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Duckling Inquiries
Yes I agree, I just haven't been able to get a better one yet unfortunately. I do have it so a portion of the bin is under the lamp and the other side is further away so they can have a bit of a cooler area, but they choose to stay on the warmer side. They are at bit silly haha -
Duckling Inquiries
My thermometer broke and I haven't been able to replace it yet, but it was around 90-99 F before breaking -
Duckling Inquiries
Hello ! It has been a while since I've posted anything here. I'm not sure if this is the correct thread but I didnt want to post it in injuries / illness just in case it was normal ! I recently hatched out 3 adorable ducklings ( The mother is a khaki campbell x pekin and father is an indian... -
Duck foot injury / illness, need advice
I keep forgetting to update this! I didn’t want to bother anyone with a ping but pretty soon after (1+ week) the spots slowly started getting less dark in colour & started shrinking. By week 2 it was more noticeably healing, colour was getting less black and closer to regular colours. About now... -
Duck foot injury / illness, need advice
I can check the hardware stores next time I’m out, there IS a peavy mart I can check too! I’ll look for pellets though, thank you ! I get my duck food from a Starfra Feeds though, -
Duck foot injury / illness, need advice
Thank you for your help! I’ll make sure to update you as their feet get better (: I love that your flock sounds a bit silly too haha, it seems there’s no avoiding some goofy duck / goose / chicken jenga -
Duck foot injury / illness, need advice
I’ll make sure to update this thread and maybe tag ya with the progress on their feet. I cleaned out their bedding just before having a large nap lol. I do wish I could find some pine shavings, it sounds better. I’m either bad at using google or don’t have a great farm store yet as I haven’t... -
Duck foot injury / illness, need advice
I’m about 40 minutes outside the Peterborough area, in the “bush” haha. But for real though, I wonder why they like it so much! They’re such menaces, they wouldn’t stop making holes as I was trying to add the walls lol -
Duck foot injury / illness, need advice
@Jenbirdee @Miss Lydia @Canadian Wind The ventilation does need to be fixed, I need better ventilation on their side of the duck house. It’s a bit hard to explain but essentially I converted a greenhouse to be their duck house / coop. It‘s currently sectioned off in 3 groups, the runner ducks... -
Duck foot injury / illness, need advice
It has gotten around and up to -10°c so far (inside the duck house) but where I am it gets a lot colder so it won’t be easier going forward either. One of my other runners did / does have a bit of frostbite and he’s been inside since (zipper). It’s not a horrible case either but looks different... -
Duck foot injury / illness, need advice
Recently the humidity has been harder to control in my duck house than usual, and now my boys feet don’t look good. I’m assuming the humidity + cold has done it, or helped do it ? I don’t fully believe it’s bumble foot as some of these cut like things have a scaly / ridged sort of texture. I... -
Winter Preparations
Okay so I’m converting a greenhouse to the duck house and I’m winterizing and planning to winterize further as it goes. I’m in Ontario (Canada) and it gets to -40°c where I’m at. I plan to have the ducks in their duck house most / all of the winter on those bad days, not going outside. If... -
Call Duckling with Deformed Bill - HELP! Need Advice
How have yours been now that it has been a few months? I have 2 like this only a few days old. 1 of them actually has “holes” on both sides and isn’t crossing luckily, but the others is crossing a teeny bit more as days go by. Mine try the hard crumble from another duckling, but I give them a...- Kerya
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Strange Egg: Is it a Lash egg or something else?
I will make sure to do that, I’ll watch her closely. So far I’m hoping glitch, she is exhibiting normal behaviour and nothing looks out of place. I will hope it stays that way. I’ll put out some oystershell as well! And yeah, unfortunately at the moment my ratio is off. Because they’re coming...- Kerya
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Strange Egg: Is it a Lash egg or something else?
That would be relieving, also there’s no chance it would be another gal. Just before it was laid I cleaned their entire area out, she’s separated by fence so she’s by herself but can still poke/see her brothers. I watched her make her first nest, it was so cute!- Kerya
- Post #11
- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures