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    Will a broody duck be a mother to incubated ducklings?

    We have four eggs in the incubator due to hatch in a week. Oddly enough our female (who is the biological mother) got broody yesterday. When the ducklings hatch can I just slip them underneath her? Or will she not recognize them - she's never been a mother before.
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    I injured my duck!!

    Since my two males were killed my single female has gotten a lot more attention (and wants and needs a lot more). I was inspired by all the cool photos of people holding their ducks - especially the pictures of Nettie's duck Victor on her back. So I tried it with Joey a few times. She didn't...
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    Anyone interested in Saxony ducklings (if they hatch)? NorCal

    We have four Saxony eggs incubating that will hopefully hatch 2/25. So far they're developing really well - hilariously active when we candle them. Last time I incubated four we ended up with three (one died three days before the hatch) so I have no idea how many will survive. But since we only...
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    Any competent duck sexer in SF Bay Area?

    Hi, We have 4 saxony eggs that keep going right along with an anticipated hatch date of 2/25. Since last time we hatched three and ended up with two males and one female I was hoping to find out early (before I was hopelessly attached to them all) the genders right after hatching. There are...
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    Exciting Saxony eggs in incubator story

    This is a horrible, horrible thing that will hopefully turn into something good. Here are Jimmy, Elvis and Joey (Joey is the female). We hatched them from eggs from a breeder in Michigan in 2008 Jimmy and Elvis were killed by predators on the 23rd - Joey was in a separate pen. So we...
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    Need grieving duck advice

    OK. I need suggestions about what to do. The situation is that my 20 month old female Saxony, Joey, is now single and grieving after her two male Saxony companions she was raised with were killed last week. We're trying to decide what to do. The options we've thought of are 1) Try to incubate...
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    Many, many questions about duck egg fertility

    We're trying to make the best of a just horrible situation. We had three Saxony ducks and the two males were killed by predators Thursday night. Now that we're starting to be able to think through the cloud of grief we're feeling for the loss of our really fabulous boys it just occurred to us...
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    Wanted: Heavy Breed Duck, Bay Area, CA

    Hi, I'm looking for a large size female to even out my gender ratio. I have two eight pound Saxony males and a 5.5 pound Saxony female. We have managed to get through one year - but it was stressful with constant separation in different pens. So I want a female who is big enough to handle the...
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    Video - ducks getting treats in the house

    First attempt to try to film how funny ducks are! Still learning how to film at the same angle though
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    There go the tomatoes!

    My ducks have been clueless all summer long about how tasty tomatoes are......but my female duck just figured it out yesterday! Cherry tomatoes are just perfect for duck beaks I guess! I'm really impressed with her taste though - she's only picking the most perfectly ripe ones.
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    My drake lost his wings!

    So i'm stunned that I didn't see this before but one of my drakes, Elvis, doesn't have any of his primaries anymore. He's acting completely normal, chatting, eating, swimming, grooming. I remember last week thinking it was odd that when he and the others came out the front door after getting...
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    Is this bumblefoot?

    So in the past few days we noticed this: and this: on our 1 1/2 year old Saxony drake Elvis's right foot. He's still totally happy, not limping, doesn't flinch when we push on it. The only thing I can think of is bumblefoot - but it's sort of on the side and not really weight bearing...
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    Need duck advice

    My three Saxonys are now almost a year old (I very much appreciate the advice I got here last year!) and I finally having to deal with what I was hoping, naively, wouldn't be as big a problem as I feared. Basically of my eggs we hatched two boys (Elvis and Jimmy) and one girl (Joey)...
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    Single drake with 11 chickens?

    Hi - Thank you all for your advice about not keeping two boys to one girl. The ducklings are now seven weeks old and my sister has said she'll take one of the boys....if I think it would be a good home for him. She has 10 chickens, one rooster that free range during the day. Would the drake be...
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    Can I have two drakes and one duck?

    Hi, I just hatched three Saxony ducklings (one died a few days before the hatch). They are now five weeks old and it's pretty clear that I have two boys and one girl. I'm afraid that the girl (Joey) will get mated to death by two boys (Jimmy and Elvis) when they mature. Should I try to find...
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