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  1. TehLizardKing

    Homemade Hatcher

    Hey y’all, I’ve got a few different sets of eggs in my inky atm and will be removing them clutch by clutch to let them hatch in a separate one so as to avoid drowning younger eggs and covering them in hatch goo. I don’t usually do this but has postal services meant my shipped eggs arrived days...
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    Incubator stopped heating halfway through hatch!

    ...the past few days, could this have affected the inky thermostat? Was the inky calibrating off external air temps maybe? It definitely isn’t above 30*c in my room let alone hatching temps. I only noticed that the eggs feel cold today as I am hand turning (they’re shipped eggs). So weird! Can...
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    Moving a Nest

    I’m in the UK and things are very different here RE: birds, mallards especially - it’s actually legal to take wild mallard eggs and incubate them so long as you release them when they’re adult by the 31st of July of the year you take the eggs unless the adults are disabled somehow. I also rehab...
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    Moving a Nest

    thanks folks that’s a good idea. I have a bator if she jumps off but I’d rather not move her if she’ll be too disturbed. Looks like tomorrow is a diy day lol. Anyone had success moving ducks before?
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    Moving a Nest

    Hey duck people, I’ve got a wild mallard nesting in my garden. She’s very comfortable with human interaction as she and her flock live at the marina across the way and are regularly fed by people, and she will walk right over my feet if I’m in her way. Problem is I’ve lost two hens (some of my...
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    Saddle shaped air cells - how best to deal with em?

    ...but do you think that should affect anything? Anyway the main point is that I'm on day 8, which too early really to see many signs because the b*ggers have really thick, speckled shells. One has a much lighter shell with little pigmentation. And it certainly has veins, but idk about the...
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    Another fox attack, emergency!

    Thank you! He's quiet, dark and warm, I've covered the areas with natural citrus fly repellant (yes, it will remove the oils from his feathers but I've used much more of it on ducks before and the feathers recover fine). The way I described the break in wasn't very good, so I'd like to clarify...
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    Another fox attack, emergency!

    ...the poor thing. I have some pictures. I'm in shock, it's horrible, especially after his mate has just recovered from being torn up by the same bl**dy fox. He's lying on his back, and he won't put weight on his left leg, but it isn't broken or dislocated, there's a wound which has a really...
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    Injury from Fox Attack(graphic)

    Sorry about the wait to reply, I'm doing A levels lol. Somehow, she's recovered completely! I am absolutely amazed, she was certainly on death's door. I want to thank you guys for all your help. Unfortunately that fox got to another duck last night, and I'm just about to start a new thread about...
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    Injury from Fox Attack(graphic)

    She's looking a lot better today, she walked a good few steps and is drinking a normal amount... and just looking not as ruffled and generally perkier. She's still not eating, when do you think I should intervene with that? This is day three. I've put some sweetcorn, a few small pieces of apple...
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    Fox attack on duck! Help needed!

    Thanks Amiga. I've posted the pictures here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1135709/injury-from-fox-attack-graphic#post_17587488 . Good luck with your ducks! They really are lovely.
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    Injury from Fox Attack(graphic)

    Her poop (virtually nonexistant) Close-up of Injury (it's not covered by feathers in the picture, that's the full area) Skin ripped off her leg Puncture in foot pad My gorgeous girl <3
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    Fox attack on duck! Help needed!

    Thank you again! I had heard that myself but I was in a hurry and I couldn't think of anything else that would certainly keep the flies off. However I shall do my research to make sure if it's okay to use again. Oh that sounds good then, I'll use the saline in a spray bottle. Ah that is why...
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    Injury from Fox Attack(graphic)

    Hey, so I've got a post in the emergencies section but I was advised to put one here too, I'd love the help of some fellow duck people. If it's a problem to have more than one thread on the same issue I apologise So one of my lovey Muscovy girls was very lucky to be saved from Mr Fox by my dad...
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    Fox attack on duck! Help needed!

    ...any other bird? and thank you! I wasn't sure if two threads on the same scenario was okay. I'll post something over there too. Thanks again folks! *Edit: the gauze is stuck down onto her feathers either side of the wound, with a gap at the back for air. It's not touching the muscle/bone...
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    Fox attack on duck! Help needed!

    Thanks for getting back to me so quickly... Unfortunately the flap of skin is in the fox's belly so I'm gonna have to improvise on that. Do I need to keep it overed? And if so, is there a way I can keep it covered but still clean?
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    Fox attack on duck! Help needed!

    I'll try and keep this short because I always rant oh my gosh... Last night my whole family forgot to close up the birds for the first time in three years, we all have flu and we could barely move. Mr Fox of course was waiting and my dad was woken up at 3am by the guineas screaming louder than...
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    Any idea what's been eating my girls?

    ...but I keep the birds as pets and they were never going to go on to pollute the gene pool of the breeds) They all had names and they were all really **** friendly (like arm-hopping friendly). We'd had five broodies go off and hatch in the brambles in a row, and 'oh the babies were just so...
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    Boys VS Girls

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    Back under mum?

    Thanks Bine! My thought process was the same: I had images of a poor lonely chook trying to fly up to a branch in the aviary and not getting high enough... Spurred on by you, I decided it was best to put the little fellah back, for his own good... And he seemed to do fine, snuggled right under...
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