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    One duckling not moving as well

    I am new to ducks. One of my hens hatched these ducklings. One of the four is always sitting down, even while grazing. Is it likely a naicine deficiency or possibly an injury or just a little slow in developing? Feed: flock raiser. They also forage. I also add duck boost to their water...
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    When to give ducklings and their "momma" more freedom?

    My broody hen has been diligently (mostly) raising the four ducklings she hatched. They are on the floor of my chicken coop with a board to keep them contained in their own area. They are two weeks old and doing very well. Even after raising many chicks and one gosling I can't believe how fast...
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    Unattended Broody Hen on wrong clutch

    We have a broody hen that refused to be detered, so while the weather was still holding, we got some fertilized duck eggs for her to hatch. Unfortunately, I had to be out of town for a few days. When I went out to check my birds, she was on the eggs that were laid while we were gone instead of...
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    Wobbly/tippy young chicken/pullet.

    So, one of our spring chicks turned out to be a cockerel and chicken math insisted we get three to replace him. At our local poultry faire, we found lovely Jubilee Orpingtons and got three fully feathered beautiful birds. They were shy and skitterish and so we pretty much just gave them their...
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    Long time reader, first time poster

    Hello, We got chickens 3 years ago and I have checked this site frequently. Started with four in a little tractor, lost one, got three more the next spring. Had to upgrade to a larger coop and fence our orchard for their enjoyment. Now we added 4 more, one is definitely a cockerel, so we added...
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