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    Ducklings hatched during the night!

    Ok so ducklings had their first night in a brooder last night. We picked one of the chickens to go in with them as there were actually 3 who thought they were the mother. They have buckets with holes cut in the sides for food and water so that they can get in for a feed/swim but chicken mom...
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    Ducklings hatched during the night!

    Lol ummm they were with the hens if you read properly. And yes Amiga, we have decided to close up the barrel each night now!
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    Ducklings hatched during the night!

    Well yesterday went well. I "stole" all 5 ducklings and put them in a seperate container with food and water. I ended up buying a really fine layer mash as the produce didn't keep any food for ducks under the age of 4 weeks!? Anyway, they were so happy to eat, drink and swim. When they were done...
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    Ducklings hatched during the night!

    Thanks for the reply! Thankfully there aren't any chicks as we don't own a rooster. Oh, and it's going into summer here so the days are scorching! 35 degrees or over... I might well take them away from the mamas as all the mom's are doing are continuing to sit on the un-hatched eggs and the...
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    Ducklings hatched during the night!

    Hey, I'm new. A few months ago I moved to a rental property shared with a guy that has ducks and chickens. Looking after them sort of became my job as I am very much an animal person and all he was feeding them was bread. Anyway, he asked me to stop bringing the duck eggs up as he wanted the...
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