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

[shawluvsbirds]

I love this little Grey girl, Squirt. I guessed male when I kept her, with Bianca, who I guessed female, is apparently male. Pyxis, you're going to have to help me vent sex, because my guessing sucks.
The pair that is 2 weeks younger are already bigger than Squirt is.
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Ya. . we need an article on vent sexing complete with videos and pictures!
If we say pretty please .. Maybe she'll think about it?
Squirt is gorgeous!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Nice selection, and not too awful on the gender ratio. I still want snowys.



Pastel, I'm pretty sure. If not, then silver.

I *think* I remember Ravyn saying the key to knowing pastel was the eye stripe and v on their heads. So I'm going to guess silver since all mine had the eye stripe and the v.

 

[Ruralhideaway]

I *think* I remember Ravyn saying the key to knowing pastel was the eye stripe and v on their heads. So I'm going to guess silver since all mine had the eye stripe and the v.

Don't they all have eye stripes?

 

[Pyxis]

Nice selection, and not too awful on the gender ratio. I still want snowys.



Pastel, I'm pretty sure. If not, then silver.

Well now I can send you eggs I'm going to keep the snowies separate from everyone else.

Ya. . we need an article on vent sexing complete with videos and pictures!
If we say pretty please .. Maybe she'll think about it?
Squirt is gorgeous!

I'll see what I can do Wish I had young goslings; they'd be easier to demonstrate on and take pictures of. Calls are so super tiny, they're not really what you want to start with, lol.

I *think* I remember Ravyn saying the key to knowing pastel was the eye stripe and v on their heads. So I'm going to guess silver since all mine had the eye stripe and the v.

Yep, no eye stripe. I was leaning silver on this one. Thanks to you both for helping me with the color!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Don't they all have eye stripes?

Nope.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Well now I can send you eggs I'm going to keep the snowies separate from everyone else.



I'll see what I can do Wish I had young goslings; they'd be easier to demonstrate on and take pictures of. Calls are so super tiny, they're not really what you want to start with, lol.



Yep, no eye stripe. I was leaning silver on this one. Thanks to you both for helping me with the color!

Mostly I can only parrot what others have taught me

 

[Pyxis]

Just for you guys:

You don't press down when doing this, you gently pull the vent open. Pressing down will hurt them. I'll maybe write up a whole article and take a picture of how I like to hold them when I do this, etc.

It also takes much less time than this video, I was just making sure you guys could see what I was looking at. Usually takes five or ten seconds tops per duckling.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I don't know why but I can't view it.
It looks like a you tube video. . it always has let me view them before. Strange.

 

[Pyxis]

View attachment 1410267 I don't know why but I can't view it.
It looks like a you tube video. . it always has let me view them before. Strange.

Well shoot It lets me watch it on my phone, I'm not sure what's going on with that for you. It is a Youtube video.

 

[WVduckchick]

Well now I can send you eggs I'm going to keep the snowies separate from everyone else.

awesome

Well shoot It lets me watch it on my phone, I'm not sure what's going on with that for you. It is a Youtube video.

It played for me. Thanks! I tried sexing my Swedish a few years ago. It's best to do in the first week, right? I think I had read that large ducks do best around 2-6 days old?