EdgewaterDucks
Chirping
Hi Everyone!
Hope all is well among my fellow Ducksters.
I’m so excited that my very first attempt at hatching Welsh Harlequin ducklings was a success. All four eggs that I put into the incubator resulted in ducklings!
But…the last one out appears to have some problems. She hatched out 4 days after its due date (I was about to throw the egg out as a dud). She has one of those curled-in feet I’ve read about.
And I think she’s what’s called a micro-duck. As you can see from the picture below, she is WAY smaller than her siblings. She’s five days old but her feathers aren’t even fully fluffy yet (her siblings are 9 days old). She’s eating and drinking, but hardly growing at all.
I’ve looked at other threads about micro-ducks, but I’m wondering if there’s any new advice anyone would like to impart. Add probiotics to the feed? Make funeral arrangements? Just give more time?
Thanks one and all!
Hope all is well among my fellow Ducksters.
I’m so excited that my very first attempt at hatching Welsh Harlequin ducklings was a success. All four eggs that I put into the incubator resulted in ducklings!
But…the last one out appears to have some problems. She hatched out 4 days after its due date (I was about to throw the egg out as a dud). She has one of those curled-in feet I’ve read about.
And I think she’s what’s called a micro-duck. As you can see from the picture below, she is WAY smaller than her siblings. She’s five days old but her feathers aren’t even fully fluffy yet (her siblings are 9 days old). She’s eating and drinking, but hardly growing at all.
I’ve looked at other threads about micro-ducks, but I’m wondering if there’s any new advice anyone would like to impart. Add probiotics to the feed? Make funeral arrangements? Just give more time?
Thanks one and all!