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Duckling head bump
Thank you guys for your help. We did get two crested ducklings. We have one crested female and we were hoping some of the ducklings would be hers. They didn’t have the bump, just the little Afro. Unfortunately, he started to struggle greatly a couple hours after I posted. He acted like whatever... -
Duckling head bump
Hi, We set and hatched 13 duck eggs this month and they all hatched this weekend. However, the last one to hatch, It also pipped the wrong end, came out with a growth like thing on its head. It is not doing too well, either. It’s trying to be a duckling, but it’s almost like it can’t hold up... -
Bumblefoot-did I do this right?
Thanks for the responses. One of my duck groups said the photos look more like bad callouses rather than bumblefoot. I think I agree since this morning the open one doesn't seem to have any sign of infection. It's definitely healthy tissue. I'm not gonna mess with the right foot. So I soaked his... -
Bumblefoot-did I do this right?
we have a duck that’s limping and discovered what looked like bumblefoot on both feet. This is our first duck flock, so first time dealing with this. Everything I’ve watched/read said peel off scab and squeeze out infection. So I soaked yesterday in Epsom off and on and treated with neosporin... -
Peachick hatched with straight leg
Well now both of his legs are shaking like the one in the video. He cannot stand. He only lies on his side. He tries and tries to get up, but he cannot. All he can do is slide around on his left side. I think something is really wrong with him, but everyone says wait 24 hours. I hate to think... -
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Peachick hatched with straight leg
My first peachick egg hatched a couple of hours ago, and one leg was pulled into the body but one was stuck straight out, including the toes, and doesn’t seem to want to bend. He also can’t seem to move much and lies on the side of the straightened leg. Is this splay or something else? It... -
Help! I bought duck eggs but think this is a chicken!?!
Ok thanks. That’s what I’m trying to figure out. Right now he’s the lone chicken. I don’t want him to get picked on too much for literally being the ugly duckling.- Rhyahcf
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Help! I bought duck eggs but think this is a chicken!?!
I did notice that a couple of them were smaller eggs, so I guess it’s possible I’ll get another chicken. I think the majority are ducks, especially since they are on schedule air sac wise and stuff to hatch in about 4-5 Days- Rhyahcf
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Help! I bought duck eggs but think this is a chicken!?!
I live in a tiny town with lots of little old farmers. I think he probably just mixed them up. He had chickens and ducks running everywhere.- Rhyahcf
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Help! I bought duck eggs but think this is a chicken!?!
so about a month ago I bought what i was told was a dozen welsh harlequin duck eggs from a little old farmer down the road. He even showed me his flock of ducks the eggs came from. I still have 2 days until lockdown, but noticed one pipped last night and hatched today. And this is my first...- Rhyahcf
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Are peacocks protective of peahens?
So our ganders will protect the females, and we actually lost 2 of our ganders this winter to a predator because they were protecting the flock. Do peacocks do the same thing? I ask because I assumed they would, but we had a fox come up in the middle of the day right next to our house. During... -
What do I do once they hatch?
Ok I’ve checked the stickies and some forum posts, but can’t seem to find the answer. I have 11 welsh harlequin eggs incubating. Day 25 is this Friday. What do I do once they start hatching? How long do they stay in the incubator once they’re up walking around? Just until dry? Can I open the... -
Are these Golden 300?
So we had major predator issues this winter and lost all of our ducks and a few geese. We picked out a couple ducklings today to replenish our stock, but the guy at Orschelens was absolutely no help with determining what kind they were selling, (couldn’t even suggest what food to get and said... -
What are the geese doing?
Here’s a pic I took yesterday. There’s a couple of them there eating by the garage. Thanks for the tips about the enclosure. And yes, we bought the home in August and it came with ducks, geese, and the two Peafowl. They were all left behind when the home went up for auction in 2015, so I’m not... -
What are the geese doing?
I believe they are Chinese geese. We do have about 30 Canadian geese that come in the mornings but fly off by lunch time. I don’t know how often they were around people before we bought the farm. The property was up for auction in 2015 and the guy that won only lived here a year and did not take... -
What are the geese doing?
No. And I ended up having to let the two I caught out of the house just a couple hours later. They were hurting themselves trying to get out. These are basically wild geese that just don’t leave. They want nothing to do with being penned. Thankfully our Peafowl go back into their pen willingly... -
What are the geese doing?
Yeah, we’re gonna build them something soon. The ice is melting, so hopefully they can get out to the middle tonight. They were all accounted for this morning. -
What are the geese doing?
Well we lost another one last night, and today as I was looking for foot tracks some movement caught my eye in our 20 acre field. It’s a freaking huge Bobcat. I watched it walk across the field toward the barn, which is where we’ve noticed most of the tracks coming from, and then wrapping around... -
What are the geese doing?
Ah, didn’t think about that. We do have a raccoon family. One was at the backdoor scratching to come inside just a few nights ago.