I ordered 16 runner duck eggs and when they arrived (4th day after being laid), they were all upside down. I candled some of them and the air sacs were at the pointy end. I was going to incubate them tonight before I discovered this - the parcels were rested for 24 hours before I opened them...
2 male ducks fighting tooth and nail over 2 females, even though one duck already has his mate - he seems to want both females...
The whole brood of 4 males, 2 females were fine for ages... until today.
1 female, 2 males are 7 weeks older than the other 1 female and 2 males.
they were all...
My 6 Quackers are very messy, and one of the 2 females has started laying an egg a day. But when I collect the egg, it’s covered in poop, straw and feathers. I wanted to try to hatch some of them, so I know you can’t give them a good old wash in case I wash off any protective coating...
How do I stop my 2 baby ducklings pecking the vulnerable one? They’re 2 days old, and the other one is one day old and he’s not been too well, sleeping all day in a strange position in the incubator. They pecked at him while he was hatching. He needed help hatching. I helped with the shell...