I'm amazed!?!

[Forest_Nymph]

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Thanks for the input! I'm watching them closely. I doubt I sleep much tonite either...!

I've still keep a dry paper towel over them (lightly) because their skin looked so red and it looked like they were sun-burned?
Is that normal?

Also noticed they're shedding that dusting of dry stuff too. They act like they got fleas cuz they're trying to scratch it loose!

Thanks, everyone for the advice and info while I flailed through this experience!

Yours truly,
Sylvia

 

[Soccer Mom]

Whew! I've been following along. Now I feel like I need a drink.

So glad they are all right.

 

[rainplace]

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Me too!

 

[Duck Keeper]

Yeah, the red skin is fine, it just means they have good circulation!

The 'dust' is the amniotic fluid that's dried onto their down, and their movement causes it to flake off (as you've noticed). If you want to see something really cool, make sure they're totally dry and take a little bit of their feathers in your hand (with stuff still on it) and CAREFULLY squish it around in your fingers so you don't hurt them. They'll puff up immediately!

I just hatched out two (large) Silver Appleyard babies.

 

[Dances with Ducks]

It really is amazing!! I was reading how hard it is to hatch calls, and here you go with refridgerated eggs, fininshing them off in a thrown together incubator!!!
Good Job!!

(and more pics please)

 

[Forest_Nymph]

Here is a couple pics! Nana's bragging rights, I guess! LOL
They have a stuffed toy to snuggle with and a mirror to talk to...
I refer to them as "Chilly Willys" They're quite the lil scrappers! More active than their parents when I got them as ducklings, go figure.

 

[Forest_Nymph]

Just one more for fun!

 

[Forest_Nymph]

Thank you ALL!

Shellyd2008 for great support and info.
Froggie for light and temp tips.
Dances with ducks for a great thumbs up!
Duck keeper for more tidbits of info.
...and many more with positive thoughts and feelings:yiipchick

This whole site has the greatest people in the world!!!

Now can hardly wait til the granddaughters come over to visit them! They just started school (pre-school & kindergarten) and they're kind of stressed , so this might relax them a bit and take their minds off school.

yours truly,
Sylvia

 

[Wifezilla]

Too....much....cuteness.....

 

[froggie71]

You are lucky you don't live closer or I'd have to some and steal those cuties!