Call Ducks Finally Hatched

[Dianne1928]

 

[clousert]

Has anyone seen this in a chick before? It looks like a crest on a duckling .

Hard to tell from that picture

 

[subhanalah]

Has anyone seen this in a chick before? It looks like a crest on a duckling .

Whoa! I thought you said it was a chick? Is that the brain outside of its head?

 

[clousert]

I have crested chickens but that looks like some kind of injury or deformity.

 

[Dianne1928]

It was like that when it hatched. It srrong and doing well otherwise. There is some down growing out of it. What shuld I do? I cant put it with other chicks, they would peck at it.

 

[Dianne1928]

I dont think so, there are a few feathers growing out of It.

 

[Dianne1928]

It is an orphington chick

 

[peachncrm37]

can someone give me the whats what on hatching calls?  have found two hatchery that sell ducklings but their pricey and i know alot of people wont ship call ducklings cause their delicate.  but i would really love to have just a trio of them.


how hard are they to hatch?

Have you hatched waterfowl before? Hatching calls by incubation is a lot of trial and error. My first batch only one survived. I've improved drastically since then.

If you're just wanting a trio, I would recommend buying juveniles or adults. That way you also know what gender you are getting!!!

BUT if you do want to take a go at hatching, stick with this thread and we can help you through it.

 

[KuroKitsune]

Have you hatched waterfowl before? Hatching calls by incubation is a lot of trial and error. My first batch only one survived. I've improved drastically since then.

If you're just wanting a trio, I would recommend buying juveniles or adults. That way you also know what gender you are getting!!!

BUT if you do want to take a go at hatching, stick with this thread and we can help you through it.

i haven't hatched waterfowl only serama chicks and quail. i'll keep looking for people selling and shipping juvies or adults but just htough hatching might be a thing to try though i know calls are hard to hatch

 

[clousert]

It was like that when it hatched. It srrong and doing well otherwise. There is some down growing out of it. What shuld I do? I cant put it with other chicks, they would peck at it.

I would definitely keep him separated from the other chicks. Maybe it's just swelling from trying to get out of the egg like your call had. Give it a couple days and go from there. It really looks fleshy in the pictures though.