Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do. Recent content by CMRDucks
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a girl and her ducks
I so needed that little vid :) I think good animals know "babies" on some instinctual level - mother chickens keeping baby kittens warm, that kind of thing. Baby ducks, baby person, it's like the trio share some little innate secret pact of innocence. Completely adorable :) -
*Died* Preemie duckling rejected with yolk sack to absorb Help Please
Hi Kathy, I thought they were seeds from the straw and grasses in the enclosure and they were only apparent in the photo. In hindsight, yes I believe they were eggs. I wasn't going to go there, but this photo is the first day. The photo you said looked like yolk is from the morning of the... -
*Died* Preemie duckling rejected with yolk sack to absorb Help Please
Thanks Miss Lydia, I will definitely have to rework their housing in order to have any ability to separate them for a brooding cycle and I'm not sure how that would work. They have been constantly together since hatch and they share a 2.5' x 4' dog house for egg laying and sleeping/shelter... -
Best Laying Duck Breed?
I'll put in a pitch for Ancona's. Lay daily and through the winter with just a night light - they get a night light because I live in the country dark with predators, can't stand it if I hear something outside and can't see if they are safe. Michigan had some crazy winter conditions and they... -
*Died* Preemie duckling rejected with yolk sack to absorb Help Please
She was the last and the only one to hatch out. All the others quit at various stages and a few infertiles went rotten. A community of 4, one drake and 3 ducks, just turned a year old. They were all by appearances and observation, dedicated but I left them be until day 21, not wanting to... -
*Died* Preemie duckling rejected with yolk sack to absorb Help Please
Thank you for your kindness and everyone's help. Gotta love a duckling, even only for a little while :) -
*Died* Preemie duckling rejected with yolk sack to absorb Help Please
She didn't make it :( I'm amazed how attached I got to that little duckling. -
*Died* Preemie duckling rejected with yolk sack to absorb Help Please
She is still breathing but very weak. I have her up to 84F. Fingers crossed. Thanks for the clarification, this is all new to me. -
*Died* Preemie duckling rejected with yolk sack to absorb Help Please
Yolk sack is now a bit puddly but she made it through the night and she is no longer attached to the egg shell fragments. Temps held 81-85F but the humidity is down to 38%. -
*Died* Preemie duckling rejected with yolk sack to absorb Help Please
She seems still ok but I am so tired. I have to sleep a bit. She still keeps periodically peeping. I hope we both make it to morning. -
*Died* Preemie duckling rejected with yolk sack to absorb Help Please
Raised the box to the heat lamp and we are now waiting for a heat increase as suggested. She continues to peep a lot more as time goes by. -
*Died* Preemie duckling rejected with yolk sack to absorb Help Please
She hatched under a broody trio in straw, the odd bits you see are straw bits. I pick off the straw bits as she dries and it doesn't disturb her or the yolk. Is that right? Getting the temp higher, I have to watch the climb so I don't bake her. Thank You for helping!!! -
*Died* Preemie duckling rejected with yolk sack to absorb Help Please
I think it is still yolk belly and no, she isn't bleeding. The yolk belly was twice that size 4 hours ago. -
*Died* Preemie duckling rejected with yolk sack to absorb Help Please
I'll get a better pic, I wasn't disturbing her - that is the number one thing I've read on any weak/helped duckling. It was definitely yolk - about 2 stacked nickles worth. I disturbed her and took a pic and it is significantly reduced. Raising temp and loading a new picture. -
*Died* Preemie duckling rejected with yolk sack to absorb Help Please
She's sleep "peeping" occasionally and is still more sleep twitchy - increasing motion vs. decreasing motion. I hope that is a good sign. Steady at 84F and 41% humidity based on my temp hydrometer right next to her bowl. It has been a few hours and her movements increase continuously. I...