I was afraid so. I'm going to have to figure someway to secure where she's at anyway. The more I've thought about it, she's kinda exposed to predators where she is. But refuses to go in the enclosure at night.
Let me start by saying i have 3 drakes and 1 duck. She only seems to mate with one (the biggest) but they all follow her around and don't fight about it. She has been laying eggs randomly around the yard so I've collected and hatched a few in the incubator. But she started laying in a nest so i...
I'd love too know too.. I'm on my second batch of incubating eggs because she was randomly laying them all over the place. (I tried leaving them but predators were finding them first) we built her another house away from the chickens and closer to the pond. She now has a nest full but she isn't...
Just got home from the camping trip and i DID miss all the action. Crackers hatched Saturday afternoon and the last one externally pipped Saturday night and made her way out sometime during the night. Tootsie is doing great, drinking, eating and pooping just like little ducks do. I'm going to...
The air sac looks in tack and that's normally all i look at but when i put the light under him there us a lot of open area. I'm guessing that's not normal. Here is the view from the bottom.
I've only had the one yucky one hatch. There were 3 i put in the incubator later and due tomorrow. 1 has had no movement for the last 2 days (so i need to discard but i was waiting to be certain she wasn't just napping) 2 and 3 had both internally pipped last night. I could hear #2 (crackers)...
Yes. Tiny safe hole made away from where he was working. He's a determined little fella cause i could feel him pecking while i was holding the egg steady.
yes due tomorrow but internally pipped sometime yesterday. I heard the chirping when i candled last night. Sorry i know you have a lot of ducks to keep straight. Lol