When should I put a safety hole in a call duck egg?

[shawluvsbirds]

@Overo Mare by the way, what kind of grit would you recommend? I have chick grit but I have heard that it is too large, should I get some sand? and if so, what kind of sand?

I use chick grit

 

[Cheems]

I use chick grit

then I will just use the chick grit

 

[Cheems]

Just moved the ducklings to a larger brooder, but I was wondering, when do you think they will start getting some proper feathers? I notice the pastel and white are really starting to get some nice feathers in on their tail, and a few other places, but I feel like they could be behind a little bit on their feather development? Is this abnormal? And if it is, do you think this is because their last brooder had a big heat plate they spend a lot of the time sitting on?

I am not really concerned about it right now, but I just thought id ask

Also, duckling pictures!

 

[WVduckchick]

First actual feathers start showing in the 3rd and 4th week.
Adorable babies you have!

 

[Cheems]

First actual feathers start showing in the 3rd and 4th week.
Adorable babies you have!

Ah, ok! Thank you!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Just moved the ducklings to a larger brooder, but I was wondering, when do you think they will start getting some proper feathers? I notice the pastel and white are really starting to get some nice feathers in on their tail, and a few other places, but I feel like they could be behind a little bit on their feather development? Is this abnormal? And if it is, do you think this is because their last brooder had a big heat plate they spend a lot of the time sitting on?

I am not really concerned about it right now, but I just thought id ask

Also, duckling pictures!

They are looking good to me!

 

[Cheems]

Hey, so ive got pastel and penciled here, I feel kinda bad because it was kinda awkward holding the ducklings with 1 hand in order to take the picture.

But do you think this says anything about their gender?

you think I can tell by their voice?

The ducklings are 4 weeks old today!

 

[Painted Calls]

Hey, so ive got pastel and penciled here, I feel kinda bad because it was kinda awkward holding the ducklings with 1 hand in order to take the picture.

But do you think this says anything about their gender?

you think I can tell by their voice?

The ducklings are 4 weeks old today!

Right now I doubt their color will give much away. You'll need to wait likely 4 more weeks for quacks from the girls. Though I had 1 that seemingly took forever. To this day she still has a raspy quack.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Hey, so ive got pastel and penciled here, I feel kinda bad because it was kinda awkward holding the ducklings with 1 hand in order to take the picture.

But do you think this says anything about their gender?

you think I can tell by their voice?

The ducklings are 4 weeks old today!

Occasionally at that age when you pick one up and giggle it..
(That's what I call it) it will go from making a peep peep peep sound to a QUACK QUACK QUACK and you can be almost 100% sure that's a girl. As far as boys go, I don't throw on the towel until they start sounding like they have smokers cough.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

A small girly quack between peeps while giggling.