Ducklings

Tensing · « **on:** November 19, 2006, 19:06 »

Our Indian Runner Ducklings are hatching, 3 so far, one more on its way and one egg doing nothing yet, but they were not due till tuesday, so I nice early surprise.

muntjac · « **Reply #1 on:** November 19, 2006, 20:46 »

sure is tensing . hopes everything is going nicley

Tensing · « **Reply #2 on:** November 19, 2006, 21:32 »

3 so far, looking cute and healthy.

4th one out of egg, but seems to have pulled itself away to soon and its vent is messy, and was a bit of blood, not as much as it looked, a little blood always goes along way doesn't it. I have put some wound powder on it and left it in the incubator, so fingers crossed for it over night. Any advice on this one would be great.

The 5th egg, has pipped internally and I can hear it tapping away inside, but no cracks yet.

The first three.

muntjac · « **Reply #3 on:** November 19, 2006, 21:57 »

leave poorly one to its own you can open the 3rd by canding it to see which end its head at and just poking a small hole if needed ,sometmes the egg shell can prevent it coming out and the chick gets to tired to chip its way out. for now id just let them get on with it ,if the last chick isnt out by morning id chip it out regs

muntjac · « **Reply #4 on:** November 19, 2006, 21:59 »

please remember not to feed ducklings medicated pellets

Tensing · « **Reply #5 on:** November 19, 2006, 22:32 »

I know, I'm having a terrible job getting unmedicated food, my layers pellets are unmedicated so for the moment I have crushed some layers pellets and mixed corn, which should last me a couple of days till I can get some proper unmedicated chick crumb.

Poorly chick is currently fluffing up, its stopped bleeding, and is now sleeping, so fingers crossed.

I've candled the 5th egg, and can see movement and the remains of the air sack, now ragged. I will leave it till morning and see how it is then, but as they were not due till tuesday anyway.

Thanks

muntjac · « **Reply #6 on:** November 19, 2006, 22:42 »

i wouldnt be feeding the corn just the crumbled pellets id put them through a processor and then through a medium sieve with water in a soup

Tensing · « **Reply #7 on:** November 19, 2006, 23:59 »

I put the in the food processor, started off trying to do it in a morter and pestle, but started to think it might take a long time.

Tensing · « **Reply #8 on:** November 20, 2006, 23:44 »

Muntjac,

Just to let you know I left the last egg to rest over night, but sadly this morning I found it had died in its shell.

muntjac · « **Reply #9 on:** November 20, 2006, 23:48 »

sorry to hear that tensing , maybe i should have told you to take him out last night .sorry you lost it :cry:

Tensing · « **Reply #10 on:** November 21, 2006, 00:18 »

Oh no, not your fault, my gut instint was to leave it over night to.

The others are all doing well, the last one to hatch has/had slightly splayed legs, but they seem a lot better now.

muntjac · « **Reply #11 on:** November 21, 2006, 00:25 »

have you got them on sawdust or paper or hat .they need to have something to grip with thier paddles lol iuse a layer of hay or wood shavings in about a 2 ich layer .after a few days i put them out to water in a closed pen

Tensing · « **Reply #12 on:** November 21, 2006, 08:44 »

Untill 10 minutes ago I had them on a couple of inchs of sawdust cover with a tea towel (an old one), I just moved them up to a larger box with just sawdust.

They one with the slightly splayed legs looks the same as the others now, I think it may just have been as he was about 6 -7 hours later than the others.

John · « **Reply #13 on:** November 21, 2006, 08:57 »

What a beautiful photo - they look so cute.

Sorry they didn't all make it.

Tensing · « **Reply #14 on:** November 21, 2006, 10:43 »

Oh if you want a cute picture just look at this one.

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