Shaws call duck incubation thread (hatch a wonderful(worthless to Ralphie) dux thread)

[WVduckchick]

Ravyn has told me before it's more about the short neck. . since Jane is more typey and has short necked babies it's hard for them to reach the shell to pip.

Yep, combination of short neck and short bill, imo.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Yep, combination of short neck and short bill, imo.

I think so too. It's possible there could be a nutritional factor at play also due to her being in a breeding pen situation. But I think that should have corrected with supplements I had started giving her.
She is such a good devoted broody I think the thing to do would be to swap her eggs with some eggs from the other girls and try her eggs in the incubator next time.

 

[duluthralphie]

I think so too. It's possible there could be a nutritional factor at play also due to her being in a breeding pen situation. But I think that should have corrected with supplements I had started giving her.
She is such a good devoted broody I think the thing to do would be to swap her eggs with some eggs from the other girls and try her eggs in the incubator next time.

Here is a thread you could read on Dux feed.....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/duck-feed-in-the-us.1245423

I am sure you would learn a lot!

 

[Miss Lydia]

What a precious lil Call baby

 

[Ruralhideaway]

Hormonal Malibu @Julie Birb

She's gorgeous! Want eggs!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I finally went out and got a few pics of how the blue Bibb baby is feathering out.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Very different from its bio mom.

 

[Ruralhideaway]

My babies yesterday.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

 

[shawluvsbirds]

My babies yesterday.

Oh my goodness how they have grown! Cutie patooties!