A friend of mine has a duckwho went broody. None of the eggs are fertile. They dont have a drake. She switched the eggs out for a chiken egg. Will her duck raise the chick or does she need to hand raise the chicks?
I was given three Muscovy ducks today. I must say I am in awe. They are unlike any duck I have had. They have been well taken care of. The ladies are very sweet and tame. The drake tho, is just magnificent. His behavior is very intimidating tho. He seems to be very very grumpy, wagging his tail...
One of my 5 week old Rouen ducks has developed angel wing within the last 2 weeks. It doesnt have all of its wing feathers yet of course. When should i wrap it and how long do i leave the wrap on?
I have an old Pekin hen who absolutely loves me. She has seen her mate get killed and her other hen killed the year before. She really isnt growing her wings back. Her 3rd wing seems is only her blood wings. She had a sinus infection for a long time until I figured out that problem and started...
I am currently rescuing 2 Khaki Campbells and 2 Buff Orpingtons. They actually only ate popcorn where they were located.
How should I introduce them to what I feed my ducks?
Two of my five ducks were attacked 2 days ago. Whatever it was killed my beautiful Drake Moe and tried to kill my Gracie. At first I thought she had open wounds but after cleaning her up, it only plucked all the feathers off her neck and she does have a hematoma where it grabbed her.
I've got...
My 3 month old Pekins have begun to mate! Except...what I thought was the drake is the one being mated upon. If this is indeed the case, I have one hen and two drakes.
I thought I had two hens and a drake. The "drake" had the mature voice and matured faster. The other two have the raspy hen...
One of my 11 week old Pekins is limping pretty badly. I did not witness anything buy I can almost guarantee it happened by fending off our crazy 1yr old adult Moe. Thinking I should leave the babies in their pen for the day so she can rest it? How can I help alleviate her pain?
One of my 11 week old Pekins is limping pretty badly. I did not witness anything buy I can almost guarantee it happened by fending off our crazy 1yr old adult Moe. Thinking I should leave the babies in their pen for the day so she can rest it?
Had to temporarily change my 5 Pekin ducks' feed. I have two adults approx 2 years old and 3 babies 9 weeks old. I changed to cracked corn. I know it doesn't give them their protein needs but hoping they can make some of this up dabbling all day. Should I supplement more and with what? Remember...
I've gotten my plan almost worked out for their enclosure.
I have potted catnip plants I'd like to plant in ground. I know catnip spreads like crazy so I was thinking I would like to plant it around the inside of the fence. But first.. is catnip toxic to ducks? I cannot find any clear information.
I made cream puffs last night. Recipe called for 4 eggs. I tried to look up equivalency and found various answers. Many saud to use the exact amount the recipe calls for so I used 2 duck eggs and 2 brown chicken eggs. It didn't turn out!
What is your opinion of equivalence when it comes to duck...
A week ago the babies were out in their pen. I coaxed my two adults who free range up to see them as they will all be together but separate soon enough. Moe was right up to the fence trying to get to them. Gracie could care less and just stood there. After a few minutes of Moe being very...
Oh my Pekin babies have grown so fast! They are 7 weeks old. They don't have all of their adult feathers yet, but have most. I believe I have 2 hens and one drake. I still have a huge brooder we built for them and build up as they grow. I also created them a little pen outside to play which now...