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    Duckling head bump

    Hi, We set and hatched 13 duck eggs this month and they all hatched this weekend. However, the last one to hatch, It also pipped the wrong end, came out with a growth like thing on its head. It is not doing too well, either. It’s trying to be a duckling, but it’s almost like it can’t hold up...
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    Bumblefoot-did I do this right?

    we have a duck that’s limping and discovered what looked like bumblefoot on both feet. This is our first duck flock, so first time dealing with this. Everything I’ve watched/read said peel off scab and squeeze out infection. So I soaked yesterday in Epsom off and on and treated with neosporin...
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    Peachick hatched with straight leg

    My first peachick egg hatched a couple of hours ago, and one leg was pulled into the body but one was stuck straight out, including the toes, and doesn’t seem to want to bend. He also can’t seem to move much and lies on the side of the straightened leg. Is this splay or something else? It...
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    Help! I bought duck eggs but think this is a chicken!?!

    so about a month ago I bought what i was told was a dozen welsh harlequin duck eggs from a little old farmer down the road. He even showed me his flock of ducks the eggs came from. I still have 2 days until lockdown, but noticed one pipped last night and hatched today. And this is my first...
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    Are peacocks protective of peahens?

    So our ganders will protect the females, and we actually lost 2 of our ganders this winter to a predator because they were protecting the flock. Do peacocks do the same thing? I ask because I assumed they would, but we had a fox come up in the middle of the day right next to our house. During...
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    What do I do once they hatch?

    Ok I’ve checked the stickies and some forum posts, but can’t seem to find the answer. I have 11 welsh harlequin eggs incubating. Day 25 is this Friday. What do I do once they start hatching? How long do they stay in the incubator once they’re up walking around? Just until dry? Can I open the...
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    Are these Golden 300?

    So we had major predator issues this winter and lost all of our ducks and a few geese. We picked out a couple ducklings today to replenish our stock, but the guy at Orschelens was absolutely no help with determining what kind they were selling, (couldn’t even suggest what food to get and said...
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    What are the geese doing?

    hi, We had 13 geese that came with a property we bought this last summer. The previous owner had no shelter for them, just said they are fine outside on the 3 acre pond. Well with the pond freezing over the last couple weeks, something finally got two of them last night. Now tonight we heard one...
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    Peahen bleeding, swollen throat area

    Hi, I intro'd myself over in the new member thread, but basically we bought a 66 acre hobby farm back in August that included 13 geese, 2 ducks, and a peacock and peahen. The previous owner of the farm home only lived here a year and had also inherited all of these birds when he purchased the...
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    New Member from Missouri

    Hello everyone, Just a quick intro about us. My husband and I started looking for a property between 20-50 acres this past summer to start a business and just have more land for our family. We ended up finding a 66 acre hobby farm in Harviell, Missouri in August that included a 3 acre pond that...
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