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Duck eggs hatching!! I have made an incubator.Is there anything else I should be doing?
Thank you for the advice!! -
Duck eggs hatching!! I have made an incubator.Is there anything else I should be doing?
I have about 7-10 duck eggs,2 have already hatched and 3rd one is halfway out!! I can hear others pecking and chirping inside!! This is my very 1st time with hatching,is there anything I need to know other than the incubator and temp? I have already put chick feed mush and water in there and the... -
Daily Duck Egg Report
I take then that if they are molting,they aren't normally laying? -
The Duck Thread
Definitely looks like my girl,Munchkin,who is a Black Swede! What a beauty!! -
OK,NEW QUESTION!
Thank you very much for this info! I can handle either the tote or some other type of enclosed pen for any babies.So far,so good with Munchkin laying on them,however she doesn't stay on them all the time,whether for eating,foraging or swimming in the pond,she does go right back to them and is... -
OK,NEW QUESTION!
Thank you for the info you gave me,it at least gets me started in a direction in which I am sure I will learn probably more than I wanted to! LOL Oh by the way,what is a brooder? -
OK,NEW QUESTION!
I have talked about Ellie and reported that she wasn't laying for the past 2 weeks however we now have an egg nest with 8 eggs in it,none of them are Ellie's and only the Black swede sitting on them! I know nothing about raising baby ducks so I guess I have a lot of homework to do! Will I need... -
Emergency: 10 ducks dead and counting. Please help!
I do apologize for being so hasty in judging you! I have not done what you are doing so therefore should not have jumped in so quickly! I know some people out there just happen to not care when raising them for slaughter! Hope all is going well for you! -
The Duck Thread
What kind of ducks are the boys? One looks Mallard on the body and the black one looks like my Black Swede! They are very pretty,love my ducks too!! Your girl is sooooo pretty! -
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BLUE SWEDE MAKING CHANGES,HEALTHY OR NOT?
Thank you Miss Lydia! I didn't find much to go on,so I guess we will have to keep an eye on her! -
BLUE SWEDE MAKING CHANGES,HEALTHY OR NOT?
My blue swede Ellie is 1 yr old,she was laying the green then the blue eggs! She has had issues with prolapsed uterus and egg bound in the past,vet treated her,removed eggs from her etc. Now that she has been doing well for over 5months,Ellie has stopped laying altogether and her bill has turned... -
Hurt foot!
It looks like bumblefoot starting,how long has it been a problem? -
Could ducks lay green eggs
I have 2 Blue Swedes and 1 Black Swede and only 1 of the Blue Swedes have always layed a green or blue egg! She started out when first laying,green and now that she is older it has changed to blue,the other 2 lay white eggs! Hope this helps! -
The ULTIMATE list of DUCK Treats and Supplements...
Yes they do!! I have 4 ducks,2 Blue Swedes and 1 Mallard and 1 Black Swede and the Blue swedes have a field day if they find one! Mine used to be a fish pond,my fish died after many years,only tadpoles and frogs and toads!! Doesn't matter how big they are either,I have only been able to steal 1...