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Hello all! I had a hen go broody on me last month and I decided to pull the eggs & put them in the incubator because the last natural hatch I did resulted in a duckling with a broken leg. The hen is a rouen & the drake is a black swede. I pulled the eggs on 4/12 and my best estimation is she...

I have a black swedish drake who is managing to get over my 3.5' high fence. I have not seen him do this but my neighbor across the street said he ran down the hill, jumped and glided over the fence on 2 occasions. There is a busy road that he's luckily been able to cross without incident but I...

A few days ago one of my girls hatched 4 ducklings. They were all doing well until today when I noticed one with a limp. As far as I can tell, it injured it's foot or ankle but it does not appear to be broken. I brought it inside and isolated it from the flock. I have treated an adult with...

I'very incubator hatched eggs in the past but never naturally. I let my khaki girl who had gone broody sit on some eggs and they've started hatching. Will she do all the work or do I need to intervene? Also, where I live the temperature is only going up to the mid 60's, low 70's over the next...

Hello all! I am considering hatching some of my eggs for the first time but I had a few questions prior to attempting. Is there a time frame in which I have to begin incubation? For example, the egg is laid on a Monday. Can I wait a week or so in order for me to have a large enough quantity...

Hello all! I had a close run in with a hawk today. Fortunately, my ducks are all safe. I have 6 ducks total (2 males, 4 females... assorted breeds) and I free range them. My place is in a valley between 2 hills, small yard (way less than an acre), with decent tree cover on the right side and...

Hello all! Yesterday I had noticed that one of my females, a crested/Rouen mix, had began favoring one of her legs. Admittedly, she isn't the best at walking and I suspect that she may have sprained her leg. I have 6 ducks total, 2 males, 4 females. They all get along well. I've never seen...

Hello all, I had 2 black swedish ducks named Bobby Digital and Ason Unique who were around 11 weeks old, feathers were completely in but they were still chirping and not yet quacking. I allow them to graze in my yard during the daytime and bring them in at night as there are feral cats that...