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  1. Homesteadin

    Dead duck, legs look like this:

    We found one of our khakis dead in the coop this morning, laying on her side. It doesn't feel like she was egg bound, and she had no bodily injuries -- except both of her legs look like this. Does anyone know what might have happened?
  2. Homesteadin

    Oyster shell question...

    Hi All. The only oyster shell my ducks will eat is the kind in the link below; they refuse to eat the usual "granules" you can find anywhere else for cheap. But at $9 per 4lbs it is not cost-effective for us to keep buying it from scratch and peck. I have not had luck in finding this type of...
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    Broody questions - 2 ducks on 1 nest, eggs will hatch on a few different days...

    First time we have had broody ducks... We have two muscovies wanting to brood in the same nest. The second one just went broody yesterday, but the first one has been sitting on eggs for a couple weeks. I tried setting up a new nest nearby for the newly-broody one, but they rolled the new eggs...
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    Dog attack, now duck keeps laying down

    Almost a week ago someone's dog came onto our property and attacked our ducks. I thankfully was home and the dog hadn't been able to really hurt any of them before I ran outside. Once I got out there the dog was on top of one of my ducks with its two front paws holding it down, and it was no...
  5. Homesteadin

    Bumblefoot - Calling All Crunchy Natural Folks

    Oregano Oil? Tea Tree Oil? I have a drake with a marble-sized bumble on his "heel". I have read all the suggestions on this site for treating bumblefoot, but wanted to see if there's anyone out there who has used the oils mentioned above as I have them on-hand and I know they are effective...
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    Seeking Fertile SILVER APPLEYARD Eggs

    Hi All -- I am in search of Silver Appleyard Eggs for hatching. Does anyone have these available? If so, are you willing to ship to Colorado? What would you charge? Thanks :)
  7. Homesteadin

    Pecking Order Problem?

    We have 6 khaki campbell ducks we hatched this spring; 3 males, 3 females. 2 of the males just "sprouted" their drake feathers and one of them is constantly going after the other now. The one that is acting dominant always chases the other away from the flock anytime he gets near. Is this a...
  8. Homesteadin

    HELP! Incubator quit day 26!

    Sorry ahead of time for any typos, I'm typing in a hurry... I have 5 duck eggs that I put into lockdown on Sunday and in the middle of the night last night our incubator died. Going to try to find and fix the problem asap but what can we do for the eggs in the meantime and fascilitat a good...
  9. Homesteadin

    Blood ring?

    Sorry; I know this isn't the brightest candling nor the clearest of pictures, but this is a duck egg on day 17. It was doing fine yesterday but now the veins don't seem as clear and there's no movement and I am suspicious that maybe that is a blood ring forming around the bottom? It has been...
  10. Homesteadin

    Day 11 no movement - bad sign?

    I have 7 duck eggs incubating and all of them have had noticeable movement inside every time I have candled (yes I candle probably more than I need to :P) except for one that, for the last couple days, hasn't shown movement at all that I can see. Does that mean something? There are still...
  11. Homesteadin

    Air cells look strange

    Hello! I am a first-timer, incubating 8 khaki campbell eggs that were shipped to me - originally had 9 and after candling yesterday on day 7 found that 7 are doing great, one is kind of questionable so far, and one was infertile. I am happy with that especially considering these eggs were...
  12. Homesteadin

    Ruining it or just Overthinking it?

    First time incubating eggs - I received 9 well-packaged, shipped khaki campbell duck eggs and started incubating them after a day of resting large end up. But I'm one of those weirdo DIYers who rigged a food dehydrator instead of forking out the money for an incubator. I had heard about people...
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