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My blue runner seemed to be limping last week. I kept my eye on her but still let her go out foraging and to the creek with the rest of the flock. A few days went by and there wasn't any improvement; in fact it worsened, so I took her aside and put her in her own pen away from the others. I...

I had to rescue two duck eggs from a broody mama who stopped sitting when the weather turned cold. They were in an incubator and seemed delayed in everything. 3 days between internal and external pip and still not hatched after about 50 hours. I finally assisted. Both made it the rest of the way...

I was advised to post this here to see if anyone has any ideas! One of my buff orpington ducks went broody late which I wasn’t thrilled about. I let her keep 3 eggs and two ended up being viable. She sat like a champ for about a month but then we had a cold snap and she’s left the nest. Both...

One of my buff orpingtons went broody late which I wasn’t thrilled about. I let her keep 3 eggs and two ended up being viable. She sat like a champ for about a month but then we had a cold snap and she’s left the nest. Both ducklings have pipped internally and are still in their nest inside the...

Two of my ducks hatched a couple ducklings and I removed this one to put with some other ducklings in my brooder because it seemed to have a problem with its leg. The leg looks fully formed although it seems the joints are fused because they don’t move and the foot is upside down. So my question...