My baby duckling Katie is about 1 month old. She seems to be quite happy and thriving. Katie was however hatched by a chicken and raised with her 2 chick 'siblings' . My problem is this, my duck thinks she is a chicken. It has not been a problem until now. The mother hen and the chicks are...
Hi all. I am very worried about my duck. She is about 1 year old Magpie. Has been straining and acting uncomfortable. Her tail flicks and she seeks a place to nest. She is not being social with the other ducks and acting reclusive. She has been a regular layer (daily) and no egg noted today. I...
So I got this wild idea to satiate my broody ~1yr old Bantam. I decided to put 3 of my fertile duck eggs under her to see if she could hatch them. I did some research and concluded it was possible and has been done before. Ducks gestation is ~28 days, 1 week longer than chickens. After the first...
Hi all! I decided to join this forum as almost every chicken question I have had seems to be answered somewhere in here. I have a small flock of 7 chickens and 5 ducks. Just today I have some new additions! So exciting as they are my first babies. More on that later...looking forward to gaining...