one of my female ducks went broody a few weeks ago, and I could not manage to get her off her eggs ; today I had a look at her nest to try and kick her off again, but I noticed one of the eggs was cracked. I candled it, and there is a lot of dark shadowing and a large air sack, which is the same...
I have a 3 week old ducking who is not right at all. This morning I noticed it couldn’t walk, and was crawling around ; I bought it inside and it’s breathing sounds like a paper bag is crumpling inside it (rattling almost). It is still eating and drinking, but it is constantly chirping and...
I have a 3 week old ducking who is not right at all. This morning I noticed it couldn’t walk, and was crawling around ; I bought it inside and it’s breathing sounds like a paper bag is crumpling inside it (rattling almost). It is still eating and drinking, but it is constantly chirping and...
I have a duck (Ainsley - a Welsh Harlequin) who was born a female, laying eggs and perfectly happy. She suddenly stopped laying eggs and went through a moult, where she developed drake colouring and a curly tail feather. She does not lay eggs anymore, but still has a loud quack. I was wondering...
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I’ve been incubating some Welsh Harlequin duck eggs for the past 20 days, and have noticed that they are rocking and moving a considerable amount (all 6 of them). I was wondering if this is normal? I have hatched Welsh Harlequins previously and have never noticed this happen before. Any...