Posts by SeasideDuckMan

Hi all-   As some of you may know, i have 6 ducks (3 males 3 females)... I keep them at the local lake... They are very well fed, and very healthy. Last summer, my female cayuga started to lay eggs...i kept some eggs before...

hi-   was wondering if there were any breeders out there who would be interested in shipping me 12 snowflake bobwhite eggs...? I dont want to buy from ebay or a hatchery. i could definetly mail you cash that would cover the...

Yesterday morning I awoke to a terrible discovery. My duck "Dolly" had been taken from her doghouse (which was locked) and was nowhere to be seen. The door to the doghouse was litterally bent and something squeezed in and took her....

Hi All-   My neighbor and i enjoy hatching quail. Every summer we usually get a different kind, breed them, hatch them, sell them, and by that time it is fall, and we only keep a few of the babies.   Well, early this...

Quote: Originally Posted by Miss Lydia  X2    so sorry.  Thanks Mum, and Miss Lydia! Have one more egg in lockdown, say a few prayers!

hi all-   Sorry to announce that the duckling died last night. I think it was messed up up to begin with, it was in the shell for 30 days, 2 days with no progress, maybe it just wasn't meant to live. Very sad. Thanks for all...

Quote: Originally Posted by Miss Lydia  He should be able to get out on it's own now, watch and wait, if you see it hasn't absorbed the yolk it's not ready.  It is out- the yolk appears to be absorbed but...

from what you can see does it look like there is a risk of it bleeding to death? I just don't want to break any veins...  

Hi all-   My newest duckling made an external pip on day 28. On day 29 i helped it by adding some warm water to the shell so it wouldnt dry out...It has made no real progress since then, and now on day 30, it is cheeping...

Hey everybody!   Just letting everybody know that my Cayuga Duckling is doing great! It is eating and drinking a lot, yesterday it had some hard boiled egg egg yolk for a treat. Also, i sexed it and it is a GIRL! Her name is...