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    Mama duck killing babies?

    Hallelujah! At long last we have some positive news from the duck yard. Mama Zelda hatched out two very beautiful babies two days ago. One black, one brown. She still has many eggs she is sitting on. I also put an egg from my Welsh Harlequin into her clutch. Pictures to follow.
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    Mama duck killing babies?

    Thanks for your interest. It will sort itself out. I’ll let you know what happens.
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    Mama duck killing babies?

    No babies yet. I finally put the other two ducks back in with mama. All they did was yell to each other. Now they are calm. I may be getting an incubator tomorrow which will be a great help. Nothing from the eggs I’ve got in the bathroom with heat at 100 and a bathtub full of water to help the...
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    Mama duck killing babies?

    Thanks for your help. We’re in the fourth to fifth week. This started last week and continued into this week.
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    Mama duck killing babies?

    The fully hatched duckling was this morning. The smashed-in eggs are about one every day or every other day. I’ve taken three eggs that look like they are close to hatching and made an impromptu incubator out of a heat lamp. Misting every hour. I spoke to a woman who raises various fowl and was...
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    Mama duck killing babies?

    Also .... the egg was crushed in - the duck still inside. Three of those thus far. One dead hatched out duckling.
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    Mama duck killing babies?

    The dead duckling was a foot away from the nest. If all these ducklings are dead in the egg we're at almost zero survival rate.
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    Mama duck killing babies?

    I separated the drake and other hen after I found eggs being smashed in. And yes - the babies are all dark. She is light. Is this a for real scenario? This really happens? She's desperate to be with the drake. If I had an incubator this would be an easy fix, but no - I do not. I don't raise...
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    Mama duck killing babies?

    I have already read over a previous text regarding dead ducklings both partially and fully hatched out. Here is my story thus far: Separated drake and second hen from broody hen after two viable eggs were caved in. Both were very close to hatching. Yesterday found smashed in egg (ready to...
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    Turkey drinks almost a gallon of water a day.

    Better, thank you. I'm treating her for parasites but still don't which they are as the labs aren't available until Monday. My sister is a biology teacher and is going to help me with a float tomorrow. She seems to be slowing down on water intake and her stools are becoming more solid...
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    Turkey drinks almost a gallon of water a day.

    That's a great idea! Thank you. Yes - I'm in a rural area in W. Washington with both FFA and 4-H.
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    Turkey drinks almost a gallon of water a day.

    I tried to donate him to the food bank - two different food banks - in the area but they didn't have the means to process him.
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    Turkey drinks almost a gallon of water a day.

    Nope. I'm a vegetarian. He'll do well in my compost pile, though.
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    Turkey drinks almost a gallon of water a day.

    She is a pet. Her name is Claudia and follows me around all day like a puppy. I also have a tom (a nasty one at that) who I have separated in the same pen. He's become very aggressive and will not leave her alone. She seems happier now so the plan is to keep it that way.
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    Turkey drinks almost a gallon of water a day.

    Treatment for blackhead?
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