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Hope everyone had a good chrissy and new years. Just a quick question how long do ducklings stay on duck starter for before moving onto the next level of feed? My pet stores dont stock duckling food so got to order at least 3 weeks in advanced. The little one is only 6 days old so got plently of...

that what I did. it was fully formed but had not consumed the yolk, and little duckling that did hatch died... poor little thing was snuggled against the wall of the coop outside the nest and yet she still insists on siting on the nest. At the end a complete fail hatch.

On a happier note heres possibly the only duckling out of 4.

Lost internal pipper and it looks like the other two have gone too. ... i think they have anyway they havent progessed at all. Is there a ring you can see at the late stages?

Thanks to scovies being broody little things the one that was a week younger then the rest I put under the other duck.

She is sitting there just not sure abut the colour of the airsac in this first pic above post and second looks a weird shape like it has shrink wrapped or something

This one looks like it has internally pipped. This one i am concerned about I didnt see any movement few that short time I took to candle I am not sure if that is the right shape. Could i put i little whole in the top to check?

i will watch for little one eating and drinking within 72 hours. So should I candle to see whats happening? Whats your advice once it hits that 48 hour mark?

Just a question for anyone that has hatched under a duck/chicken I have one that hatched already but there seems to be no hatching happening with the other eggs. Although all 3 were there all at the same time and seem to grow at the same rate except for one which she stole about a week of so...

Excuse the newbie excitement but I have a little beak and noise coming from my egg..... hopefully not long til the little duckling is here

She broke into the duck coop and stole it off the duck..lol

While still waiting for my ducklings to hatch....Yesterday I found this big bugger of an egg under my trying to brood silkie. But others next to it for comparison.

My black and white scovie duck gibbs is sitting on eggs...they are about 28 days in but they do have a little poop on them as she will not get off those eggs as far as i have seen. Should I clean them if so with what? Or will duckies be fine? This pic was taken a few days ago.

I am concerned about one of the eggs that one ailkie us sitting on. Even though she is isolated from the others one eggs shell has a what looks like a dents and is cracked... i dont think it has broken into where the baby is but still worried about infections getting into the little thing...

Ok so one egg did take.... apparently miss lazy wasnt sitting properly for the first week. I have no clue who the egg belonged to but what are the possibilities i could get from what looked like a splash roo and white or a splash roo with a black with a bit of brown or silver? Thats the roo

That is what i was thinking. angry at myself for removing the duck egg now, now its probably to late to try any other eggs

Any chance this egg is fertile? The next two where in placement of the duck egg but i think these are dud She has been sitting for 6-7 days

The main problem with rearing chickens and ducks together is that the ducks like to swill food in the water and that can cause major health problems with chickens. Also the ducks outgrow the chicks very fast. Having water available for ducklings to swim in is also a drowning hazard for chicks...

I didnt think muscovy duck could fit in a chicken nesting box... i was proven wrong today

omg!:o I am glad mine just took two then and is not collecting anymore. that would of been cute though these big muscovy chicks follwing the silkie around. my only concern is that she isnt in the coop she is under the ramp and exposed to some of the weather. if it comes in from the side. I did...