Hey BYC. I have a really urgent need! I have three pekin ducks all 2 year olds, one of them is in my garage getting surgery tomorrow at the vet for his severe case of bumble foot. The other two I just saw also have it bad. I can’t afford taking them all in for a 300 dollar surgery each. What do...
Hello BYC!! I am in need of help!!! I have a duck with humble foot on both feet and I’m very worried! I’ve been soaking them in epsom salt baths for a week but noticed it won’t get any better. I also have been using an infection spray and wrapping it. Here are the pictures below too! I just need...
Hey BYC! I have noticed today that my duck was acting very weird. He has been just standing with his eyes squinted and not able to move his neck. He is still eating and drinking but its hard for him to. He is walking around a bit but mostly standing in the corner. For a while he had a puffy...
Hey BYC!! I have two one year old male pekin ducks in NEED of a new home. They are gettting hurt by the other ducks and Im needing a new safer home for them!1 For sale in southern california!!
Hello BYC! In the noon I had to make a breathing hole near the top of the egg. The duckling I think was trying to hatch through the top because there was a purple circle and now I believe that the little guy is okay and breathing. Today was supposed to be the 25th day of incubation. When should...
Hey BYC! I need help! I am very worried about my duckling! The egg has a purple spot that it didn’t have yesterday. It is the 25th day of incubation. What do I do!!!?
Hello BYC! I am 3 days in on my incubation and I’m preparing for what is to come with my one duckling. He or she is supposed to hatch on Christmas! I know it’s only one duckling so I would love some happy good postive advice for what I should do to keep him or her happy when she or he will come...
Hello BYC! I just put in an egg into my incubator yesterday that I think mama duck had been laying on for a few days and it has starred to show signs of life. This is a Peking duck. Today I noticed when I put a light to it you can barely see a crack. It’s there but it seems to be only on the...
Hello BYC! One of my male Peking ducks got stuck behind his house in his coop and now his wing and leg are a little bloody but it doesn’t seem bad at all just minor cuts. Any advice on how to keep the wounds healthy?
Hello BYC! I have 5 Peking ducks all are age 2 months old. They all are fully grown and live outside in their coop. They are one female and the rest male.lately I’ve noticed that some of them have weird goop on their eyes surrounding their eye of orange goop. I did notice yesterday that one of...
Hey BYC! I have 5 Peking ducklings who are almost 5 weeks old. Today I let them stay out in their coop because it was warmer today! It’s their first day outside all day. They loved it! Now I’m looking at the weather and it will be around 43 for a low tonight. I am wondering if I should just lock...
Hey BYC! I have 5 ducklings that are now 5 weeks old. When should I keep them outside full time? Will they still need heat? I have a very protective cage for them that I’m excited to put them in! The weather out here gets down to low 30s.
Hey BYC! I have been trying to figure out what to do with my duckling! She is a week old and her nostril seems to have closed up! She seems to have trouble breathing through it and her other nostril is small so it must be hard to breathe! She has been like this for a few days but Ive tried...
Hey BYC! I’m worried for my Peking duckling! She this morning has been sounding like she is stuffed up in her nose and I want to make sure she’s ok! She has water and everything but I’m worried that she can’t breathe! She seems to be fine but she just keeps making weird noses through her nose...
Hey BYC! I just had two of my duckling hatch and one needed some help out so we helped him after 48 hours but he was also shrink wrapped! We got him out safely but it’s been a few hours and he still seems very exhausted! What do I do?
Hey BYC! My duckling had pipped yesterday night/morning but somewhere around that time. I woke up this morning and he/she still hasn’t done anything. Still right now no sign of bigger holes! He/she is chirping and keeps moving the egg but when should I assist? Or will he/she hatch tonight?
Hey BYC!!! I’m a little concerned for some of my eggs. I have been incubating these eggs for 6 days now and all of them have veins but some just don’t have a little heart in the middle. Should I be concerned here are some pics.