Problems Hatching Call Ducks

[DuckyDonna]

yes, they don't need anything to eat or drink for about a day or longer. They are still full from absorbing that yolk.

 

[Jkduckster]

The two other ducklings hatched and now I have four. Somehow I hatched an all white one from Bibbed parents. They are all doing great, and I have another batch of 8 due in six days. Its very cold out so we are planning on keeping them in a brooder downstairs until it's warm out. The fourth duckling was shrink rapped and hatched this morning on day 28. He seems to be doing good now, wobbling around and seeing the world for the first time

 

[Miss Lydia]

Very precious babies! Congrats!

 

[Pyxis]

Somehow I hatched an all white one from Bibbed parents.

Both parents must be split to white

 

[chickens really]

Very cute. Don't be surprised if the yellow Duckling begins to get different colour feathers as they begin to grow out. Very cute little babies.

 

[Jkduckster]

I am very interested in looking into call duck genetics.. there isn't a lot on the web tho but I plan to check out some forums or articles. My white baby has a little black spot on it's back and head. I think it would be considered a splash coloration? I read a little, I don't know if this is correct but blue to blue gives you 50 percent blue, 25 percent black and 25 percent splash.

 

[Jkduckster]

In this photo u can see the little black spot on his/her back

 

[Chickinie]

Spot could have been a vein they hit while piping...

Yeah... It is where they try to pip, usually malpositioned. You have to make a hole for them when/if you catch it in time or they suffocate to death. Once you make a hole they can breathe and they unzip on their own just fine.

 

[Pyxis]

I am very interested in looking into call duck genetics.. there isn't a lot on the web tho but I plan to check out some forums or articles. My white baby has a little black spot on it's back and head. I think it would be considered a splash coloration? I read a little, I don't know if this is correct but blue to blue gives you 50 percent blue, 25 percent black and 25 percent splash.

It's possible that it's a very light silver (that's what we call Splash in ducks). Or, it could be a white duck with some black leakage.

I would lean more toward white with black leakage, because even very light silvers usually have a black beak. Though it's possible the duckling's beak could darken with age, too.

There's an article I wrote about duck color genetics linked in my signature if you're wanting to do your own reading about it

 

[Jkduckster]

It's possible that it's a very light silver (that's what we call Splash in ducks). Or, it could be a white duck with some black leakage.

I would lean more toward white with black leakage, because even very light silvers usually have a black beak. Though it's possible the duckling's beak could darken with age, too.

There's an article I wrote about duck color genetics linked in my signature if you're wanting to do your own reading about it

Thank you, will look into.