Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[Wulfandwyn]

Drat I think two of my four BCMs are roos! I was hopeful only one was but another one has developed more reddish tint to the comb. Still too early for me to tell on my SFHs.

 

[Pyxis]

So, would anyone know what would cause a duckling to keep its head tilted to one side? One of the ducklings that hatched in the middle of last night is doing just that. I noticed it when I pulled her out of the incubator. She's not walking in circles or falling over or anything, and she gets around in the brooder with the others just fine, but she keeps her head always on one side. I've seen her eat and drink, and she keeps her head tilted when doing that, too. I added vitamins to their water, but that's all I had on hand, so I haven't done anything else for her yet. Any ideas, anyone? She's not even fully old enough to have gone through her yolk, so I don't know if it would be a nutrient deficiency.

In other news, all my eggs are hatched but one, and, happily enough, it looks like, so far, I hatched four drakes and eight girls, so how about that! I was worried I was just missing the penis while sexing, so I went back over all the girls, and I can't get a penis to pop out. I get them out on the boys within about 2 seconds every time so I don't think I'm just missing it on the girls - I think I just got really lucky!

In sadder news, the duckling that came with the female duck I got from my aunt might be a drake. I had hoped for a girl to keep, especially since I named the little one after my sweet drake, Coconut, who passed away as a result from fly strike after being bullied severely by another of my drakes. I swapped the aggressive drake for the female and her duckling, because my aunt had a ton of girls and no boys to speak of. I guess if he does turn out to be a he, I'll just give him back to my aunt and he'll have a harem of girls, and I'll just keep another female duckling from this hatch.

 

[Wulfandwyn]

So, would anyone know what would cause a duckling to keep its head tilted to one side? One of the ducklings that hatched in the middle of last night is doing just that. I noticed it when I pulled her out of the incubator. She's not walking in circles or falling over or anything, and she gets around in the brooder with the others just fine, but she keeps her head always on one side. I've seen her eat and drink, and she keeps her head tilted when doing that, too. I added vitamins to their water, but that's all I had on hand, so I haven't done anything else for her yet. Any ideas, anyone? She's not even fully old enough to have gone through her yolk, so I don't know if it would be a nutrient deficiency.

That was the only thing I could think of. Good luck

 

[Wulfandwyn]

Drat I think two of my four BCMs are roos! I was hopeful only one was but another one has developed more reddish tint to the comb. Still too early for me to tell on my SFHs.

And here earlier today I was worried about roos!

My two yellow SFH chicks died today

and I don't know why. The first one was fine and then hours later had passed away. The second was lethargic and limp and then passed away.

. So far the three black SFH chicks and and Silkie chick seem to be fine

 

[Pyxis]

Drat I think two of my four BCMs are roos!  I was hopeful only one was but another one has developed more reddish tint to the comb.  Still too early for me to tell on my SFHs.

And here earlier today I was worried about roos!   My two yellow SFH chicks died today  and I don't know why.  The first one was fine and then hours later had passed away.  The second was lethargic and limp and then passed away.  .  So far the three black SFH chicks and and Silkie chick seem to be fine 

I'm so sorry I know how heartbreaking it is to lose them, especially so suddenly and for no apparent reason.

 

[Miss Lydia]

So, would anyone know what would cause a duckling to keep its head tilted to one side? One of the ducklings that hatched in the middle of last night is doing just that. I noticed it when I pulled her out of the incubator. She's not walking in circles or falling over or anything, and she gets around in the brooder with the others just fine, but she keeps her head always on one side. I've seen her eat and drink, and she keeps her head tilted when doing that, too. I added vitamins to their water, but that's all I had on hand, so I haven't done anything else for her yet. Any ideas, anyone? She's not even fully old enough to have gone through her yolk, so I don't know if it would be a nutrient deficiency.
In other news, all my eggs are hatched but one, and, happily enough, it looks like, so far, I hatched four drakes and eight girls, so how about that! I was worried I was just missing the penis while sexing, so I went back over all the girls, and I can't get a penis to pop out. I get them out on the boys within about 2 seconds every time so I don't think I'm just missing it on the girls - I think I just got really lucky!
In sadder news, the duckling that came with the female duck I got from my aunt might be a drake. I had hoped for a girl to keep, especially since I named the little one after my sweet drake, Coconut, who passed away as a result from fly strike after being bullied severely by another of my drakes. I swapped the aggressive drake for the female and her duckling, because my aunt had a ton of girls and no boys to speak of. I guess if he does turn out to be a he, I'll just give him back to my aunt and he'll have a harem of girls, and I'll just keep another female duckling from this hatch.

Could be wry neck. might want to start vitamins to get it under control fast. could also just be the position she was in in the egg.

 

[Wulfandwyn]

Well after a cruddy weekend loosing those two chicks everyone else is is still looking good and I might have a buyer for Porkins my Juvenile muscovy drake

. I just have too many drakes but he is too sweet and pretty to become food. He has blue eyes and just a few spots of black on his head.

 

[Wulfandwyn]

So, would anyone know what would cause a duckling to keep its head tilted to one side? One of the ducklings that hatched in the middle of last night is doing just that. I noticed it when I pulled her out of the incubator. She's not walking in circles or falling over or anything, and she gets around in the brooder with the others just fine, but she keeps her head always on one side. I've seen her eat and drink, and she keeps her head tilted when doing that, too. I added vitamins to their water, but that's all I had on hand, so I haven't done anything else for her yet. Any ideas, anyone? She's not even fully old enough to have gone through her yolk, so I don't know if it would be a nutrient deficiency.

Any news on the neck problem?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well after a cruddy weekend loosing those two chicks everyone else is is still looking good and I might have a buyer for Porkins my Juvenile muscovy drake

. I just have too many drakes but he is too sweet and pretty to become food. He has blue eyes and just a few spots of black on his head.

to new home!

 

[Pyxis]

So, would anyone know what would cause a duckling to keep its head tilted to one side? One of the ducklings that hatched in the middle of last night is doing just that. I noticed it when I pulled her out of the incubator. She's not walking in circles or falling over or anything, and she gets around in the brooder with the others just fine, but she keeps her head always on one side. I've seen her eat and drink, and she keeps her head tilted when doing that, too. I added vitamins to their water, but that's all I had on hand, so I haven't done anything else for her yet. Any ideas, anyone? She's not even fully old enough to have gone through her yolk, so I don't know if it would be a nutrient deficiency.


 

Any news on the neck problem?

Well, I can't for the life of me find any poly vi sol so in the meantime I picked up Vitamin E drops and have started giving her those. I saw her spin a few times last night so it's definitely wry neck

AND on top of that, I caught my silkie trying to develop it tonight. I let the other chicks out and she didn't come out and was just screeching and screeching so I went to look and she was standing at the entrance to the brooder with her head twisted all the way to one side, unable to jump the lip. So I gave her drops too and she perked up immediately and her neck straightened mostly back out in minutes. It was quite the transformation. I think I caught her early.

The kicker is, they aren't even eating the same food so I can't blame the problem on a nutritional deficiency with the feed, either. Too weird. Anyway, I'm going to TSC for poultry nutri drench tomorrow and we'll see how that works out.