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    Help! Muscovy ducklings plucking feathers.

    They're brooder is 58cm by 120cm and has a roof tall enough that they can't touch it with their heads. As for protein I've been feeding them duck starter and peas as the internet says the only thing in duck starter that's not in chick starter is niacin. Attached is the brooder for size reference...
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    Help! Muscovy ducklings plucking feathers.

    Help please! I have 5 Muscovy ducklings living with 6 chicks of assorted breeds. They are all about 4-ish weeks old and I've found that some of the ducklings have been plucking the new feathers from one duckling. I don't think this is a dominance thing as they're going for the biggest...
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    How long can my chicks and ducklings go without water?

    Taking this advice I convinced my mother to buy a much larger waterer, and with the young chicks and ducks part, my ducklings are fairly gentle and the chicks seem to be the ones stepping all over them! 😅
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    How long can my chicks and ducklings go without water?

    This Friday I have to go away for around 15ish hours, I have six chicks of varying breeds (mostly normal sized but a few bantams) and 5 Muscovy ducklings. They'll all be around 4 weeks by that time and they drink their water very fast. They're also all in the same brooder. Will they be okay...
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