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Suspected Anencephaly in Duckling
Hello everyone! Pre-post warning: this will contain several photos of a duckling with a hole in the skull that will be upsetting to some. You have been warned. My hatches this year have been. Odd to say the least. With Chernobyl the three legged baby (who is still doing great, will post an...- Jelibaen
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Chernobyl the Three Legged Duckling
Hello everybody! Hope you are all doing well. If you arent, I hope it gets better and maybe this little mystery baby case will cheer you up a bit. I give some of my duck eggs to schools in the area to hatch every spring for their classrooms. Last Friday, one of the teachers messaged me. "Sooo we... -
New to Turkeys - some questions!!
So this is my first time hatching turkeys. To be honest I didnt think it would work. The eggs my friend gave me were for eating but she thought they were pretty so we stuck them in the incubator to see what would happen. Now I have 5 turkeys and some questions! They hatched 4 days early. They... -
Duck Genetic Question - What is going on with this duck??
Hi everyone! I have this duck that I am in love with, and have no idea what is going on with her coloring! This is her tonight. She is a lighter tan, not really a buff, more of a dusty brown, but her feathers are turning white. It started as a few on her back, and now she is more than half... -
Duck egg developing a lot slower than others
Hi everyone!! Hope you are all having a great 2025. I have a question about a duck egg! I put these eggs in on March 2. One of the eggs, #11, is developing wayyy slower than the others but is still kicking and squirming and lively as ever. Wanted to see what your thoughts were? As compared...- Jelibaen
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Breed guesses?
Hi everyone! My three remaining surprise chickens are all grown up now and I'm wondering on what breeds they may be? The two hens hatched from blue eggs, the rooster hatched from a brown/olive egg with brown speckles. Thank you!!- Jelibaen
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Duck Phallus Prolapse - Surgery Anxiety
Long story short, Daisy is going for surgery on Tuesday, and I feel like my anxiety is going to rip my stomach apart. Daisy's phallus prolapsed at the beginning of May. Managed to get it back in and fixed with home treatment, but it happened again this week. We couldnt get it back in to stay...- Jelibaen
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Accidental Chickens - Breeds??
Okay so... I got eggs from my neighbour in February. They were supposed to be duck eggs. They were not. They hatched a week early. They are chickens! I now have 5 chicks. I've had chickens once before (also by accident) and I am learning as I go. They are wonderful chicks!! I love them so much...- Jelibaen
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Advice Needed: Aggressive Gander Trying to Kill Goose
Hey everybody. I'm a mess as I type this out, and its going to be a long post. Sorry and thank you in advance. Today's subject matter: My gander is trying to mate with my ducks instead of my goose, and tried to kill the goose. Context: My Toulouse gander (2 yrs) refuses to pair up with the... -
Bad year, good hatch, things are looking up
This year has been insane for me, and we are only 3 months in. In January I had a mink get into my coop. Killed 7 in one afternoon. Injured 5 more. I ended up with 3 ducks in my bathtub for 3 weeks being tube fed medications. One of them had to stay in the tub for another 4 weeks cause we found... -
Canadian Winters with Ducks
I'm in Alberta, Canada. This is our forecast this week. It has already been like this for 3 days. Needless to say, my flock is a bit upset about the temps. Last year I only had 8 ducks and we hit -53C. Managed okay, had some frozen poopy bums every few days. This year I have 20 ducks and 2 geese... -
5 ducks broody on 4 eggs
Hey everybody! I have a broody problem!! So two hens went broody at the middle of May. They had like 20 eggs between the two of them and it has gone real bad. The other four hens went broody and now we have 5 hens trying to share 1 nest box, and I think its actually killing the eggs. We are... -
How can I increase my duck egg hatch rate?
Hi everybody! Its me again!! I won a draw on Facebook for a dozen assorted purebred duck eggs and they came in today. I have 4 Cayuga eggs, 4 Saxony eggs and 4 Welsh Harlequin eggs. I'm SUPER excited, but I'm also really anxious and looking for some tips! I've only hatched 3 other times. I live...- Jelibaen
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Duckweed from aquarium
Hey everyone! I have two fish tanks with an overabundance of snails and duckweed. I was wondering if it would be safe to give these to my ducks? I use water conditioner and stuff but I'm not sure if whats safe for fish is safe for ducks! -
Breed guesses!! (Thinking Swedish??)
Hi everyone!! I'm distracting myself with research on my ducklings because I thought they would be black swedes but their down is a lighter color. And then I got into the rabbit hole of Swedish colors and looked at my drake from last year. I will try to get better photos tomorrow but is he a... -
Hatching has begun!!
Hi everyone!! We lost one more between day 16 and 21 - not sure why, but everybody was well and moving when we locked down on Saturday. Last night was our first pip - so far no further progress, but lots of moving and peeping! This little one pipped this morning on the wrong side - head away...- Jelibaen
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My Duck Egg Adventure - Day 16 Update
Alright!! So the incubator is GREAT. I got the Nuture Right 260 and love it. Though I'm a little bit too handsy. I'm candling once daily because I want to see how everything is developing, but I'm just taking the lid off and shining my phone flashlight on the egg to check for veins - not...- Jelibaen
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Duck eggs - Staggered/Early Lockdown?
Heyo its me again! I bought a Nuture Right 360 to incubate my own eggs this year - super excited - and I put 20 in on Wednesday. Candled today and we are almost all viable!! I was expecting a much lower fertility rate. Which brings me to my problem. I got Khaki Campbell eggs from another lady...- Jelibaen
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Ducks in -40C, duck mum freaking out
So its the middle of our great Canadian Winter now and its currently sitting at -38C WITHOUT the windchill. Feels like -44C. I have 8 ducks in my 8x12 coop. Lots of thick straw, heated water buckets and a little shrub cover to offer some smaller area for them but man I am freaking out. They are... -
6 weeks old! Outside overnight?
Hello all! Daisy and Darkwing are HUGE now, and nearly fully feathered. Their wings and tails havent come in fully yet but they have lots of blood feathers going. This is their inside to outside travel bin. I'm putting them out in the coop with the 6 big girls today. This is my expected temp...