About two weeks ago my dog attacked my 5 week old mallard. The mallard was acting fine, but I was crying like a baby. The dog took out a very large chunk of meat and the duck's jugular and esophogus were both exposed. The vet gave us oral antibiotics and a spray stuff to give the duck twice a...
I ended up with 8 out of 12. Im satisfied with that. One has a messed up leg, but it's managing getting around fairly well. Ive got.it seperated with one other chick for now..
I have two babies now, and four more eggs have made cracks in the shells. The first has its umbilical chord still attached to it, which is making it drag around the shell. It looks dry, can I cut it so he can get around better?
chickens? not yet :
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What is lock down? The last 2 days or so, you don't open the incubator?
It's the last three days..you raise the humidity to 60-70 % and stop rotating the eggs. You dont open the incubator.
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Mhmm..they're great.
Are runners really that quiet? I have a runner drake, and he is CONSTANTLY talking. He isn't very loud, but then again... he's a boy. I can only imagine how loud and irritating he would be if he were a hen!
The only time I remember my hen being loud was when she...