Day 29 one duck hatched day 26--still see movement in eggs but no pipping!

[Lil Drake40]

@Jpat

 

[Lil Drake40]

Has the info!

 

[seberger22]

Oh darnit. What about the pipped one?
The one that looked like liquid, did it look good at lockdown? I've seen early quitters look sloshy, especially under broody hens that roll the eggs too much, but I'd definitely NOT open that one. If it drowned, maybe your humidity was too high throughout incubation??




Hmmm what are you feeding? Could need some extra vitaminB or niacin.
@Miss Lydia can chime in on that.

I didn't have a pipped one, that was Hatching Teacher.
Ok. I can't really remember what the liquid one looked like at lockdown, but I do think it looked less developed than the others.
Should I throw out the eggs?

I am feeding chick starter with nutritional yeast on top.

 

[seberger22]

I didn't have a pipped one, that was Hatching Teacher.
Ok. I can't really remember what the liquid one looked like at lockdown, but I do think it looked less developed than the others.
Should I throw out the eggs?

I am feeding chick starter with nutritional yeast on top.

It is also chirping a lot. Is that a bad sign? Or a good sign?

 

[Miss Lydia]

it's lonely most likely did you put a mirror in with it? and a stuffed animal?

 

[seberger22]

it's lonely most likely did you put a mirror in with it? and a stuffed animal?

I did put a stuffed animal. It doesn't seem interested in it. Still working on finding a mirror.
I now have two options for when it leaves my classroom this week:
1. Give it back to the woman who gave me the eggs, who only has adult ducks. She will raise it in a brooder and then introduce it to the flock.
2. Give it to someone who has ducklings the same age who will raise it to adolescence and then give it back to the woman who gave me the eggs with the adult ducks.

Basically my question is whether it's easier/better to introduce the duckling to the flock as a duckling or as an adolescent.
Is it cruel to have it make duckling friends with the other ducklings and then take it away from them? The trouble is that the people with the ducklings don't want to keep it as an adult. They just offered to raise it since they already have ducklings that age.

 

[Miss Lydia]

You can't introduce a duckling to adults very well the duckling will have to be almost adult size since it wasn't raised by an adult duck there. Once the duckling is old enough to be outside they can put it into a pen where it can live side by side with the adults until they accept it.

If you give it to the people who have ducklings this ones same age it will still have to be introduced to the other ducklings through something so the ducklings have a chance to get to know this one. They can start by rotating the ones they have into the ducklings side of the brooder so all get to spend a day with it. 1 at a time. They will all become a flock but it takes time. Who knows once an adult size they may want to keep it?
Your decision

 

[seberger22]

You can't introduce a duckling to adults very well the duckling will have to be almost adult size since it wasn't raised by an adult duck there. Once the duckling is old enough to be outside they can put it into a pen where it can live side by side with the adults until they accept it.

If you give it to the people who have ducklings this ones same age it will still have to be introduced to the other ducklings through something so the ducklings have a chance to get to know this one. They can start by rotating the ones they have into the ducklings side of the brooder so all get to spend a day with it. 1 at a time. They will all become a flock but it takes time. Who knows once an adult size they may want to keep it?
Your decision

Okay, thanks!
I think I will have it be raised with ducklings, since that is the preference of the woman who will take the adult duck anyway.
So even if these ducklings are just a few days old, they need to have a barrier between them at first?
Can you explain a process for how long to keep the barrier and how to keep an eye on things to make sure everything goes well? I'd love to pass what you say along to the people who will be caring for it.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They can try to put the duckling right in with the others since they are all so young. If they begin to pick on it then they can use an old window screen of something similar to separate but being they are only a few days old they may just accept it right off.

How many ducklings do they have? I really think that is the best solution also. That way it has ducklings its age to grow up with.

 

[seberger22]

They can try to put the duckling right in with the others since they are all so young. If they begin to pick on it then they can use an old window screen of something similar to separate but being they are only a few days old they may just accept it right off.

How many ducklings do they have? I really think that is the best solution also. That way it has ducklings its age to grow up with.

Ok great. Thanks!
They have 4 ducklings so it will be 5 altogether.