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19th July 2008, 10:53 PM
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He's a Cayuga duck.
I have a heater but he wasn't using it and I had a light too but he wouldn't get under it and I would find him in the corners shivering so I just left him in the incubator where I know he's warm. I think in a couple of days he will be ok to try a heater again. I'm just worried when I'm at work he will get chilled and die since he's so little. 
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21st July 2008, 07:47 PM
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Charis If all the beasts were gone, men would die from great loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to the man. Seattle 1736-1866  Another Life, Gone To The Birds! DO NO HARM Member, International Wildlife Rehabilitaion Council
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22nd July 2008, 10:59 AM
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 Who would have thunk?!Your little one is just ADORABLE!! Won't be long now, that he/she WILL have company and they can all snuggle together! Update pictures eagerly anticipated! Love, Hugs and Scritches Shi
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22nd July 2008, 11:04 AM
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22nd July 2008, 09:35 PM
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sad to say the second little duckling didn't make it. When he hatched out his belly never closed and he just died on me a few hours later.
There is one egg left that I know for sure is alive. This one has broken the shell all around one end but the inside membrane is still intact and I can see blood vessels running through it. It hasn't pulled the blood back into the yolk yet. I'm hoping this one doesn't end up like the other one and hatch too soon. I've turned out the light in the incubator to try and keep it quiet and just left the heater portion on. I'm worried about it struggling and tearing the membrane and the blood vessels and bleeding out. There are already little droplets of blood around the edges of the shell where it popped out. There were 12 eggs total that I had tossed out.
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22nd July 2008, 10:17 PM
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I would be on needles and pins.
I'm so sorry about the little guy that didn't survive.
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23rd July 2008, 10:33 AM
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Well the little one is still in the egg or at least half. It's really weird because half of the egg shell is broken off and in little pieces but the inner membrane is still intact around the duckling. I did see that the blood vessels seem to be withdrawing the blood back into the chick this morning. I am however concerned because the membrane seems to be drying out and sticking to the duckling. How long do I need to wait before I need to panic. I don't want this little one to die.
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23rd July 2008, 07:07 PM
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Well duckling number 2 hatched but one of his feet is damaged. The middle and outer toe are kinked up in the middle and the foot rolls to one side when he tries to stand and is all drawn up. I've placed a cardboard stabilizer to spread out his toes and try to get them to line up. He can stand now but can't walk well with the cardboard on his foot. It may take him some time to get used to having it on. I'm hoping it will help straighten the foot enough for him to walk on.
Last edited by TAWhatley; 23rd July 2008 at 10:26 PM. Reason: Removed reference to euthanizing
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#26
31st July 2008, 09:27 PM
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Well 2 of the three hatched lived and and are fine. The one with the twisted foot had to be fitted with a shoe. The vet and I had a fun time rigging that one together. The xray shows that the ankle bone just didn't form correctly and the joint was frozen at an odd angle. We taped her toes to a credit card for the first three days and that straightened them out and helped get her balance better. Then after that we took some of this putty and mixed it with plaster of paris and made this boot for her that we molded off the good duckling. His foot was in the right position so we used his as a model. Then we glued some velcro straps to this little boot and we placed her foot in it and taped the foot in place and then attached it her leg with the velcro so it would stay aligned. She's worn this for a week now and is now too big for it but it has helped stabilize the joint. It still turns inward but not as badly as before and she's not stepping on her bad foot as much so she can walk fairly well. She can keep up with me when I take them for walks although she does stumble a little in the high grass. Although she won't be running any marathons I think she will be perfectly fine and able to walk on her own.
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31st July 2008, 10:01 PM
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You are really something...totally in a good way!
What names have you decided on? Will you keep them?
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31st July 2008, 10:14 PM
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I believe they are both girls so I will be keeping them. I have 3 drakes already so I'm wary of adding another one. They finally just got their pecking order established. I haven't picked out names I just call them both peepers and make peeping noises at them when I want them to come to me. I'm definitely mama duck because anytime something scares them they run up my shoe and hide under my pantlegs.
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#29
31st July 2008, 10:16 PM
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Charis If all the beasts were gone, men would die from great loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to the man. Seattle 1736-1866 Another Life, Gone To The Birds! DO NO HARM Member, International Wildlife Rehabilitaion Council
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31st July 2008, 10:21 PM
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Oh the neighbors get a kick out of us. I take the peepers for walks in the afternoon to get them some exercise and get the little one's foot in action. So there's me leading and the two little peepers right on my heels and then trailing behind them or flanking them are my three cats. We all walk around the block together.
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