Search results for query: *

  • Users: cmtrivia
  • Content: Threads
  • Order by date
  1. cmtrivia

    Leg weakness in ducklings?

    We have three new ducklings. They are 2 weeks old as of Wednesday. I've noticed one having trouble walking starting at about 10 days old, and another not quite as nimble a couple of days later. Is there a leg weakness syndrome in ducks? The three are Snowy Mallard, Cayuga, Magpie. The Snowy...
  2. cmtrivia

    Duckling startles when sleeping

    Hi, Quick question about a 1 week old duckling. She is a Snowy Mallard, and is housed with two other week-old pullets: a Cayuga and a Magpie. The Snowy Mallard is normal in every other way, but she startles out of her sleep several times an hour, and shoots around in the kennel for a few...
  3. cmtrivia

    Snowy Mallards...are they the same as Welsh Harlequins?

    A relative newcomer to ducks... We have had about 4 ducklings over the last month (from 2 orders, small, I know). All have met their demise (respiratory issues, raccoon during daytime, trauma). I would like to re-order from Ideal, but I note they don't carry Welsh Harlequins. They do have...
  4. cmtrivia

    Can you take another duck leg question?

    Well, I have read a lot about duck leg problems...but, since it is the first time for me to personally experience it, I have some questions. Our 2 1/2 week old Welsh Harlequin duckling has seemed fine, but I notice her legs/feet are very "pigeon-toed," to the point of her stepping on her own...
  5. cmtrivia

    Are these breeds "quiet?"

    We had 2 ducks last spring that turned out to be drakes (crested magpie and cayuga). Very adorable, but no eggs were going to come out of a drake! Also, we are in the city, and in a subdivision that doesn't allow poultry.:-( So, we had to give the drakes away. Broke my daughter's heart. For...
  6. cmtrivia

    Hen laid poorly formed egg overnight from roost

    Hi all, I have 4 hens: 1 Brahma, 1 Ameraucana, and 2 Plymouths. One of the Plymouths has always laid eggs with very thin shells. I have only had one break in the nesting box. The eggs from this hen also typically have a concretion of shell deposited on the narrower end of the egg. If you...
Back
Top Bottom