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    Duckling jerking head, really strange movements!

    Well I was going to take him to a vet when I got off work but when I got home about an hour and a half ago he had passed away. Poor little guy, I'll have to keep an eye on the remaining to see if they show any signs. I'm wondering if it was the algae thing, we live on the coast and this little...
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    Duckling jerking head, really strange movements!

    So we've been watching this Muscovy duck family behind my apartment for a long time, today while walking our dogs my boyfriend saw two boys poking at the smallest ducking who was on the water. My bf went to look and the ducking was making really weird jerky head movements, I've never seen this...
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    How to protect ducklings in an outdoor pen?

    I've never seen any of these on my property but I have seen opposums, racoons, and once a fox around here. We do have snakes every once in a while.
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    How to protect ducklings in an outdoor pen?

    My ducks are in an outdoor pen with hardware cloth around the bottom half of the pen; however, there is a gap at the bottom where the dirt has run out so there is just the two inch spaced wire at the very bottom. There is also a hotwire around the bottom and the enclosure has a covered top. I...
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    Ducklings started hatching :)

    Yeah I still have them separated from the others. Any idea how long I should keep them apart?
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    Ducklings started hatching :)

    Yeah it sucked! I still have that one duckling. No more hatched that I know of. At least this way I don't have to look for homes for any... The duckling is doing good, getting big already. I'll try and get a pic later today.
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    Ducklings started hatching :)

    It appears that Caya rearranged her nest last night and the one that was hatching when I left was squished in it's egg This is killing me! So many aren't making it. The other duckling is good now that they're separated from the other big ducks. I really hope some more hatch successfully...
  8. Caya and baby 6/20/12

    Caya and baby 6/20/12

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    Ducklings started hatching :)

    Today there was only one baby again! Gah! I blocked the edges and while I was there The other ducks were being horrible to the baby. I had to snatch it up. Caya didn't like that but the baby just relaxed in my hand and almost fell asleep with it's head limp against me. I felt so bad for it. I...
  10. Caya and sleepy duckling.

    Caya and sleepy duckling.

  11. Duckling.

    Duckling.

  12. Starting to hatch!

    Starting to hatch!

  13. Just hatched.

    Just hatched.

  14. Duckling hatching.

    Duckling hatching.

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    Ducklings started hatching :)

    One of the babies disapeared today :( I couldn't see a body so I'm thinking maybe a snake, or it slipped out and a dog got it. The tiny wire mesh around the bottom of the duck pen seems to have come up some so I'll try and fix that tomorrow. The other two ducks are being kind of mean to the baby...
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