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Hello everyone, I just recently bought a mille de fleur and my silkie won't leave her alone. I introduced her at night and sprayed them with vinegar so they all smelt the same. I had no problems last time I introduced a new bird. I'm just looking for any tips on how to get them to get along...

UPDATE: I've been watching them all day. It seems as if once their sitting for a while and then get up they have a limp, almost like their foot fell asleep. Once they're up for a few minutes it seems to dissipate. Could that just be it? A num foot from sitting on it too long?

Hello All, It's been very cold here in norther NJ, around the 20s as highs and single digits at night. I realized all my chickens are doing fine, but all my call ducks seem to have a limp. It seems to be that they limp when it is cold out. I've brought them inside and their limp seems to slowly...

I did not know that, I just wanted to play it safe since a lot of feathers were missing. It's been roughly 16hrs and they seem to be doing alright. Their drinking but still not eating but that's seems to be okay for right now. Yeah I'm starting to think that too. Their slowly getting more...

I woke up this morning to some animal attacking my ducklings (a little over six weeks). Two have died from the attack and two died from their injuries. The three that are remaining don't appear to have any wounds, just a bunch of missing down and feathers. They are drinking but their not...

Okay so one of our babies feet won't open. I though it was because it just hatched but it's been at least two days and he just uses his legs to move. Does anyone know what I can do to get his feet to stay open? I think if he can get his feet open and not use his legs he'll be fine. I took a...

Also I have one who pipped on the wrong end. I stared to help him and then realized there were some veins on the inner membrane. It doesn't look like there's any yolk just veins. The baby's moving his beak but that's all, chirping a little too. Should I help him out tomorrow afternoon if he's...

Sorry if I'm being annoying but how much more time? I work tomorrow until 12:30 so if I wait until 1pm tomorrow (approx 48hrs since first pip) is that too late?

One of my eggs internally pipped roughly 24hrs ago and has not yet pipped externally. I candled it and his beak is still moving inside. Should I assist even if his beak is still moving or should I wait until tonight?

So far we have two babies! Two more look to have internally pipped this afternoon. I candled them to see if anyone made it through two baby ducks moving them around. The one looks normal but the other one looks like there is a yellow stain around the air pouch. Is this okay? He seems like he has...

Just want to make sure, is it okay to leave the little guy in the incubator over night? The other one didn't hatch yet and doesn't seem like he will until late tonight. The little baby is staying by the pipped egg as their talking. Should I move him to the brooder all alone? Just don't want him...

Went to check on our eggs and saw this little guy in there this morning! Guessing it hatched in the middle of the night. The other one who pipped is still working his way out. The little one in there now moved all the eggs to one side! Is that bad? Also I won't get home again until 7 tonight, is...

Northern New Jersey

When I bought hatching eggs off eBay last year they said call ducks. The ones that hatched (the ducks we got these eggs from) are smaller ducks and do fly and seem to act like call ducks. Their smaller then mallards. Yet even they hatched late. So honestly I'm not too sure. The one who I thought...

Okay thank you so much! Also the one who externally pipped still seems to have made no farther progress. Around 3:30pm today it would of been 24hrs since I realized the pip, if it still looks the same should I help it? It's only a small pip I'd just open that up to give it some air.