Muscovy duckling hatching (pictures)

[FarmrGirl]

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you can put a few climbing things in there for her... muscovy LOVE to climb stuff. Maybe some small branches or something nubby. I mean you don't want her to climb out but in a few days she'll probably be able to jump out if you don't have a top on the brooder. They're crazy good jumpers from a very young age. I always keep a wire top on my brooder but try to get them outside as soon as I can.

 

[DrChickenKev]

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you can put a few climbing things in there for her... muscovy LOVE to climb stuff. Maybe some small branches or something nubby. I mean you don't want her to climb out but in a few days she'll probably be able to jump out if you don't have a top on the brooder. They're crazy good jumpers from a very young age. I always keep a wire top on my brooder but try to get them outside as soon as I can.

Thanks for the advice (is it a coincidence I was just reading your blog?!?!)

We are just about to go into winter here so not keen on putting her outside just yet, but will try and find something for her to climb on, and yes there is a lid

 

[Evelle]

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!

so excited for some babys!!!

tank you for these pictures so so adorable!!!!!

more more more!!!!!

 

[jdywntr]

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I could never figure candling out. When I had runners hatching and mom left the nest after 4 days I found something on BYC about putting the remaining eggs in warm water for a short time to see if they were viable. I tried that and several of them started rocking, 2 did nothing. I took the ones out and dried them off and they hatched. May be worth a shot.

 

[DrChickenKev]

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I could never figure candling out. When I had runners hatching and mom left the nest after 4 days I found something on BYC about putting the remaining eggs in warm water for a short time to see if they were viable. I tried that and several of them started rocking, 2 did nothing. I took the ones out and dried them off and they hatched. May be worth a shot.

Ok, interesting even if a little weird, and kinda makes sense in a sciency kind of way...

So maybe put them in tepid water to warmt hem and offer additional humidity, what sort of period was it before the moved? Maybe thats a job for tomorrow which will be day 37...

 

[Miss Lydia]

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I could never figure candling out. When I had runners hatching and mom left the nest after 4 days I found something on BYC about putting the remaining eggs in warm water for a short time to see if they were viable. I tried that and several of them started rocking, 2 did nothing. I took the ones out and dried them off and they hatched. May be worth a shot.

Ok, interesting even if a little weird, and kinda makes sense in a sciency kind of way...

So maybe put them in tepid water to warmt hem and offer additional humidity, what sort of period was it before the moved? Maybe thats a job for tomorrow which will be day 37...

Hope it goes good.

 

[jbourget]

Very nice! wonder if she will be pure white! i like those best

 

[DrChickenKev]

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Well she is all white with a little black in her tail - interestingly, I think mother is a silver, father is defo pied white

 

[FarmrGirl]

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You were reading MY blog? How cool is that?

LOL!

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Wow... that's totally Bill Nye the Science Guy stuff! I'm gonna have to try that next time. Candling can be complicated once most of the egg goes dark... it's so hard to say if that chick is still viable until you see the internal pip.

 

[Miss Lydia]