➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[Cyprus]

"As long as there are no internal injuries, the Mississippi State University Extension Service says that an aspirin drinking-water solution can be offered to an injured chicken for a maximum of three days at the ratio of five aspirin tablets (total of 324 mg) to 1 gallon of water.Jan 18, 2016"

Okay thanks.
Hold while I upload some photos

 

[Cyprus]

 

[RUNuts]

You have to pay close attention when you touch the eggs. You need to keep them steady and not move them around while handling...if that even makes sense.
Keep the egg in the same position it was in before you touched it.

No just picking an egg up and twisting it all around the light.

You didn't tell me this part.

 

[Kiki]

You didn't tell me this part.

I figured you would know better.

 

[Kiki]

You didn't tell me this part.

No one told me. I figured it out.

 

[Cyprus]

Idk what else to do for her. She will not take water so I put some in her eggs which she seems to want to eat
She appears to have two interests: Hardboiled egg and my cockerel.

 

[Conan]

If you release them make sure your state allows it and/or have a permit to do so....also be prepared to never see them again, once released they will be gone.
I've done it through the years. Sometimes they hang around for a month or two, then they disappear, either they decide to leave or a predator gets them. Others, took off flying and never saw them again.

With how flighty they are, I pretty much anticipate them being gone pretty quick. I want to release the pair on my parent's property. My dad thinks they're beautiful and plans on feeding them to entice them into sticking around. I think I'd like to keep the trio.
Thanks again for all the information! Much appreciated.

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

Oh my goodness, I am finally all caught up. But now I need to go check on my ducks (they are out of the house now and outside), do some chicken coop cleaning and check to see if we have an egg yet this morning. I've gotten 2 eggs so far. Looks like only one chick is laying and it seems to be every other day so far at least. Didn't get an egg yesterday so am expecting one today if the pattern holds. I have more chicks squatting and stuff so I am really expecting more to start laying here before too long.
This is the 2nd night that the ducks have slept outside and so far so good. When can I start limiting the ducks feed at night (I'd still keep their water in with them)? They are 5 weeks old. I can't believe they're already a month old now. I'm waiting for them to get to 2 months so I can enter in the duck contest. I'll be back in in a bit after chores.

 

[RosieR]

What do you keep your humidity and temp at?

I had an average of 38% through incubating. It was quite high at lockdown. Around 70%.
Temp was steady at 37.5 c throughout.
I just saw your note about not twisting the eggs around when candling. I definitely did that the one time I candled just before I locked down. Would that explain the chicks with late term deaths?!

 

[Cyprus]

So we had a storm