That crazy duck lady
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- Feb 19, 2023
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I am sorry if this has been covered before, I am just not finding a situation akin to mine.
I have duckling that just hatched. It was a little early but clean hatch, no weird spots in the egg or anything. It’s been over 24 hours, it is all fluffed up and dried in the incubator and about ready to move out and eat.
However, since it hatched, it has a bit of clear fluid coming from its nose. It has not had water yet, but the fluid hasn’t stopped. The baby is acting completely normal, and full of life and energy, just a runny nose.
Here’s the thing… i have spent some time with the little guy and it may or may not have put its whole head in my mouth while investigating my entire face… that it was also crawling all over. This was obviously before I found out it could be salmonella. I’m not worried about myself, I’m healthy and don’t regret a cute duckling crawling on my face (i may later, but not today). I am worried about the duckling though.
Again, no food or water yet and is acting completely fine. My other thoughts is that it’s the humidity in the incubator so i will be moving tonight to a dry and warm brooder.
Any ideas?
Another question: i meant to go get some starter after work but we had a severe storm and i won’t be getting out til tomorrow, is a scrambled quail egg okay?
I have duckling that just hatched. It was a little early but clean hatch, no weird spots in the egg or anything. It’s been over 24 hours, it is all fluffed up and dried in the incubator and about ready to move out and eat.
However, since it hatched, it has a bit of clear fluid coming from its nose. It has not had water yet, but the fluid hasn’t stopped. The baby is acting completely normal, and full of life and energy, just a runny nose.
Here’s the thing… i have spent some time with the little guy and it may or may not have put its whole head in my mouth while investigating my entire face… that it was also crawling all over. This was obviously before I found out it could be salmonella. I’m not worried about myself, I’m healthy and don’t regret a cute duckling crawling on my face (i may later, but not today). I am worried about the duckling though.
Again, no food or water yet and is acting completely fine. My other thoughts is that it’s the humidity in the incubator so i will be moving tonight to a dry and warm brooder.
Any ideas?
Another question: i meant to go get some starter after work but we had a severe storm and i won’t be getting out til tomorrow, is a scrambled quail egg okay?
