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    Gosling having fits, think it’s a leg injury or vit b deficiency, not sure anymore

    I have been following this thread. How wonderful! So grateful to God that little creature has you for her goose mom! I’m currently nursing a baby chick that my mom had with a few others from TS. My mom was ready to put her down because something was wrong with one leg and she was less than...
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    Baby chick not growing

    I have a TINY little chick from Tractor Supply. We bought two Wyandotte’s and two Red ? on 4/2/21. The two Wyandotte’s and one Red ? are growing like crazy-cakes and the one poor little chick is as tiny as the day we got her. She is wobbly, but she eats, drinks, and poops normally. She...
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    Please Help Me- My Little Ancona Duckling is in Big Trouble!!!

    I should add that my little girl (at least I think it is a girl) has normal poop as far as the eye can see, definitely no blood, and is eating and drinking. Thank you any and all comrades in advance!
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    Please Help Me- My Little Ancona Duckling is in Big Trouble!!!

    So SiCK...! DOB: 4/29/13 My duckling has lost it's sense of coordination, cannot walk,is panting inside in the a/c, and bill is extremely hot to the touch. Sudden onset of symptoms- just after placing outdoors this morning. Any contribution, information will be appreciated! We love this...
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    Ended Official BYC Article Writing Contest #4

    Is there a deadline? I like to write and I love poultry- my husband has outlawed chickens, but I have a small flock of ducks- I KNOW- RIGHT? Ducks, but not chickens?!? He says he has his reasons... May I write about my duckies? :D
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    Lost/Abandoned Wood Duck duckling

    I have successfully raised mallards and anconas from incubating the eggs. My ducklings do not eat much at all until the fourth day. I add a poultry vitamin/electrolyte solution to their drinking water for the first seven days.They love rolled oats stirred into water for a meal! They do hate...
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    Ancona Duck Hatching Eggs - NPIP

    My first hatching experience did not go as well as I would have liked. However, out of t fourteen eggs we managed to hatch seven. Only two appeared infertile, and only one formed a blood ring. I tossed those three along the way. We had eleven viable eggs. The birth was traumatic as the...
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    New to incubating.

    One more thing! Ducklings can take up to 48 hours to hatch! So don't worry if they don't hatch on day 28- it may be day 30! :)
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    New to incubating.

    I am just setting my second hatch. Twelve shipped Ancona eggs. My first hatch didn't go so well. I started with thirteen shipped Ancona eggs. No detached egg cells. Candled on day 7 and all appeared well. Candled on day 14 and two had formed blood ring-tossed. Candled on day 21 and all...
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    Sebastopol/Pomeranian goslings

    Do you have any goslings now? Are they mixed breed or do you have the two different breeds available? Thank you!
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    need advice on LG still air bator

    Tractor Supply sells them for $45. Everyday. Egg turner sold separately for $45.
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    Ancona Duck Hatching Eggs - NPIP

    Hi, Harried Homemaker! :) Thank you so much for packing my beautiful eggs so carefully! I ordered a dozen and- true to your word- you threw in a couple of extras, and there was not one damaged egg or detached air cell! I received them two days after I made payment, as well. Hopefully, I'll...
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