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I recently purchased 13 chicks from a local hardware store. Upon checking out they offered us an "odd ball" chick. The chick's fellow brooder mates were pecking at its eye. The sales person noticed the bullying and quickly separated the chick. We have kept "Patchy" separated (in a...
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I have 3 Jumbo Pekins and 2 Cayuga ducks (4 hens, 1 drake) in a 20x10 area. They have coop containing three nesting boxes connected to the run. Occasionally I let the ducks out to free range around my Pennsylvania home. We have a small man-made pond with a pump to clean it.
Around...
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I have 3 Jumbo Pekin Ducks and 2 Cayuga ducks. All females except the one Pekin.
When I am approaching their enclosure they give several loud quacks. Occasionally along with these quacks they make a loud pitched noise. It sounds like a small dog yipping. What coud these ducks be trying...
I am new to hatching. The process seems to be going well because I am at Day 27 with two very healthy Cayuga ducklings. I ordered a mixed breed batch of 20 eggs with 12 left to date. However, the third duckling was slower to hatch than the rest with some blood and now appears very weak, smaller...