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Duck Foot Problem!
I have just returned form purchasing 6 ducks 2 welsh harliquin, 2 appleyard and 2 khaki campbell. On return I discovered that one of the Welsh harliquins refused to put its weight on its feet. Upon inspection it seems to have a slit on the middle joint of its middle foot, with swelling around... -
Duck Breed Ideas!!!
It's in the title I need 3 new duck breeds ideas that work well together. Thanks in advance. -
Batams and Full size???????!
I am going to purchase 6 new duck, ideally 2 of each breed. I was wondering if batams such as mini appleyard duck were able to go with khaki's and harliquins. -
Evil Drake
my 17 ducklings are nearly grown up and male are starting to get colouring, but intergrating them with the drake has been a problem ever since i first tried, he chases them round and grabs the and pulls feathers out, he ever got on top of one is this normal, i alway seperate them after a short... -
Broken Foot!
I came home today and found a 3 and a half week duckling with its leg in beetween the two pond and soaking wet. its foot looks broken and is limping alot i put it in the incubator as i dont have a brooder until it dried and then put it back with the other when it was peeping and getting up alot... -
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Ducklings on the move!
I now have 18 little ducklings, quickly it going to get crowed in there so when can i move the ducklings and their mother in with the other women and the drake. they are 5 days old and the run is very safe, so what do people think? -
weak duckling!
I had a duckling hatch this morning, 2 days after the rest, the mother did most of the breaking of the egg, it does'nt move much and a pink bit on his bum, with a little bit of red in the middle. Whats Going on? Will he get Better? Is this normal? Its heart breaking. -
Wooooooooooot! Hatched Ducklings [pics]
I just checked the momma duck and 5 small holes and one fully hatched duckling, shes moving the eggs around an aweful lot is this normal. -
Success!
I know i should'nt have but with 2 days to go and no proof of life, i chose to candle an exposed egg, and as soon as i picked it up i knew it, It was moving, i candled it and definate movement and the beak going in to the air sack. She is sitting on 20 eggs and i candled this one before along... -
Egg on top of nest.
all the other eggs are perfectly allind in a circle. then there is this one on top is this a problem or do i need to slide it into the nest. -
Fetile or not
I have a broody khaki campbell duck and she has been sitting on her eggs for 20 days, i caught her out for the first time today so went to look at the eggs, candled 3 out of 20 and the had a big air sac and dark shadow the rest, does this mean they are infirtile and if so what are the cances all... -
If duckling hatch wat to feed?
One of my ducks is sitting on her eggs, do i need to get some special food for when they hatch, at the moment she is eatting is duck grower, what feed do they need? -
She is Sitting
I went out to her broody coop today, opened the door, then no sign of her. Went out ever half an hour and still no sign of her, i opened the hut up and i was met with broody eyes, she has been out their for 3 hours and i am waiting for her to go for some food so i can take out some of the eggs... -
Whats happening!
Ok, well over the past week some strange things have been happening. Well at the start of the week i found a nest with 7 eggs in it. It has gradualy grown to the size of 19 eggs. The duck in question has been less active and when i go to her she quacks loudly and fluffs up. I have put the other... -
Odd laying?
Well my duck layed 7 eggs on sunday, and another the next day in a nest, ducks is pruning alot and has a fluffy chest and bottom region. She is quacking alot and everymorning the nest looks more and more like one. Is she broody? -
Is duck going to brood?
Well i went out to the ducks this morning like any other day, and there are 7 eggs there all neatly arranged in a kind of nest shape. 1 of my 2 ducks has not been laying for pass couple of days and has looked very full, now this she did not look full this morning but now she is again, she is not... -
Getting enough eggs?
Well i am planning to put some of my khaki campbell eggs in the incubator, but the main problem at the moment is that in the 7 day slot i have got to gather the egg i am not getting enough to make it worth my while. Any suggestions? -
Were are all the ducks?
I am trying to buy some more adult ducks, my last source failed. I have search high and low, any thought, hatcherys are an option but need adult and i live in the uk. -
Ducks layed now have stop!
My Khaki campbell came into lay a week ago! Great! but then, after a week they have stopped, a few days after they stopped it snow. Could this be a reason? But it has taken them along time to start laying AND NOW THEY HAVE STOPPED i am a bit bummed. Any suggestions.