Thank you! That's good to know. Although frustrating because both his parents come from Holderreads. I had high hopes for that little guy! He still makes a great pet. As long as he's not uncomfortable.
Hi everyone!
I have a duckling whose tail is crooked. I didn't notice any of this til his feathers started coming in, but his rear end is growing to one side! It seems to be his whole tail end, not just the feathers.
Does anyone know what could be causing this? And is there anything I can do to...
It took us a while but finally we came to the conclusion that he's a Handsome.
When he didn't have a name I was just referring to him as Handsome and it stuck.
And boy does it fit!!
I'm not an expert but usually we start feeding our ducklings twenty four hours after they hatch. I've never dealt with something like this though. Hopefully someone else will have experience with this. Good luck! Sending prayers for the little guy.
I just had my runner do the same thing. She killed one and stomped two more. We collected the ducklings and moved them inside to a brooder. Removing them is probably your safest bet! Some mama's just aren't careful.
Runners are my absolute favorites!! I just thought I would throw in a few pictures of my babies!
Stanley:
Pancake:
Frances:
Pickle:
And of course lots and lots of ducklings!!! (I'll post duckling pictures in another post. I don't want to clog up the thread!)
A week ago my fawn and white runners hatched out a duckling that I lovingly called Annabelle.
We vent sexed the babies today and learned that she was a 'he'. He's from Holderread lines and is absolutely beautiful and sweet. Any name ideas?
He seemed to perk up after the sugar water and is now eating and drinking like a champ. He's gotten strong enough to hold his little head up and sit up on his own and even is trying to walk. He's only half the size of his siblings of the same age, but hopefully he'll catch up. I'm just glad...
My Indian Runner just hatched out 8 ducklings and her 7th turned out much smaller than the others and very weak. He is unable to walk and his right wing points down instead of back. He is sort of scooting short distances but other than that he can barely keep himself upright. He spends most of...