newly hatched duckling questions

[Miss Lydia]

Giving the smallest a chance to catch up. Hopefully tomorrow they will be okay together. Or move them to the brooder and see if that makes it better.

 

[AnnaFB]

Giving the smallest a chance to catch up. Hopefully tomorrow they will be okay together. Or move them to the brooder and see if that makes it better.

Thank you!
They are both asleep right now so I’ll keep an eye on them before I go to bed. I’m hoping they’ll just sleep!

 

[AnnaFB]

It’ll fall off on its own too.

 

[AnnaFB]

If it's dry snip it off close to belly.
Any other eggs in there?

 

[Ratchnick]

They were bigger than chicken eggs and white.

Then probably saxony so you don't know gender yet.

 

[AnnaFB]

Thanks for the tip! We were initially hoping for Welsh Harlequins but Saxony are beautiful too so happy either way!

 

[AnnaFB]

I trimmed it this morning but there’s still a tiny amount attached to a tiny piece of the dried up sac on his/her belly. I’m leaving it hoping it will dry up. There’s no bleeding at all.
Putting them in the brooder just now. The farm suggested and provided wood chips. I’ve just put the tiniest amount of water in too. Only a couple of mm high. The plan is to introduce food when I get home tonight. Hope that’s all ok!

 

[Miss Lydia]

@AnnaFB I'd put a clean old towel over those shavings until they have gotten use to eating real feed. Sometimes ducklings will eat shavings.

They sure are adorable

 

[Miss Lydia]

They look like WH to my untrained eyes. @MagpieDucks

 

[aart]

I trimmed it this morning but there’s still a tiny amount attached to a tiny piece of the dried up sac on his/her belly. I’m leaving it hoping it will dry up. There’s no bleeding at all.

Perfect!
It was long!
Good to trim those off so they don't get tangled, or stepped on or 'bitten' and yanked.