2020 Fall Ducklings 🦆💖

[Magnolia Ducks]

Mr club foot,, who do you think you are ( sing with me)

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Good, can I ship you some eggs?

Not yet, i still have to buy/build the new egg fridge…
Do you have so many eggs, that you don't know what to do with them?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Mr club foot,, who do you think you are ( sing with me)

If its a drake you can name him »Fred« - like Fred Astaire because you healed his foot and made him dance.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

BTW. I read that club-feet tend t0 occur when the incubator was too warm - which would also explain why they hatched early. I don't know, but i assume running the incubator a tiny bit too cold is better than a tiny bit too hot. But the best incubators, imho, have two webbed feet and quack!

 

[Texag87]

BTW. I read that club-feet tend t0 occur when the incubator was too warm - which would also explain why they hatched early. I don't know, but i assume running the incubator a tiny bit too cold is better than a tiny bit too hot. But the best incubators, imho, have two webbed feet and quack!

And hiss

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Not yet, i still have to buy/build the new egg fridge…
Do you have so many eggs, that you don't know what to do with them?

Not yet. Only three laying right now. I have about a month before the others start. 9 hens 2 drakes and the 7 new babies.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

And hiss

The only one that cares about eggs is the drake. No broody ducks here

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

BTW. I read that club-feet tend t0 occur when the incubator was too warm - which would also explain why they hatched early. I don't know, but i assume running the incubator a tiny bit too cold is better than a tiny bit too hot. But the best incubators, imho, have two webbed feet and quack!

I kept 37.5 C the whole time. I dry hatched this round which may be responsible for the early hatch. Also for the 100% hatch. I think adding humidity where I am has been responsible for lower hatch rates. The club foot could be the line breeding. I will consider shoeing him today.

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Hey congrats Hillbilly. I might have to try hatching out some little duckies to go with my two big duckies....

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Mr Club foot is not getting a shoe. His middle toe is deformed. When I try to straighten it out, it hurts. He seems to get around fine and have zoomies the way it is.