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Anyone have any advice...sick muscovy duckling!!
She's only in her brooder with one other duckling. Do you think it's necessary to separate the ? I do have another smaller one I could set back up. But the two of them are pretty chill. Also how long did I take to get better? And then they absorb all the air on their own eventually? Thanks... -
Anyone have any advice...sick muscovy duckling!!
I punctured it and the air did come out. I used antibiotic spray and cleaned off an. 18 g needle. She squeaked so I know I did puncture through. The air deflated and I massaged her a bit and she looked totally normal again! That was great. About 10 min later I felt her again and there was... -
Anyone have any advice...sick muscovy duckling!!
Yes that is exactly what it feels like! I thought it would be impossible for it to be air but that's definitely it. Are there any specific areas to avoid or just small punctures over the main area? Thank you so much for the replies. -
Anyone have any advice...sick muscovy duckling!!
This is my 3rd post about this so sorry for that but I just know someobody has to have some input or experience like mine somewhere! I have 2 muscovy ducklings from the same hatch 2 weeks old. One looks normal. The other is very small. Not only that but she is puffed out. Not the feathers... -
Duckling edema??
I have a couple 2 week old muscovy ducklings. 1 seems to be growing normally, but the other is very small and also has edema on her back, neck and chest. At least it seems like edema, she is very puffy and swollen. I believe it may be due to metal toxicity as she was kept in a metal tub for... -
Something is going on with my baby muscovy?? PLEASE READ
theres so much different info everywhere, sometimes not sure which way to go with everything but I do have storeys guide to raising ducks, and have read the basic care for ducklings thread on this site too. I think the metal tub may have been the problem I noticed them trying to chip off the... -
Something is going on with my baby muscovy?? PLEASE READ
Sorry I know I'm going on about this, but I just picked up the little girl to feel what was going on with her being so puffy and I have a little more info. She is definitely retaining fluid or something, her neck and back are puffed out i can feel the skin which is somewhat taut and then press... -
Something is going on with my baby muscovy?? PLEASE READ
Hello! I recently got three 1 week old baby Muscovies. Made my own indoor brooder in a large metal tub lined with plastic and covered in fine straw, and with a heat lamp above. Recently changed the straw to a peat moss/coco grow mixture. The first night they were home, one of them died. She... -
Can you trick a mama Muscovy into raising someone elses ducklings?
Hi everyone! Needing some advice on broody ducks. I have 2 newly (first time) laying Muscovy hens. They each picked a spot for their nest and have been laying every day. We have no drake, so we are just taking a few eggs at a time for eating, and leaving the rest so they will keep on laying... -
Pinioning day or two old ducklings?
that makes total sense. thanks. my girls with beauty clips still manage to fly pretty well around the yard and perch up on the structures and everything. I wouldn't want them to not be able to get up off the ground if need be. Just don't want them flying away and getting into trouble! -
Pinioning day or two old ducklings?
raccoons and hawks are the only two that i know of. except cats will try to get the babies, but the mamas should be there to protect them at that stage. but the raccoons are vicious, however luckily they only come around at night when everyone should be indoors. Should is the key word... -
Pinioning day or two old ducklings?
yes, they will have a fenced off area but will be out in the open. except at night. -
Pinioning day or two old ducklings?
Just doing some research into pinioning the newborns wings. I was told by a friend who raises muscovies that it doesn't hurt them and it rarely ever even bleeds. Wondering how many people do this, or what experiences anyone has had with this procedure (clipping off the cartilaginous tip of the... -
can anyone reccommend a good muscovy breeder for eggs?
If you could sex them that would be fantastic. As far as the wing clipping goes I was under the impression that you could do a permanent wing clipping to the day olds. I know how to do the beauty clip when their blood feathers grow in, that's what my hens have :), but don't worry about it I'll... -
can anyone reccommend a good muscovy breeder for eggs?
That's wonderful! I have a couple more questions, but I think at this point I'm going to want about 20. I don't know if you have them all separated by color and I can just pick a certain number of each, or how you do that. Also was wondering if you sex them at all. And finally if it would be...