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    Bloody wings, sibling rivalry.

    My runner babies are getting beat up by their Khaki siblings. Last Thursday this wing was bloody, I surmised that she had gotten her head stuck in the wire mesh of the brooder, flailed around and beat her wings up, the next day I caught the khakis attacking her and pecking her wings. I was away...
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    Losing fluff/no feathers

    They will look like that wet, they don’t have the oils from their mother. Carefully blow dry them make sure not to burn them, they will really start to enjoy it.
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    Moving out? Too young? Too cold?

    So this is what I have. I put a shipping blanket over the top (not over the light) for the night, thermometer in the cage says 70 something.
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    Moving out? Too young? Too cold?

    My ducklings will be 4 weeks old on 5/21, they can’t be in the house anymore, and they aren’t ready to go out with the big ducks. I am Contemplating a brooder on the porch, my porch is covered and enclosed on 3.5 sides. The brooder would be 4x4 and critter proof. It can have a heat lamp. This is...
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    Pellets VS crumbles

    Also as I am studying here, what is the maximum allowable calcium? I found this that has .8%...
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    Pellets VS crumbles

    The ducklings?😝 I could, I would need to rethink the feeder, but that is doable.
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    Pellets VS crumbles

    Any opinions on this? Its 18% protein, doesn’t specifically state that it unmedicated, but doesn’t list it either, just a lot of probiotic drivel. https://nutrenaworld.com/products/naturewise-chick-starter-grower-feed/ Alternatively, what is the opinion on 20% protein? I have runners and KC’s...
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    Pellets VS crumbles

    I am having a hard time finding crumbles at lower protein levels. My runners and Khaki’s are 3 weeks ild now and I am trying to get them off the 22% crumbles to an 18%, I am feeding the big ducks Kalmbach duck/goode pellets, which are small pellets. Today I ran some through food processor, it...
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    So..so tired…

    I just got a message from the folks that gave me the eggs, they suggest Ancona/Golden 300 based on spotted bill and feet
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    So..so tired…

    I don’t know that those are the only possibilities, I think she was just trying to bring me runnerish eggs because she knew I liked them. I sent a message and she suggested maybe ancona.
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    So..so tired…

    No idea, this was one of the bigger eggs, I was handed a dozen eggs, told “these are fertilized and from this morning” I believe they have a large number of birds and sell to local stores and such, so anyone’s guess.
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    So..so tired…

    Any guess what this little guy is? I had 9 eggs thought to be runners, and 3 thought to be a K/C Cayuga cross. This doesn’t look like that to me. Feet are black too.
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    So..so tired…

    Also my house smell’s like duck🤮
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    So..so tired…

    4 came out this afternoon, one is still wet in the oven and 2 more with Bills poking out. That leaves 4 eggs with not much visible.
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    So..so tired…

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