My question is, how do you know when they are fertile and when they are not? I know after a period of time you can candle them but is there a way to tell whether or not they are fertile beforehand?
Thank you for all of that info!!! We are building the system I mentioned above this week. I will let you know how it goes! Wish me luck lol. If it doesn't work, I will definitely try some of the suggestions mentioned here! Great Ideas. Thank you!!!
I guess my husband has an idea for a sediment filter thingy lol. Somehow the sediment will fall to the bottom (lowered area) of the pond, then it will be sucked up by the filter into a large tub where the sediment will sink to the bottom of the tub/barrel and the clean water will go back into...
Hi everyone. I have 5 Aylesbury ducks in my back garden. At the moment they are swimming in a 6 ft kiddy pool (not even a foot deep) which I change the water once a week. It gets REALLY dirty as you duck owners know. I am wanting to make a pond that is a bit deeper and wider with a pond liner...
* GLIMPTON UPDATE *
Well his 'good' leg is still not working and the leg seems to be out to the side now. Other than that, he seems in very good spirits. His eyes have stopped weaping so much and he is back to his normal self again quacking, very active and wagging is tail !!! He actually seems...
Hi, He doesn't seem to be in pain anymore. I think he just strained his leg. He seems fine in all other aspects again now so it seems unneccessary to have him put down. I am a full time house wife and I can be with him a lot and look after him very well. I am not only thinking of my own...
Thank you so much. That makes me feel a lot better that Ollie was born that way and is absolutely fine now. I think you are absolutely right about everything you said. I watch him closely while he is in the bath and I haven't been supporting him while he is preening but I will start. The good...
When this lil guy (Glimpton) was born, his leg was deformed. It was as if it was on completely backwards and his foot was upsidedown and the vet said there was nothing I could do about it besides have it removed. He said he would be fine with it because it is all the duck knows so I left it. His...
Thank you. I need all the help I can get. I am new at this. I have a hard time even knowing which way the leg is supposed to go! lol I think holding him a lot(in the correct position) is a really good idea. Thank you for your help. Any other suggestions are very much appreciated.
Hello. I had 3 Aylesbury ducklings hatch yesterday and 1 of them has a gimp leg:/. I read in some of the other posts on this site to wait a day and see if it straightens out and it didn't so I put a "boot" on the foot with bandaids and cardboard (as suggested by users here). So I did that to try...