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Please help!! Duckling is dying!!!
Hi guys. I am crying my eyes put here. I have a duck and four ducklings. One of the ducklings managed to jump in the mums water bowl. Im not sure how long it was in there for but her head was hanging over side! :'( :'( I feel its all my fault. She is breathing but think she has hypothermia... -
Can I move ducklings and mother? *Photo's of Saxony x Cayuga ducklings included)
Hey everyone! Sybil has just hatched out 5 or 6 beautiful Saxony x Cayuga ducklings. They are soooo stunning!! She has been under shelter and we have been putting fence posts in front every night to stop foxes getting in. Now the ducklings have hatched,, will it be safe to pick up the... -
Duck being a bully! Any suggestions?
Hey guys, I bought two beautiful female Magpie ducks around....1-2 months ago now. For some reason, Roy has not taken to them at all. He doesn't hurt them as such but he chases them away and segregates them away from the rest of the flock. It is really upsetting me to see! Every time they... -
Duck has started sitting on eggs...
Hi guys! We have been noticing one duck hasn't been laying in the coop. Today, she went missing and she was under a shelter sitting on a clutch of eggs!! I don't know what to do as I really don't have room for anymore ducklings and I need to put her in at night save a fox getting her but she's... -
The story of Winnie and Luci!
My little Winnie is one week old today! I can't believe how much she has grown. In one week we have bonded sooo much. Knowing I am going to university, it wouldn't be fair for her to get too attached so we bought her a friend.. Luci.. A magpie duckling. :) Winnie didnt know what to think at... -
Is my duckling a Cayuga or Cayuga x Saxony?
Hello everyone, I have an adorable duckling and she was the only one that hatched, out of 5 eggs. :( I absoltely adore her. I have 2 Cayuga ducks and 2 Saxony ducks. So she is either Cayuga or a mix? What do you guys think? I know she looks Cayuga but she has yellow spots around her eyes and... -
Hatching day 25 ( Second time lucky)
Hi guys, I tried hatching eggs just over a month ago and they all died before hatching. I was so upset but decided to give it another go. It is day 25 now and I can already hear peeping!! I have turned auto turn off, filled both water reservoirs and taped up one vent. Should I spray the eggs... -
Meet my six ducks...
Just thought I would share some photos of my lovely duckies with you guys... This is Sybil and Roy...My beautiful two Cayuga's. I have had them since they were wee ducklings. This is Hattie and Percy..two Saxony ducks. They are 1 year old and I have had them for 6 months now... -
Bullying Drakes..
Hello, I added two sweet, female Magpie ducks to the flock two days ago... They are soo sweet, timid and wont leave each others sides. I already had two female ducks and two drakes, The female ducks are fine with the new additions but the drakes are really nasty. They arn't mating with them... -
Added two new female ducks to flock...
Hey guys, I have two male ducks and two females. I have a nightmare with the males ( they always want the other drakes female as they came in pairs). I have to seperate them in there pairs. Today, I decided to bring home two female Magpie ducks.. They are so timid and sweet. They have had a... -
New duck food.. Is it healthy?
Hello! I usually buy Fancy Feed Water Fowl pellets for my ducks. They didn't have any today so I bought Duck and Goose food by Johnston and Jeff. Here is the list of ingredients: Flaked Wheat Flaked Maize Flaked Peas Cut Maize Red Dari Maize Wheat Crushed Oats Flaked Barley Do these... -
Two thermometers.. two different readings!
Hi everyone, So after a failed hatch last time ( temp shot up to 40C) I decided to buy a digital thermometer .. just so its easier for me to read as I have a visual impairment. I have both the thermometers in the incubator (mercury and digital) and the mercury one is reading 36C and the digital... -
Can geese and ducks live together?
Hello! I have four ducks and want to get two sebastapol geese. Will the geese try to mate with the ducks or will they get along ok? Thanks Jessica -
A reliable thermometer..
Hello everyone, So today I found out all of my ducklings died just before hatching. Needless to say I have been heart broken and shed a lot of tears. But, I am going to give it another go in a week or two. I have a visual impairment and had trouble seeing the thermometer so was hoping to get a... -
Chirping coming from eggs!!!
Hello everyone! I can hear chirping coming from the eggs but no pips yet! Do I need to do anything? I am so excited!!! Will post photos when they hatch <3 -Jessica -
Candled eggs.. Is this normal?
Hello! I am on day 23 of incubation. When I candle my eggs.. I don't see much movement anymore and also the blood vessels are really prominent now.. Almost as if its stuck to the shell and they have leaked? It's really hard to explain. I have included a photo but you can't see the big blood... -
Seperated ducks
Hey guys! So we have a huge coop and Hattie has been in a crate ( which fits in the coop) at night time to rest her foot. The other female and two other drakes have the rest of the coop. This morning. I let them out and noticed a bald spot on the top of Sybils head. I have used the crate... -
Hatching eggs.
Hi guys.. I am hatching some duck eggs (Saxony and Cayuga) The instructions on my incubator tell me to stop the autoturn 2 days before hatching.. What day would that be? I am not sure if they hatch at day 25 or 28?? -Jessica x -
Randy Drakes!!
Ok, so I have a pair of Cayuga ducks and a pair of Saxony ducks. The male Cayuga wants to mate with the female Saxony and the male Saxony wants to mate with the female Cayuga. If the male Saxony tries to mate with the female Cayuga.. the male Cayuga attacks the Saxony as if to say ''She is... -
Ducklings..
Hello everyone! I am on day 12 of incubation and can see the embryo moving around! I was just wondering, when the ducklings hatch.. can I put them straight into the brooder or is it best to leave them in the incubator for a while? -Jessica x