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we dont have an incubator but she keeps wanting to make a nest we just keep taking the eggs when she does haha at the moment we're keeping her locked away in the chicken box until we either trap the fox or are happy to say its not coming back shes clumped her 4 eggs together under some straw...

hmm. i guess i could take a couple to raise with people and let her keep the rest :confused: we lost him on wednesday morning but there were 2 eggs at the time we hadnt collected so now she has laid another 2 since. i read that they can fertilize up to 10 days after mating? im not really...

so back in christmas last year my brother and i each got a day old aylesbury duckling, jemima and puddles. they were the sweetest little things and my brothers drake puddles grew up to be the biggest sook. he would follow you around the yard wanting pats. then the other night a fox came and...

that is very interesting info indeed! though i still cant find much/anything on how to treat it in animals... most sources ive found just say dont worry, it shouldnt cause any pain.... i suppose i could try to make a brace for her to wear for the last part of her growing?

hmmm possibly... between the likelyhood of finding a vet thatll look at ducks and the likely costs involved at this point i cant see my parents being too keen on the vet idea :/ i can certainly add some more vitamins to the diet... though i have no idea what to add... i guess its similar...

yeah, i had similar thoughts... though i have no idea how youd treat something like that... my brother used to have it and had to do daily stretches but i cant really tell jemima to hahaha i have doubts of it being a birth defect... its only showed up in the last couple days trauma is...

hey all, poor little jemima never seems to catch a break! she started with pigeon toes which has since cleared up with a diet of increased niacin. but as of the last couple days ive begun noticing that she walks with almost a sideward curve in her back..... she can still run and doesnt...

uuugh mixture of reasons which keep changing... all in all i really dont know... something between not sure if i could care for them (after having guinea pigs which have a real habit of not staying alive :hmm) then proving that i can care for a pet keeping (well, at least pepper...) going...

my duckie is growing so fast!!!!

ah, thats an excellent idea! thank you! ill try that out shortly though, given how fast theyre growing i dont think ill have to worry about pepper picking on the ducks more the other way around :lau

uuuuugh i knew id forget to add something when i rewrote the post!!! ill edit that itn now :p yeah! i got full marks AND the teacher was so impressed about how well (over the top) i had done that she got me to print off a copy of the 100odd page report so that she could keep it as an...

ahaha thanks :D yeah, i cant complain about them too much :plbb though i do find their taste in 'allowed pets' odd... guinnea pigs, yabbies, chickens, budgies, ducks, hermit crabs, all been fine.... but NO YOU CANT HAVE A DOG :idunno hehe though with jemima now i certainly cant...

AHHH that lovely moment when youre almost finished writing up a lovely big message and the browser thows a hissyfit and you loose it all WOO HOOO :woot:th time to go again :mad: HI! My name is Luke, i am a 19 year-old part time photographer, full time student pilot and now full time...