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So my week old duckling has had what appears to be turned in feet/legs and has since I got him. He is a crested blue Swedish duck. When I had one duckling hatch and the others die during hatch I needed to quickly find same age ducklings locally. I met a lady in the middle and didn’t know that...

Day 26 on Ancona duck eggs, locked down at day 23/24 because of lots of movement...everything looked normal yesterday but today 2 of my eggs have air cells that cover the entire side of the egg!! One appears to be internally pipped (I think, pics below) but is it going to be able to turn with an...

My week old duckling suddenly isn't walking. He is alert and he can get up and move to and from the food, but not stand up tall and run or walk. Is it a niacin deficiency? I have them on Mana Pro Duck Starter/Grower because it was the only actual duckling food I could find locally, so it is...

I have my eggs laying with the lowest dip in the air cell facing up. This little ducky decided to pip toward the floor instead of the sky an not inside the air cell. Do I just leave it alone, do I risk it and open the incubator and turn him to make sure he has air and turn him skyward?

Hi everyone :frow I have just received a dozen Ancona eggs that arrived in the mail. :yaI am wondering if anyone here has any tips or tricks for getting the best hatch rates possible from shipped eggs. I plan to let them sit upright, small end down for 24 hours before putting them in the...

On March 17 I got 2 ducklings from TSC. I ended up with Runner ducks just by picking the tiniest one to keep her from being trampled, and picked one that looked like her as a companion. They are adorable, and I'm crazy about them! Raised them inside till last week when they got close to fully...