Mare's Illegal Cute-ness (Call Duck) Chat Thread!!

[Canadian Wind]

Will do!

I think the RCOM produces them. Who was that gal that lived in Texas that bred Seramas? Her RCOM did the same.

Maybe this picture shows it better:
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It was quite swollen.

Looks like hydrocephaly?

 

[casportpony]

Looks like hydrocephaly?

It was fluid under the skin.

 

[Canadian Wind]

It was fluid under the skin.

Poor thing. Wonder why that happened.

Oh, I'll take the Mystery baby, and the Blues. Sending you my mailing address.

 

[casportpony]

Poor thing. Wonder why that happened

I've seen it in peafowl & ducks. Not sure what causes it.

Oh, I'll take the Mystery baby, and the Blues. Sending you my mailing address.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Why are you laughing? I was being serious!

How are the wrong-ender gang doing?

 

[casportpony]

Why are you laughing? I was being serious!

If you lived close, I'd give you a couple.

How are the wrong-ender gang doing?

The three wrong enders are still alive and I will start assisting them and the other two soon.

The three newest and had to be assisted.

 

[Canadian Wind]

If you lived close, I'd give you a couple.

The three wrong enders are still alive and I will start assisting them and the other two soon.

The three newest and had to be assisted.

Ouch, that's always stressful. Keeping my fingers crossed for you and them!

 

[WVduckchick]

Looks like hydrocephaly?

I figured I just didn’t see it right. And maybe mine were more swollen than I even realized, and I assumed it was somewhat normal when it shouldn’t have been.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Mystery color & two blues

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White & gray (mallard)

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Three wrong end pips:View attachment 3415854
Four internal pips:
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One that I assisted:
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One dead in shell. This one looked like it didn't lose enough moisture and has a huge, swollen head.

Spoiler: Deceased Duckling

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Idk what causes it but back when i first had duck and jane she had a whole batch of eggs that died in the shell that looked like this. I thought perhaps it could've been from me bothering her too much because every time I'd check the eggs she would turn them like crazy
But.. knowing what i know now about humidity i wonder if the nesting box perhaps didn't have enough ventilation for the eggs to lose the proper amount of moisture. It was fully insulated and the only opening was their access door. I don't recall what the weather was like at the time but we get pretty humid weather here.

 

[ChicksnMore]

Will do!

I think the RCOM produces them. Who was that gal that lived in Texas that bred Seramas? Her RCOM did the same.

Maybe this picture shows it better:
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It was quite swollen.

That's interesting on the RComs. I'm using RComs and have been getting more wrong enders. With my old incubator it was rare. I have the kind with the dividers too. Wonder if the egg trays reduce that?

Idk what causes it but back when i first had duck and jane she had a whole batch of eggs that died in the shell that looked like this. I thought perhaps it could've been from me bothering her too much because every time I'd check the eggs she would turn them like crazy
But.. knowing what i know now about humidity i wonder if the nesting box perhaps didn't have enough ventilation for the eggs to lose the proper amount of moisture. It was fully insulated and the only opening was their access door. I don't recall what the weather was like at the time but we get pretty humid weather here.

I've always thought the swollen heads were from high humidity too. I've seen it with peababies.