe
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    • blue duck duck eggs eggs green smelly eggs
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  15. K

    Jumbo Pekin egg is pretty clear but still moves, say 25

    I was told by posting on this thread I could possibly get some better answers. We have a jumbo pekin egg that we've been incubating for 26 days total now and the pictures are from yesterday. It was still moving yesterday, but not able to check now since it's locked down and I don't want to open...
  16. D

    Relocating my duck's egg to her "new" nest. Should I do it?

    I have two muscovy ducks. The female laid her first egg last Friday. She chose one of the holes she made on the ground as her nest. Last morning and earlier this morning, however, she laid another 2 eggs in the duck house, which means she has two different nests in two different locations. I'm...
    • deltav
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    • breeding duck eggs duck nesting egg advice muscovey duck nest
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. MartinFamilyHomestead

    Waterglassing Duck Eggs

    Has anyone on here tried waterglassing in general? If so what were your results? I prepared two half gallon jars of eggs but have no idea if successful until I wait and try them. I used the huge pickle jars, made sure they were clean then did 1 ounce of pickling lime to 1 quart of water. I was...
  18. OutbackQuackers

    How long does it take for duck eggs to start to develop??

    I have 2 three year old Call ducks one male and the other female, and 1 five month old male Mallard duck. The coop I have for them has two compartments, 1 with a house with a nesting box and the other has a run. It's just about spring in Australia, and my 2 calls have started to mate. The female...
  19. B

    I need duck advice!

    Help! I have 4 magpie ducks that we rescued 6 weeks ago. They were laying before I got them, and laid the day after they got here. They have not laid since. Them moving to our farm, they took a bit to adjust but now they are happy and thriving. The move did push them to molt, and that’s all but...
  20. WAP

    Duck egg color change

    My magpie female started laying a week ago. The first egg was a dark grey and they seemed to get become a lighter grey each day. Today the egg was partially grey and white. I’ve posted pictures of the dark and lighter greys but unfortunately did not take a picture of today’s egg. Is this normal...
    • WAP
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    • duck eggs
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
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