The Duck Thread

[Pyxis]

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/content/agriculture/livestock/poultry/health-disease

I'm not seeing anything in there about incubating, just about diseases and good practices to keep your flock healthy. Did you mean to send a different link?

Can you answer my other questions too? I really want to help you out and get you some ducklings

I know in the other thread you were saying that you think it's some kind of bacteria that's killing them, but I really don't think that's the case. Eggs are tough. I have khaki campbell eggs in lockdown right now that were washed, which removed the bloom entirely and left them completely susceptible to bacteria, and then refrigerated. I started with a dozen. I only lost two. Yours aren't washed (unless you are washing them, in that case you need to not do that) so there's no reason they should all be dying to a bacterial infection. If that was the case, you would get blood rings, not no development at all.

 

[JanetMarie]

The heat lamp is suppose to be on all the time, until the weather is warmer or seven weeks old. I wouldn't use it though if you think it's a fire hazard. I don't use heat lamps any longer, but use the momma cave with heating pad system. There's a thread about it. No danger of fire, and the poultry like it better. Also, minimal pasty butt. It mimics being under a warm mom. It' a myth that chicks and ducklings have to be kept super warm 24/7. In nature that doesn't happen.

This is wrong. This is for chicken chicks. Ducklings grow faster, so keeping a heat lamp (which I don't recommend anyway) on seven weeks for a duckling may fry them.

 

[JanetMarie]

Does that help the eggs itself also. Yes I fear it will get knocked off dog house. But eggs our not developing with her alone.

Are you talking about putting a heating pad under your broody duck? If so, no it will not help, but do more harm. The eggs probably are developing because they are either infertile, poor diet for the parents, handling the eggs too much, or any number of things.

 

[JanetMarie]

Little giant at temp 188.8 f humidity 88% on read on top. My little extra hydrometer our not in it at moment. Pro series 90 90 it's as far as it goes on settings. Vents closed on both. Their outside for my sons safety he has bad respotory issues. I can not run my nebulizers outside at moment not enough plugs. What else do I do and do I run them like they our tell 5 pm when partner gets home.

Keeping an incubator outside will never hatch eggs. The incubator has to be kept in a temperature controlled room, because that effects the incubator temperature. Basic incubating instructions are included with a Little Giant incubator. I have two Little Giant incubators, and have very successful hatches.

There is a lot of information on this forum on successful hatching. Just a little searching will give you all the answers. Are you sure you need to be hatching ducklings?

 

[dgibson0604]

I've got 5 KC's and one young Muscovy hen

 

[AxolotlLove]

Really cute KC's and scovy!!!!

 

[dgibson0604]

Really cute KC's and scovy!!!!

thank you
i am still trying to figure out who my males are and who my females are
any tips on sexing them they are 17 weeks old and they are starting to molt

 

[AxolotlLove]

Are you talking about putting a heating pad under your broody duck?  If so, no it will not help, but do more harm.  The eggs probably are developing because they are either infertile, poor diet for the parents, handling the eggs too much, or any number of things. 

I'm guessing her hen is not broody, she is just laying eggs, and they are infertile. She said she had move her drake away from the hen

 

[jtn42248]

thank you
i am still trying to figure out who my males are and who my females are
any tips on sexing them they are 17 weeks old and they are starting to molt

It is really hard to tell from the pictures but I am guessing you have more males than females. Strictly going by bill color. My Khaki drakes all developed a greenish grey bill as well as the raspy quack before they got their drakefeathers.

 

[dgibson0604]

It is really hard to tell from the pictures but I am guessing you have more males than females. Strictly going by bill color. My Khaki drakes all developed a greenish grey bill as well as the raspy quack before they got their drakefeathers.

i have 2 that have olive colored bills and the rest have grey bills