Duckling Thread!

[Sandiemouse]

View attachment 1740114 View attachment 1740115 View attachment 1740116 View attachment 1740117 View attachment 1740118 View attachment 1740119 View attachment 1740120 View attachment 1740121 The muttlings are one week old today.

This had made my day, they need me to love on them...

 

[Sandiemouse]

I love it when they start trying to use those little wings

They are so tiny at the age...

 

[Sandiemouse]

I can’t believe it.. I’m a grandmother!

That is great, I can't wait

 

[Texag87]

They are adorable!! I love your little crested baby

The darker crested one has a wide round crest on top and two small ones on the side of its head. The lighter one has two crests just off the centerline of the skull. None of the parents are crested.

 

[Jpajinag]

The darker crested one has a wide round crest on top and two small ones on the side of its head. The lighter one has two crests just off the centerline of the skull. None of the parents are crested.

Wow, it will be neat to see what they look like as adults. One of our crested ducklings has a weird feather growing out sideways.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Top knot!!

 

[iluvsedward]

Just wanna share because this is pretty crazy...

I have 5 mallard eggs in my incubator and my mom accidentally unplugged it while i was at school to plug in a heat lamp for a brooder with some chicks, and when i got home the eggs were cool to the touch and the thermometers read 70° ! I know eggs can survive dips but it had to have been declining for several hours from 5pm to 9:30pm and these eggs are in the early stages, maybe 6-7 days. I candled them and was unsure but then i saw a faint heartbeat! Looks like theyre all alive. Im very relieved and just wanted to share so no one gives up hope

 

[Sandiemouse]

Just wanna share because this is pretty crazy...

I have 5 mallard eggs in my incubator and my mom accidentally unplugged it while i was at school to plug in a heat lamp for a brooder with some chicks, and when i got home the eggs were cool to the touch and the thermometers read 70° ! I know eggs can survive dips but it had to have been declining for several hours from 5pm to 9:30pm and these eggs are in the early stages, maybe 6-7 days. I candled them and was unsure but then i saw a faint heartbeat! Looks like theyre all alive. Im very relieved and just wanted to share so no one gives up hope

Soooooo glad they ar hoping to be ok, that's great news...

 

[rjohns39]

Just wanna share because this is pretty crazy...

I have 5 mallard eggs in my incubator and my mom accidentally unplugged it while i was at school to plug in a heat lamp for a brooder with some chicks, and when i got home the eggs were cool to the touch and the thermometers read 70° ! I know eggs can survive dips but it had to have been declining for several hours from 5pm to 9:30pm and these eggs are in the early stages, maybe 6-7 days. I candled them and was unsure but then i saw a faint heartbeat! Looks like theyre all alive. Im very relieved and just wanted to share so no one gives up hope

My bator actually has a cooling cycle to replicate the hen getting off the nest for food and what not. During one of my hatches last year, I lost power for 12 hours, still had an 80% hatch. So your message of "Don't give up" is spot on target.

 

[HuffleClaw]

I have duck eggs in my incubator (shhhh don’t judge me ), how many of you actually cool your eggs? Or spray them with warm water? I’m considering not doing either... but I want to hear from you guys first.