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Not quite sure how to tell if they’re fertilized or not, so how do you do that both by looking at the yolk & candling? (I heard that you can tell better in a black/white photo. Also, has anyone sold/shipped hatching eggs and what is your experience/advice on that?

So I have a few questions: 1. How long after a duck is bred will she produce fertilized eggs? 2. If a duck is bred by drake 1, but then bred by drake 2 a couple of times in the following days/week, will drake 2 take over as far as the offspring will be his and not drake 1? (If that makes...

Got my first duck egg this morning, it was 75 degrees out yesterday but dropped to 15 overnight to this morning + snow. I didn’t let them out until about 9, so it was out there for a few hours & I was wondering if it would still be viable if incubated. I don’t think it was frozen at all & I...

I have an 8 month old Rouen hen and a 7 month old Khaki hen (skeptical she may be a golden hybrid layer, see pic) neither of which have laid any eggs yet. I’m pretty sure it’s due to the weather and shorter days (southern WI). I got them in May and June, expecting to have eggs before winter hit...

This is not my first time with ducklings, but my first time with hatchery order ducklings. They appear to be lopsided and waddling much more than my older ducks. Some of the hens will take breaks frequently and sit down if walking for a longer distance. I supplemented niacin almost daily up...