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One possibility is that the eggs are not loosing enough moisture during incubation. This would cause the air sacks to not be large...

What is your humidity the first 21 days? Where are the eggs from? What type of ducks?

The weights are affected by the amount of moisture each egg is loosing. No veins is an indicator that the developing chick died. At...

I think you probably understand that any duckling with Cayuga and Buff is mixed breed. They are definitely colorful ducklings. The...

If the starter you are using is typically used for chicks it likely needs more niacin. Look over comments from Miss Lydia.

Starter is fine to feed to all chickens. I don't know about organic feeds, but here it is easier nonmedicated food than medicated.

I have not had any problems due to chicks eating layer. The Problem would be a build up overtime, so I personally don't worry about...

Lower ranking hens can sometimes be harsher to new comers than those higher in the pecking order. That being said your chicks will...

Many people put chicks in with older hens as soon as they do not require heat. Your chick does not need heat, but you need to make sure...

Do you want the chicken to hatch the chicken eggs? If so remove all eggs not developing and use fencing to keep the duck away. The...

At what age do you plan to take the chicks? The mom would likely ween by 6 weeks. If you are planning on pulling them when tiny make...

Blue Silkie cross in standard coop has 4 chicks over a month old. Leghorn cross has 3 chicks about a month old. Small dark grey with...

Standard Red hen in Silkie coop given 5 duck eggs on Sat May 25th.

I'm going to try to remember to put notes about our mamas and chicks here. I seem to loose track of what all the mamas have. Current...

If you truly meant internal pip, you will probably need to move the duckling before the others hatch. There is not a rush as the...