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Sitting duck questions
I hadn’t been feeding them wet feed...do I just mix their feed with water, or is this something specific I should get? They’ve been eating and drinking a LOT, but maybe the little one wasn’t getting to it as well. Thank y’all for being so nice! -
Sitting duck questions
We’ve lost two more this week, the smallest one I was calling Rowdy was dead when I came in to check on them this morning. He has been walking a little weird. Off balance and fell down a few times yesterday. I feel like it’s my fault he died and I’ve been crying since I found him. We took Mama... -
Sitting duck questions
We just got home and checked on everybody. 9 ducks, three eggs, and Mama had broken up the nest. I took the eggs out and will candle in a bit. She and the babies are in a big brooder box in the garage, separate from the other ducks. I have no idea what happened to the 10th baby/11th hatching but... -
Sitting duck questions
I have updates and questions again. We seem to have a missing duckling. Possibly two. We had to go out of town to visit my parents and Husband’s mom is taking care of our critters. We left Thursday afternoon and will come home tomorrow (Saturday). MIL called today and was asking questions about... -
Sitting duck questions
There are 9 more eggs on the nest! I don’t know if they’ll all hatch. Mama’s sitting on there! How long should I let her sit on unhatched ones? The babies climb all over her and under her wings! So sweet! -
Sitting duck questions
Went out this morning and there were 6!!! They’re so cute! :love -
Sitting duck questions
Meet baby Noel! Should have some siblings soon! -
Sitting duck questions
Ok! I came in the garage where we have the brooder set up and heard peeping. I poked my head over the side and she got off the nest enough for me to see and then sat right back down. Like to say, “Check this out...but don’t get too close missy!” I’m going to leave her be the rest of the night... -
Sitting duck questions
We have a baby half out of its shell! And another with a big hole in the shell and another pipped! Will Mama squash them? She kinda did a waddle in place on the nest and settled down. I heard the first one peeping and I have no idea what distressed peeping sounds like. I’m so excited... -
Sitting duck questions
A couple updates and more questions! We moved the other ducks out of the shed into a different house for a little bit. I've been super nervous about the hatch starting when I'm not there to move everything to the brooder, so we moved everyone out so Mama could concentrate and have some peace... -
Sitting duck questions
Ok, last night I coaxed mama off her nest to eat and run around the yard a bit. She had pushed one out of the nest and it had exploded. Smelly! I candled the rest (24 total), and culled 7. Those were green or had no veins at all. I have one more questionable that I'll check again in a day or... -
Sitting duck questions
Yes, that's the one I've been looking at. I've googled others, but they all look pretty similar to that one. -
Sitting duck questions
I will see if she's off today when I get home and re-candle. Now I'll need to look up the chart again! If there are any that don't look like the 21-28 day pictures, those should go? -
Sitting duck questions
There were around 20 eggs when we first realized she was sitting, and I haven't been able to count for a week or so. She doesn't get off the nest much when I'm home, and I haven't wanted to bother her or them. We do have a *big* box where we raised her and the others in our garage. It would... -
Sitting duck questions
Hello all! My Khaki Campbell hen has been sitting on a nest for a few weeks. She's less than a year old, and even though we've heard they're not great at sitting a nest/being a parent, we figured we'd see what would happen. Watching her and her interactions with our other ducks has been...