Call Ducks Finally Hatched

[Lacrystol]

Thanks, sorry about yours too. I only pulled one of the two dead ones out of the shell. I hate seeing them like that. I was planning on buying one more batch of hatching eggs off of eBay but I'm not so sure now. Seems like shipping just beats the poor little guys up.

Yeh they do, them **** post office people CAN't READ I swear!!

 

[Lacrystol]

It can yes. I had 60 eggs shipped in the last batch of last year and only 10 lived. It's the same with chickens too. Depends a lot on how they're packaged though too. I used water noodle type styrofoam piping to wrap mine that I shipped to Lori. The last I heard 5 of 6 were developing so that's pretty good odds. Hopefully the 5 will all make it to hatch. Time will tell. I have 1 due this weekend, 5 next weekend and 7 the Wed after. I have about 20 cochin bantams in lockdown right now (1 out and several pipped). Then have Tolbunt and Creole Polish, Silkies, Seramas, Duccles and more cochin bantams in the other incubator LOL

So far Five out of Six still going strong, I did open the one and there was nothing but a little tiny dot. Like he stopped on day One. LOL But the others are doing strong. I wish I could ship all my eggs like that but man that would be EXPENSIVE. Perhaps I will if there first batch fails. HUM

Tammy when I sent you Milles, laying them down did they do OK?

 

[Lacrystol]

Hi Peach, Clousert, Lori,

This not an emergency, I just need to know what you would suggest for the best options I will have open to me tomorrow. For now I think I have done everything necessary. Pictures to follow this post.

I went out to feed and give fresh water to the ducks this morning. I found one of my call hens caught in the aviary netting. It was my fault because I forgot to staple that section to the wooden fence.

The netting scraped off feathers oh her head, may have injured one of her eyes.

I cut her loose and brought her into the house. I ran a tub of water and carefully washed all the dirt from her. I put luberderm eye drops in both eyes, and a layer of bacitracin antibiotic to the injured eye. Washed her head with a gentel solution of peroxide and water. and put a layer of antibiotics over that. It had no pain relief properties, and of course, I tried it in my eye first.

She is resting easy now, preening herself, eating and drinking.

My question is when I should put her back out with the other ducks again, and should I give her a shot of Tylan beforehand? Should I wait for her head to scab over first? Will her eye clear up, or become blind? What should I look for, and what signs should I worry about?

Pictures to follow.

GO by her. When I brought my male call duck in the house, the one with the Frost bite on his Love toy, the Next day he was outside, he started Honking really bad and I didn't want him stressing out, Plus he seemed to be feeling OK. they seem to recover very quickly. So I would wait until She acts like a semi duck again. If she's just laying there not doing much or not looking around, then leave her be. As long as she's not stressing out and looking for the group. I would keep her in until she fully recovers.. But they really do seem to Bounce back right away. Sometimes they just need that day or two of rest and relief from the others.

 

[Lacrystol]

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OOO this side looks terrible..

 

[Lacrystol]

Ops! I did not mean to include the photo of little duck!

he's a cutie...

 

[Lacrystol]

Thanks sweet heart!

I worry about infection, and part of the net was really tight around her neck. I should have taken care of that extra net right away. I just did not see what coming.

I would put that blue kote on her, but it is for horses and dogs from what I read. ? Don't worry, I can only do my best at this point. And she is getting stronger now. Sunny does great with one eye. but I really think her eye will heal just fine.

And you should be getting better at the duckspert stuff! I am counting on you to take care of the ducks when I am too senile to carry on. And who else would take care of me?
instead of just send me to the hoarders support poultry group? But hey! Peach will be there too!

use the BLUE KOTE, I use it for my ducks. exspeically for my newly hatchings. If you see the one picture of my Wanna be Magpie where he fell asleep in my hand zoom in on his vent. YEP you'll see BLUE KOTE..

 

[Dianne1928]

Lol my other half is feeding my addiction. Keeps saying yes everytime I ask to buy ducks?! He's supposed to help CONTROL IT!!! He must of given up.

Peach,
i think you really need help!
Ducks are food, Not friends! Hi, I am Peach, and I have not bought a duck in ____ days!

DENIAL!!!

Stop yourself girl! Before you are over your head in ducks, and no one can see you anymore, and you are under thousands of ducks! Save yourself, or switch to Teal, much smaller ducks! and you could have 4x more!!! Before you are doomed Save your self!!! lOL!!!

 

[Dianne1928]

use the BLUE KOTE, I use it for my ducks. exspeically for my newly hatchings. If you see the one picture of my Wanna be Magpie where he fell asleep in my hand zoom in on his vent. YEP you'll see BLUE KOTE..

OK, will do now. I do not have gloves, so no laughing!!! What do you think about the eye? Oh God!!! how could I be such a bad duck keeper, when I love them so much!!! Darn it!!

 

[Lacrystol]

here we go this guy check out this pic of him. LOL Of course, he tried to eat it check out his beak. SILLY GUY...

 

[Lacrystol]

OK, will do now. I do not have gloves, so no laughing!!! What do you think about the eye? Oh God!!! how could I be such a bad duck keeper, when I love them so much!!! Darn it!!

Do you have any teracylim or vetacylim, Wait Im sure I have those names wrong.. Ok Terramycin or Vetercyn, I was close.. LOL