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Duckling leaking egg yolk from its vent
It definitely was from the vent because I saw him do normal poop from that exact place. I was relieved at the time to see that the black spot wasn't covering the vent completely to where he couldn't poop. He unfortunately has died 😔 Still would like to know what was wrong with him though, if... -
Duckling leaking egg yolk from its vent
2 of my ducks had nests together and the ducklings began hatching 3 days ago. Yesterday morning they were ready to leave the nest with mom, but one had flipped over and couldn't get up. I flipped it but it just sat there and was obviously weak. It didn't want to open its eyes much (mainly its... -
Raccoons won't leave
Thanks for your replies! I'm currently fixing any weak spots e.g. using hardware cloth to cover where wood rotted out. I'll be making a double door (the doors on dog kennels are kind of awful - huge gaps) and burying wire as well. Right now I have paving stones buried around the edges but that's... -
Raccoons won't leave
I used live traps years ago but surely it just means more raccoons move into the area to replace the ones that I relocated? In my yard I have a large pond and woods, plus neighboring ponds and woods...so that's always going to attract raccoons I think. Looking at my ring cam, I discovered the... -
Raccoons won't leave
I still have raccoons prowling feet from my duck enclosures, despite having lights on and a podcast running pretty loudly on an outdoor speaker to make it appear that there's people nearby. My bedroom window is right there and I have ring cameras. That's how I’m aware of the raccoons - I have to... -
One egg hasn't pipped yet but it's still alive
That's true, I'll have to get a cheap one for cases like this! Eventually I'd like to hatch my own birds for fun but I've always just let the momma ducks do it before. -
One egg hasn't pipped yet but it's still alive
Nope I see no movement, and don't hear anything. I thought maybe it had died since the last time I felt it moving, but I don't know. I figure the smelly drops are probably a good indication but I wanted to make sure before I remove it. -
One egg hasn't pipped yet but it's still alive
Hmm I don't know why but I can't get a video to load. Maybe a picture will work? -
One egg hasn't pipped yet but it's still alive
I think this should work...having issues uploading the vid -
One egg hasn't pipped yet but it's still alive
Yep here's the vid! There's some weird dark spots in the air sac area as you can see. I keep thinking surely it can't be alive because there have been tiny drops of clear, gooey, weird smelling liquid on the egg. But i feel its heart beating. There's just no way I can imagine that, it's obvious... -
One egg hasn't pipped yet but it's still alive
My muscovy duck's eggs hatched yesterday/early this morning except for two. One was definitely dead, the other I wasn't sure about, but now I just felt its heart beating. The mom has left the nest with the other babies at this point, except for one duckling that had issues yesterday and she... -
Female duck not eating well - tube feeding questions
I hope after she reaches the desired weight and you don't need to do the tube feeding anymore that she'll start eating enough on her own! Does she live with any other ducks? I find other ducks are handy for getting a duck to enjoy a certain food or treats that I'm wanting them to eat. Seeing the... -
Is Metzer Farms a good option for buying ducks?
I've only ever ordered from mypetchicken. I got an order of 3 ducklings and all arrived perfectly fine :) -
Call Duck Assortment from Metzers
I was using ceramic bowls. I just tried to keep my ducklings' feet drier and cleaner and it went away. At this age they're producing so much poop and causing such a mess with the water that it's hard. Mine also tried to eat any bedding I tried using so I switched to washable puppy pads which... -
Bad gasping episodes. Non-prescription fungal meds?
That's good to hear she's getting better! How much colloidal silver do you put in the nebulizer? I'd like to use it in a nebulizer, I've only used the silver orally so far.