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Call duck hatching babies--any care advice?
My little one year old call duck hen was determined to sit a nest so, to keep her from hiding somewhere off in the woods (like she was trying to do) I set up a cat kennel in her stall in the barn so she could nest there. Today her babies are just starting to hatch! I went in to take a peek... -
Anybody with experience letting mother duck raise ducklings that you want to be tame? I have questions.
The ducks, geese and chickens we currently have we raised lovingly by hand. Lots of snuggles and cuddles, individual handling, and they were kept in the house until they were large enough/feathered enough to go outside. They are all very friendly and easy to handle. I would like to get some... -
3-year old Embden goose not laying this year
We have 2 Embden geese that we raised from hatchlings three years ago. Last year they both gave me lots of eggs--about 5 per week from each of them! This year the stouter of the two laid eggs pretty regularly, but the smaller of the two did either infrequently or not at all (hard to tell who... -
My geese look awful!
We have two Embden geese. This is their first year, they started laying in February or March. They look awful. Their feathers are tattered and constantly dirty looking (last year they always looked clean, even when they got into dirty water), their breasts are plucked with a big "V" of down... -
Duck leg swollen and painful a week after ermine attack
You may remember me from the drooling duck that we wound up having to tube feed after an animal attack (she's doing great now, thanks for all your help!). We thought we had their area secured but found out otherwise when they were attacked again. This time they were found before we lost...- Gooseypoo
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Help! Drooling duck who was attacked unable to swallow
Yesterday morning I went out to let the ducks (4) and geese (2) out of the barn and found that something had gotten into the duck stall killing one of our female Indian runners and injuring our female khaki Campbell. It was about 2 degrees out so everybody was already cold when I let them out...