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Duck pooped out egg yolk (no shell)
My duck is in her first laying season, she lays 6-9 eggs and then stops for a month or so. She just started again this past Sunday. She laid Sunday, Monday; she didn’t lay Tuesday, Wednesday; then she finally got the egg out Thursday (yesterday) and now today she pooped out a lot of egg yolk... -
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New layer stopped laying. Normal or concern?
My mallard hen is 7 1/2 months old now. She started laying for the first time on Christmas Eve morning. She laid everyday for 9 days (later in the day the last two days), and then stopped. I know it’s normal for the time and days she lays to fluctuate while her body gets used to a cycle, and... -
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New behaviors (normal?) and loss of head feathers
So I have a few questions/concerns (I apologize for the lengthiness in advance. Just wanted to get it all out in one post): - I have one male and one female mallard who are 4 1/2 months old. Two weeks ago the girl started doing this weird ‘chewing the air’ motion (I have a video of it but u... -
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Southern CA: 2 mallard ducklings
Please check out this thread for context... https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...cklings-needing-a-home.1480310/#post-24669326 I have 2 mallard ducklings that have human imprinted and are 3 weeks old. I am considering rehousing them if there is an experienced duck owner who can give them a...- AlyssaB4
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Southern CA: 2 mallard ducklings needing a home
Two mallard eggs were orphaned when the mother died... I rescued them, incubated them, and hatched them. They have imprinted on me. They are currently 3 weeks old. I found out that even though they have never been in the wild since they were hatched here, they are still considered wild. So I... -
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Human imprinted ducklings rehoused
In short, 2 Mallard duck eggs were abandoned in my neighborhood when the mother got killed. I rescued them and incubated them. They are 3 weeks old now, and they have imprinted on me as I have been taking care of them ALL the time. The issue is, I didn’t know that even though they weren’t... -
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Duckling starter feed advice- do I need to add niacin
Below is a picture of the brand of duckling starter feed that I have been feeding my 2 Mallard ducklings this first week of life. I have read manyyyy reviews, and most say this feed is fine as is, some say you need to add supplements. For anyone who is familiar with this brand, do you think that... -
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Newly hatched duckling with leg abnormality?
Hello, this duckling just hatched a few hours ago, i am noticing that the legs seem to be bent. This is my first time hatching ducklings and I would like to find out if this is something abnormal or not? Also what do I need to do to fix the legs if there is something wrong? Thanks in advance :)