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    duck eggs starting to hatch what next !!!!! ducks sharing a nest

    so we have 2 females that started laying this year and for the past month been sitting on eggs. they are sharing the nest. they literally sit on top of each other never moving unless to go eat real fast. well today I went to look at everything not expecting much and to my surprise the shells on...
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    getting frustrated with agressive drake

    we grabbed a few new ducklings about 2 months ago and our drake still wont stop trying to kill them and they are basically the size of our other females in the group or bigger than the runner duck that he is used to. the new ducks are fine when they are just with the females and one of the new...
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    moving a broody duck... need advice

    ok so we have been planning a move and so far so good but now we are a week away and one of my runner ducks decided to start collecting her eggs in a nest and for the past week or two, she hasn't really moved off her eggs. she hasn't cared about her eggs of course until now when we want to move...
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    can anyone tell me what this little guy is ?

    I cant figure out what kind of duck they gray colored one is? any ideas ? :) thanks !
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    day 11 incubation

    Im on day 11 of incubation with 6 eggs. most the eggs look pretty much the same but tonight I candled them like I usually do and I see one that is moving around a lot. kinda like our youngest sons untra sound lol. I went and got my wife to verify what i was seeing. we havent hatched eggs before...
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    drake and ducklings

    why is my drake so mean to the ducklings? they are only a couple weeks old but we are about to have a bunch more so I have been trying to introduce them to prepare for the summer and he is not having it at all. the females are better with them but now they are starting to get mean wich is kinda...
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    "turning" eggs in incubator

    hey everyone :) we decided to try and hatch a few of these eggs our ducks have been giving us. we bought an incubator and ive been playing with that for a day or 2 to make sure it works properly before we drop some egss in. I read about "turning" the eggs 3 or 4 times a day but i dont understand...
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    first duck eggs !!!! anyone experienced in buff and or runner eggs

    so we have been waiting for the ducks to start laying their first eggs. we have 2 females one buff and one chocolate/black runner and one male white crested, im assuming its a pekin or jumbo pekin background anyways getting off track. i was thinking there would be some differences in the eggs...
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    ducks survived first super cold night ! woot woot :)

    thought Id post a little encouraging story for the other newbie duck owners. we have 3 new ducks that will just be 12 weeks old tomorrow. I have been getting them prepared for this winter since about 3 weeks old when we first put them outside for good. since I was getting them a little late in...
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    ducks claw ripped off

    we noticed a little blood on the feathers of one of our ducks. I grabbed him and looked him over, mostly looking in his feathers and my wife noticed his foot was bleeding. I guess he was laying on it and thats how he got the blood on his feathers. so anyways his back claw by his heel has been...
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    how much common sense does a duck have ?

    I know animals have instincts but how about common sense ? lol. I ask because Im watching my ducks today and when I let them out this morning it was only 29 degrees and they made a mad dash to the pond and have been there for most of the morning ! Im not really sure they have even gotten out I...
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    Crazy ducks !

    These guys are out growing everything !. started in the bath tub, very cute but if you dont plan ahead plan for clogged drains lol. We got a little kiddie pool after that and had what I thought was going to be a big enough pond for ducks already but that was ok only for a couple weeks so I...
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    think i might have to many drakes

    as my little ducklings grow up its starting to look like I have more males than females. we were obviously hoping for more females but from the sound they are making only 2 of the 6 are female. I know this will end up a problem so my question is if I try to re home these guys will anyone want 2...
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    crested duck has a single black feather

    probably just being paranoid but I noticed yesterday that one of my crested ducklings is growing 1 single black feather in the area of their little preening gland by the tail. if this feather was anywhere else but there I probably wouldnt even question it. does that seem pretty normal or should...
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    Grit

    I was wondering about grit for my little ducklings. they are on their 4th week of life or maybe a little older they seem to be getting feathers and advancing a little faster than most the stuff i read. anyways my ducklings spend all their time outside in the run during the day and spent their...
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    new to raising duck and a question about niacin

    hello everyone we just got ourselves 6 little duckings a few weeks ago. the first few days all seemed well but then one of the crested ducks started getting wobbly legs. the other 5 are just fine. I live in a very small secluded area and every feed shop around does not carry niacin and looks at...
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