Chicken or Duck?

[Mylied]

And I let mine splash in a few inches in the bathtub. She's almost 3 weeks and I started around 2 weeks. They just don't have oil, so you have to keep the water warm, make sure you take them out when they are tired, and dry them off good.

 

[MagpieDucks]

 

[diamondsilkies]

Alright, here's a new photo. Hopefully this one is a bit better of a comparison photo.

 

[diamondsilkies]

Aww that sounds like fun. I'm actually hoping for a duck now, even if it's going to be a late silkie!

 

[Pyxis]

If it is a duck, you're gonna need another duck Ducks need friends of their own kind. You might want to start hunting down another duckling.

Calls hatch at day 26, so you want to put this egg into lockdown on day 23.

 

[diamondsilkies]

Alright, well that's today, so I'll leave it alone. I'm a little worried since it went into lockdown at day 18, when I still thought it was a chicken egg. But it was still alive yesterday, so we'll see.

Will it still need a duck friend even if it lives with my chickens? I'll keep my eye out for another duck if it does need a duck friend; I might check out the feed store. I know they sell ducks in the spring, but I don't know if they will have some already. I already check Craigslist pretty frequently, as I've gotten some really good seramas on there over the past few years. I might find some here, too. I'd like to get another call duck, since they're my favorite, and it's the same breed.

 

[Pyxis]

Yep, even if it lives with your chickens it needs a duck. Kinda like how you wouldn't be happy living with chimpanzees - even though they're pretty similar to us, we wouldn't be happy living with them.

 

[diamondsilkies]

Makes sense. I'll keep my eye out!

 

[ChickenGeek_101]

Definitely looks like a duck egg,
Can you keep us updated on how everything turns out?

 

[diamondsilkies]

I definitely will! What's the fun in doing it all by myself? (Besides owning an adorable duck or two)