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rouen, pekin, saxony or what?
Today hatched 4 ducklings that I bought as rouens(here in spain we call rouen to all the large ducks like pekin and saxony), but they look the same as pekin ducklings. The person who I bought eggs from have the whites and the colourful in diferents places. The question is what breed is this... -
Is this a mallard or a mandarin?
Hi I have a question abou what specie of duckling is this guy. I have mallards and mandarins. At first I thought was a mallard but it haves a different pattern and a curious behavour, the same as the mandarins. It wants to jump everytime to follow me, don't stop calling(the other two that I'm... -
my incubator makes annoying noise, help!
Today I switched on the incubator and put some eggs and everything was normal, but in half an hour started making a horrible noise, it's produced by the fan. I tryed to fix it but I couldn't so, this noise can affect to the embryos? Thanks- muus
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mother duck, baby goslings
Hi My mallard hen is incubating her eggs and chinese geese eggs. I want her to take care of all te chicks (in total 6, 4 ducklings and 2 goslings I had some infertile eggs) and I don't know if I should take away the duck eggs and let them hatch in the incubator and when the goslings hatch... -
fail incubation, whats going wrong?
Hi Mi mallard hen started laying eggs at february and day 1 of this month started incubating.....ONLY AT NIGHT!!! so I don't understand why. Now the eggs are in the incubator and I let some white chiken eggs for her to incubate them and then take care of her own ducklings. What do you think... -
With who they should stay?
Hi I have 2 pens, one bigger than the other. Now I have the mallards, geese and chikens in the big pen and the quails and exotic birds in the small pen with the mandarin ducks. The problem is that I don't know what pen is better for the mandarins. I'm going to put a small pond this weekend for... -
Weekly egg?
Hi My duck, Rocio, laid an egg the last week, and this week at the same day laid another egg. Why she lay every week or not every day or every 2 days. She is healthy, happy and have enough food. The first egg was laid in the soil, but the second made a nest and put it in, the hide it with the... -
eye problem on a common teal
Anyone now what can be this? This appeared two days ago and on his eye and I don't know what it could be? Thanks- muus
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- Forum: Ornamental Fowl (Swans, etc.)
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What type of ornamental duck is easy to breed?
Hey This weekend, at my town we are going to have the 4th ornamental fowl exposition(more than 3000 birds). I went the last year and was incredible, and this year, I'm going to spend some money with ornamental ducks. I'm going to buy mandarin ducks for sure, I love this birds are very cute! But... -
Sexing pheasants
Hi I have a suposed male pheasant but it haves 14 weeks and don't change it's feathers. Is agressive and "protect" the pen when a new bird goes on and because of this I thought that is a male. Also I saw it fighting with it0s brother. Tell me how much time need to change it's feathers. I want to...- muus
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- Forum: Pheasants and Partridge (Chukar)
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Anyone have this type of chinese?
Hey I did an experiment and I get what I want!!! I have manipulated the egg to have a different colour of the chinese geese and.....I HAVE A GREY CHINESE!!!!! I was looking for photos on the net to see if anyone have this geese in grey, but I didn't find anything. He is named Agus and have 7... -
common moorhen
Hi Anyone have this type of waterfowl? I'm starting this thread because I want to know how do you breed this bird. Yesterday hatched 3 beautiful babies that they eat like a monsters! Thanks- muus
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- Forum: Ornamental Fowl (Swans, etc.)
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An hybrid can breed?
I want to know if the hybrid ducks can have ducklings? I explain with an example: A mallard x red crested pochard hybrid with other mallar x red crested pochard hybrid. That can have babies? Now I have a baby pochard an 5 mallards and I want to know it because looking google images, I found this... -
It's this a mallard?
Hi This sunday I caught this duckling in a small watercourse and I caught it. A black-crowned night heron want to eat it and I saved from that bird. The duckling was scared and swam very fast and dipped under the water and I saw that clear colours. I don't know if it's a type of mallard breed... -
natural parc-Delta del Ebre
Hi Today I went cycling to the Delta, + or - 100 km of journey and I'm very tired, but I want to tell you all what I saw... The first ones are this cows, They are very big but I didn't see them till I was in front of them, I have affright The second was this purple swamphen, in spanish...- muus
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- Forum: Ornamental Fowl (Swans, etc.)
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chicks with dificults breathing
My two pheasants have 3 weeks, and this last week start having breathing problems. They open their peak and breath closing their eyes. They don't do this all time, when I have him in my hands, they do it, and when they aren't doing anything. When i take them over for a walk with their...- muus
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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pheasant from chick to adult
Hi Like I'm doing with the partridge in the other thread, I'll do with the pheasants. Day 3: Thanks- muus
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- Forum: Pheasants and Partridge (Chukar)
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gosling diving
Hi This is Nieves, my female gosling playing in the water. I recorded under the water. In the first 20 seconds you can see it diving. Thanks -
The pearl of the grass (pheasant documentary)
I found this documentary I think you like it: Wish you like it.- muus
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- Forum: Pheasants and Partridge (Chukar)
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partridge from chick to adult
Hi I'm going to post photos day by day about my red partridge (alectoris rufa). This is the strongest bird I have. Day 4: Thanks- muus
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