my duck is sitting on nest help

RavynFallen said:

If she doesn't like the smaller space then it's much better to move her before she really gets upset and the ducklings get accidentally hurt... she should be fine, I think keeping her babies safe will make her happier... I've separated drakes from mine when they had babies just to be safe before and they didn't like it, but it worked out for the best... and she will be happier knowing her babies are safe...

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lovemy mallards said:

When can I start feeding my 2 month Olds more than just starter crumbles?

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RavynFallen said:

8-10 weeks is the average age to switch them over to grower/all flock feed... and if they're outside and have access to grit you can give them treats... just make sure they don't over do it on treats... there's a treat list thread, I'll post a link to it for you.

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lovemy mallards said:

thanks for all your help and my pekins are 8 weeks old this Saturday..

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lovemy mallards said:

were in Tennessee do you live?  do you know were jasper  is? its close to Chattanooga  that's were I am..  

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RavynFallen said:

If you have a TSC near you, check out Purina Flock Raiser... you can give it to all your ducks of all ages... it's all I feed mine, hatch to lay, and it is wonderful... don't really need the extra brewers yeast either...


Yep... you're a couple hours from me... I'm a bit south of Nashville, lol... btw, you are more than welcome to comment on my pic thread... talk to us, got good peeps on there...

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frenchbet said:

You did the right thing seperating the drake from the mom and ducklings. It's so easy to want to put our human emotions and feelings on our animals. We couldn't even imagine the human father killing his offspring. But as you have unfortunately learned animals will kill their young. I put up fencing within our duck pen to seperate the drake before our ducklings hatched. I hated to do it, but I've read too mich to trust him. You really have to keep them seperated until they are the size of mom which in duck time is actually pretty quick as they grow so fast.

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