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My Mallards would rather not be touched but thet do stay. I have a cage set up in the yard also have a huge pond. I leave the cage door open they go in and eat play in the water, take a nap and go back out to the pond. I even put my other baby ducks in their cage for a bit while I was cleaning...

I have a 3 day old one now and its a huge puff ball! I have 3 more about 3 weeks old and much bigger so I'd say he close to two weeks.

My Duckling is now 3 weeks old. He could not walk at all. He would hop and lay only. We have a wildlife vet in town so I took him in - ouch $250 later. She put a splint- did not work then a cast on (Moved a tenden in place). Made me put in in a container just big enough to make him stand on...

I have two adults ducks and have hatched about 15. Have 6 three week olds and 3 2/3 week olds- of my own. I also have the 3 mallards I got in early March frm the feed store that I have released and they are still hanging around on their own. They even got their way back into the cage with my 3...

Now three days old and he will not use this leg at all now. Holds it straight back now. I tried to make a shoe and splint it with a bendable straw but that did not work either. It just held the entire leg backward. Still hoping for more ideas. Even took him to a vet and after $100.00 (ouch)...

Most of mine peep for a day or two before they were out. I did help some once they poke out on their own. I just opened enough for them to push out easy when they were ready. I did not make them come all the way b/c I know they are still pulling in their yolk even right before hatching. I...

Wast tring to attach a picture instead of insert so here is a few pics although one is sideways. Sorry. Any help out there. I can move the web part to the side but not to the front. He was born last night and so full of spunk!

Duckling hatched a few hours ago. Going strong but has a bad deformed leg. Goes back and toes curled. Not sure how to attach a picture on here. Not sure. Any help on this out there? THANKS CINDY