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    Ol’ lady needs a home. Texas (DFW)

    She is gorgeous--I raise runners and have never seen one that looks like her. I'm so sorry about her drake...hope you find her a good home soon. I'd take her in a heartbeat if I was close by. Good luck!
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    What breed are these babies? (Ducks)

    Aw, I'm sorry. :(
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    Free range concern

    If you integrate your ducks with your chickens and they become one flock (this can take a while), they may stay with your chickens close to home. Good luck! :)
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    What breed are these babies? (Ducks)

    You should see movement inside the eggs when candling after this many days in the incubator, if the ducklings are still alive. If you shine the flashlight up into the air cell, the ducklings usually wiggle around because the light is bright. You should also be able to see red veins if your...
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    What breed are these babies? (Ducks)

    Blue Swedish shouldn't take any longer to hatch than other ducklings, especially if they were all incubated together at the same time. Do you still have eggs in the incubator? If so, have you candled them to see what they look like inside? I've never incubated shipped eggs, but I've heard it...
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    Free range concern

    Your Pekins are just gorgeous! I live on 2.5 acres in Florida (hi neighbor!). We've got trail cams set up in the back of the property and last month, there was a coyote on the cam, so I'm not free-ranging my ducks. My husband put up a 4-ft garden fence with t-posts and that keeps them in and...
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    What breed are these babies? (Ducks)

    I have a Blue Swedish and when she was a duckling, she did not look like your babies. :)
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    For those who incubate duck eggs, and weigh them for weekly humidity loss checks, how strict is that 2.8% weekly guideline?

    Good luck with your hatch! I hope all your ducklings hatch and are healthy and happy! :) P.S. That humidity alarm on the incubator sounds like a real pain in the neck!
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    Baby Duck hasn't grown in a week

    What breed are they? I hatched 7 muscovies on July 1st. Out of the 7, two are significantly smaller than the rest. We are at 9 days post hatch. They are growing, just slower than their siblings. The two that are smaller are wild type muscovies and their siblings are chocolates.
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    New to ducks! Need help

    Looks like a magpie and a pekin. To me, pekins always look like they are smiling. :) I have a magpie named Maggie, and used to have a jumbo pekin named Mae. Maggie is independent and beautiful. Mae was my friendliest, sweetest girl. The Florida summer heat killed her last year, and we all miss...
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    For those who incubate duck eggs, and weigh them for weekly humidity loss checks, how strict is that 2.8% weekly guideline?

    I also live in the humid south (Florida), and I just hatched 7 muscovies after incubating dry until first external pip, at which point I added water to my Brinsea incubator. I tracked the air sac growth on each egg instead of weighing (didn't have a scale; also bad at math), and all air sacs...
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    Will two hen ducks mate with each other?

    I have four mature hens and one drake. He mates with three of the hens daily, and we've hatched fertile eggs. My female magpie, named Maggie (of course), has ZERO interest in my drake and never has. He doesn't like her either. He chases her away from food and she steers clear of him. I've seen...
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    Tips on bonding with slightly older ducklings??

    Hold them and give them treats. Daily. My ducks love frozen peas (defrost them first if you want...mine eat them frozen lol) and dried mealworms and old fashioned oats. :) But also...we handled all our ducklings daily until they were fully feathered and moved outside, and now at almost 2 years...
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    Muscovy pair conundrum

    Helpful link! https://www.raising-ducks.com/determining-muscovy-gender/ Good luck! I've got 18 muscovy babies in my bathtub right now, so I'm right behind you lol! :)
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    Help!!

    I hope she gets better ASAP!
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