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[Hybridchucks]

Brand new Call ducks

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Oh my

 

[duluthralphie]

We’ve seen all the names you call them.

Honest to a fault, almost. I am!!!

 

[duluthralphie]

Yep, penciled like WV said

I am amazed how you can tell colors on babies...

I can hardly tell colors on any bird at a year!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am amazed how you can tell colors on babies...

I can hardly tell colors on any bird at a year!

Eye sight going @duluthralphie ?

 

[duluthralphie]

Eye sight going @duluthralphie ?

Must be...dux are mainly two kinds.. young are soft and squishy.. old are not soft and slimey.

 

[WVduckchick]

My youngsters are looking pretty good! And I checked a hens eggs yesterday, they look due within a week!

 

[iluvsedward]

My call is going broody again and laying. There’s just one concern, we have rats. Does anybody know if rats would eat the babies? So far they haven’t touched any eggs either from the chickens or the ducks, but we’ve never had a rat problem until now

 

[nataliewipf]

My call is going broody again and laying. There’s just one concern, we have rats. Does anybody know if rats would eat the babies? So far they haven’t touched any eggs either from the chickens or the ducks, but we’ve never had a rat problem until now

rats are nasty and can eat them. mama will do her best to protect but you might want to set traps to get them out- somewhere the ducks won't get to/be hurt

 

[iluvsedward]

rats are nasty and can eat them. mama will do her best to protect but you might want to set traps to get them out- somewhere the ducks won't get to/be hurt

Okay. Luckily the hutch theyre in now is wrapped in the hardware cloth that has 1/4 inch squares so they cant get in through the holes but i know some small gaps where they could so ill close those off

 

[iluvsedward]

Hey guys.. so i have 5 mallard eggs in the incubator and wasnt keeping too good track of the days but i could swear today is only day 22-23 and some of them are making internal pips already and im not prepared at all!! Like, i didnt put them in lockdown yet because i thought they would take 26-27 days... i should’ve trusted my candling skills cause i was like “these look further along.. theyre gonna be early..”

Anyway, im leaving for South Carolina tomorrow morning and will be back sunday night, do you think they will be okay?? Will they have hatched by then?