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post #31 of 43
4/26/12 at 9:33am

No problem hun ! I know you will take good care of them!
 

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3 buff orpingtons: 1 drake 2 ducks, 4 redstar chickens, 1 sassy poodle, 1 parakeet, 1 beta fish, 3 siblings, 2 parents, and 1 Savior I accredit it all to<3

 

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post #32 of 43
4/26/12 at 1:15pm
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Okay, so the PO called my friend at 6:15 this morning. She lives pretty far out of town so we went to get them. They are ADORABLE! We got 8 silkies One has a curled foot, but I taped him up and he's walking fine. Another looks like this.

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How often does this happen?

 

We got 6 blue cochins and they are beautiful. :) 2 barnvelders and 2 RIRs who look great.

 

The ducklings are adorable! They feel so funny in your hands compared to chicks! 

I noticed, though, that they sometimes have mucus hanging out of their bills after drinking. Is that normal?? 

 

My sweet puppy, Maggie (1yo), 3 adorable baby pet rats, Darby, Lilah, and Faye, 3 cats, 2 bunnies, a goldfish named Ghoti (pronounced "Fish"), 1 Khaki Campbell duckling, 1 Magpie duckling, and lots and lots of chickens!

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My sweet puppy, Maggie (1yo), 3 adorable baby pet rats, Darby, Lilah, and Faye, 3 cats, 2 bunnies, a goldfish named Ghoti (pronounced "Fish"), 1 Khaki Campbell duckling, 1 Magpie duckling, and lots and lots of chickens!

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post #33 of 43
4/26/12 at 1:21pm

All mine had that for the first couple of days, then it disappeared.  No clue what it was.  I likened it to baby spit-up.

 

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WI'd rather have a life 'oh wells' than a life of 'what ifs.' " - Anon.

 

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post #34 of 43
4/26/12 at 1:25pm
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All mine had that for the first couple of days, then it disappeared.  No clue what it was.  I likened it to baby spit-up.

 

Okay... I just don't want anything to happen to them under my care. :\ That would be devastating.

 

My sweet puppy, Maggie (1yo), 3 adorable baby pet rats, Darby, Lilah, and Faye, 3 cats, 2 bunnies, a goldfish named Ghoti (pronounced "Fish"), 1 Khaki Campbell duckling, 1 Magpie duckling, and lots and lots of chickens!

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My sweet puppy, Maggie (1yo), 3 adorable baby pet rats, Darby, Lilah, and Faye, 3 cats, 2 bunnies, a goldfish named Ghoti (pronounced "Fish"), 1 Khaki Campbell duckling, 1 Magpie duckling, and lots and lots of chickens!

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post #35 of 43
4/28/12 at 6:23am

The mucous is exactly that...mucous. It's from stress from shipping & adjusting to the new environment. They will be fine. It's normal for the first few days in shipped babies.

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post #36 of 43
4/28/12 at 6:58am

 

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The mucous is exactly that...mucous. It's from stress from shipping & adjusting to the new environment. They will be fine. It's normal for the first few days in shipped babies.

 

Not just shipped babies.    My own hatched KC had a mucus moment about one week after hatching (its 2 weeks old now).  No stresses were apparent because everything was as usual.  Its just something which happens.

 

 

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post #37 of 43
4/28/12 at 8:53am

True...it can happen if they get very excited too. Maybe your baby just had a bit of a run or enjoyed a treat a bit more than usual...lol

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post #38 of 43
4/28/12 at 8:56am

Layna: from what I have seen & read about the extra toes it can happen frequently in some breeds. It just means it's not show quality. Won't hurt it a bit. Just avoid using that 1 as a breeder if you are trying for show quality birds.

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post #39 of 43
4/28/12 at 9:12am

I think the mason jar drinker should be plenty deep for their bills, and I usually add a vitamin/electolyte supplement to my water and some brewers yeast to my starter for my ducklings. I don't raise chickens so a chicken person would have to weigh in on that, but the supplement is labeled for all poultry so I am guessing it would be fine. The ducklings do need the B vitamins.


Edited by duckluck - 4/28/12 at 9:18am

Fine Welsh Cob sporthorses since 1992 with multiple championships; provisional judge for Welsh, member Arabian Horse Assn. Breeding and showing Call ducks. NPIP #1197, APA, ABA, IWBA; National Call Breeders of America Life Member and Master Exhibitor. Illinois Pullorum tester. Some Call duck hatching eggs available. PM for details!

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Fine Welsh Cob sporthorses since 1992 with multiple championships; provisional judge for Welsh, member Arabian Horse Assn. Breeding and showing Call ducks. NPIP #1197, APA, ABA, IWBA; National Call Breeders of America Life Member and Master Exhibitor. Illinois Pullorum tester. Some Call duck hatching eggs available. PM for details!

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post #40 of 43
4/28/12 at 9:18am

I start weaning off the starter and onto the grower with my Calls at about 10 days; like to have them on grower, even if I have to grind it up some, by about day 14-16.

Fine Welsh Cob sporthorses since 1992 with multiple championships; provisional judge for Welsh, member Arabian Horse Assn. Breeding and showing Call ducks. NPIP #1197, APA, ABA, IWBA; National Call Breeders of America Life Member and Master Exhibitor. Illinois Pullorum tester. Some Call duck hatching eggs available. PM for details!

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Fine Welsh Cob sporthorses since 1992 with multiple championships; provisional judge for Welsh, member Arabian Horse Assn. Breeding and showing Call ducks. NPIP #1197, APA, ABA, IWBA; National Call Breeders of America Life Member and Master Exhibitor. Illinois Pullorum tester. Some Call duck hatching eggs available. PM for details!

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