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    Speedee shipping?

    I’m not sure this is the right place to ask, but has anyone gotten chicks/ducklings via speedee? in 2024 I tried to get ducklings through sand hill and after 2 attempts arrived dead I asked them to quit trying. Today I got a letter saying I’ll be getting my order using speedee. Do they actually...
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    Duck porch

    My Sunday afternoon project- I made a 6’x2’ duck porch. I already have a 2’x3’, but with 45 ducks it doesn’t hold enough buckets especially with ice build up this winter. I started by building a 2’x6 foot frame from 2x4s with 5 braces inside the frame. Covered that in vinyl coated hardware...
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    Black runner turning white at 1?

    My 1 year old black runner is turning white already. She did have white circles around her eyes, but with her fall molt all of a sudden she has a ton of white. Is this normal?
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    Shipped egg questions

    I got my Delaware eggs today… they were stuck with usps over the holiday weekend due to super slow shipping (not the fault of the breeder, eggs should have arrived by Saturday). I opened the box and there were scrambled eggs in the packages. Yuck. 15 eggs were okay. 1 is okay but did have mold...
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    Lowered egg production. Help?

    I have about 20 full grown laying ducks. All but 4 are under 2 years old. I’m getting 3-7 eggs a day. How can I get it up? Back story- I’ve been hatching ducks all summer. First hatch was April, got 2 ducks, integrated with the flock in June. Second hatch was 17, integrated with the flock in...
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    How did I get yellow ducklings?

    I recently hatched 17 barnyard mix ducklings and I’m confused as to how I got solid yellow ducklings. Potential fathers are Ancona,blue Swedish and a light gray blue Swedish mix. Probably half Ancona or welsh harlequin. Potential mothers are white layer hybrid, welsh harlequin, Cayuga, Rouen...
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    Mule or Ancona?

    I picked 3 Ancona ducks yesterday, but the farm I got them from also have Muscovy. Due to lack of information on mule ducks, I’m seeking opinions on the Ancona couples “son”. The alleged parents are average sized Anconas. I was told their baby was a boy and hatched last year. She’s most...
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    Off season duck hatch-a-long

    I set 22 duck eggs this morning to test out my incubator to make sure it’s actually working now 😊 It has nothing to do with an addiction to hatching. 😂 I’ll candle next week and people can pick an egg then. I’m guessing fertility could be down since it’s July, but I’m not sure. They’ve...
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    Dry hatch for ducklings?

    My last hatch I had most of the ducklings drown in the egg before hatching. I had the humidity at 50-55% for incubation and 80% for hatching, which I thought was okay for ducks (I’m new to hatching). The person I bought my eggs from said she dry hatches (I didn’t ask prior to this hatch). Anyone...
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    Duckling missing rump?

    One of my new ducklings has a round short rump instead of a pointy one. Anyone know how this happened? If it will be okay? I tried to check to make sure it can poop but it’s tiny… but looks the same as a “normal” one I compared it to. I have attached a pic with the duckling in question circled...
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    Muscovy genders

    My Muscovy are now a bit over 4 weeks old. I’m thinking 2 girls and 1 boy, or maybe3 girls ? But I know nothing. 😂 Hopefully the pics are good enough, my camera was being super slow.
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    Black runner/blue Swedish have solid gray daughter?

    Can a blue Swedish and a black runner have a solid gray duckling? I have a gorgeous duckling that I think may be half runner but I’m wondering if that’s possible. Possible fathers are blue Swedish, blue Swedish/welsh harlequin, and Ancona. She’s the same color as the blue Swedish drake but...
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    My Muscovy adventure

    I picked up 4 Muscovy ducklings on Wednesday. Hoping for a couple incubators out of the bunch ;). They are so cute! Unfortunately I haven’t gotten good pictures yet. They all are dark, 2 solid and 2 with markings. Not sure what that means when they grow up color wise.
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    Muscovy/ mallard derived breeding

    I’m considering getting a couple Muscovy hens to incubate for me. I found some straight run duckling but would probably harvest the males this fall. My question is what is the meat like on a cross? My hope is to get a self producing meat source, obviously I’d feed them but the ducklings would...
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    Borotto incubator

    I have a borotto real 49. My last hatch (ducks) 42 made it to lockdown and 18 hatched. I’m not sure what happened, the temp and humidity were consistent. Someone said maybe the temp was too low. I set two calibrated thermometers in there and turned it on for a day. Depending on where I set the...
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    Weak ducklings?

    I have 17 ducklings that hatched Wednesday- Saturday last week. So over a week old. Yesterday I noticed the one chocolate Ancona seems weaker and smaller than the others. Now, all the Ancona do seem smaller than the barnyard mix egg. Maybe due to nutrition in the parents? Not sure how those...
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    Sexing by size

    So I have an interesting observation I have made from 2 straight run hatches so far. At about 3-4 weeks, you can tell who is male of female by size. Now, you would think larger=boy. But it’s actually the opposite. I have successfully figured out genders just by looking to see who is bigger-...
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    Mixed species hatch? (Chicken and duck)

    I only have one incubator and am planning to hatch chickens and ducks together. I know to start the ducks a week before the chickens. Here are my questions: I cool and mist the duck eggs days 8-25. Is that okay for the chicken eggs or do I remove the duck eggs from the incubator for that...
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    Best brooder ever

    Last September my grandpa and I built a duck house based on Elliot Coleman’s duckingham palace. We made it 3’x 5.5’ so it would fit in my car (outback). I added the handles and wheels when I got it home. This spring I finally had ducklings to put it in. It works so well! The floor is hardware...
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    Spot the Ancona!

    My recent hatch is 17 ducklings. 6 are pure Ancona but several of my mixed look Ancona too. Any guesses on who is who? And no, I didn’t label the ducklings at hatch. Most hatched overnight so I don’t know who came from which egg (and the eggs were labeled). I posted all 17, even the ones that...
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