Hi everyone!!
My ducks are about 4 months old now, I hatched them but only named two of them as I was unsure of sexes.
I named one hope, which is a Cayuga and has turned out to be a male - I called him hope as he was very weak when he hatched out and it was a bit touch and go to if he was...
[VIDEO] this is a video of her this morning, the wings aren't always like it, she sometimes has them tucked under. Should I dress them or still keep an eye on them? :)
I candled during lockdown (before external pips) as mentioned and it didn't harm mine, I too couldn't see any Movement or hear any peeping but it put mine mind at rest when I candled and saw them wriggling!!!
@kaciebigAny more news? Mine are in the garden now with a heat lamp but they do still follow me round and eat out of my hand but then they are still babies. Playing the YouTube clips and talking to them really made them peep with me.
In regards to sexing by voice, I don't know if this clip...
Sit tight, keep us updated. Try not to worry they do like to make us wait... Just read the beginning of this thread you will see they had me panicking!!
I've tried to upload a video of them making a little noise but I can't seem to?
I didn't notice any movement with mine which did have me quite worried, I was sure that they were all dead. I noticed an external pip on day 27 and then I started hearing the peeping, my runners hatched on day 28 & 29. I candled the rest on day 30 and my Cayuga egg had an internal pip but no...
Hi,
I have 6 ducklings, 5 Indian runners and 1 Cayuga. They are 3 and half weeks old now and 1 has an obvious quack. There's 3 others that have a different sound to the duckling peeping sound that they were previously making. My question is do the males voices change this early too or do they...