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    Broody drake?!?!?!

    So my white call duck drake (Carl) who is 2 years old has found a hen he really likes this season and he has not left her side!!! It started when she went broody and he constantly stood beside her and went with her everywhere, when I held her, he waited right there watching me!!! When she eats...
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    Small injury on gosling that hatched

    So this is my first time incubating goose eggs or having geese at all, unfortunately only 1 out of the 6 shipped Sebastopol goose eggs hatched but I ordered 2 other buff goslings to go with this one that will be here any day now. And for now I have some freshly hatched call ducklings or some...
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    Chicken canker sore (a little graphic)

    So one of my mother’s roosters has had a canker sore most likely caused by trichomonosis. She has been treating with, Thyme oil, oregano, and poultry vetricyne. He’s a big guy and he usually is the top of the pecking order however recently his behavior has changed and gotten worse. He’s been...
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    NOT Clipping call duck wings (warning)

    Hello, I wanted to warn you all so you dont end up with something like this happening. In my flock of call ducks I decided to only clip 2/3 of my new hens that I hatched wing's because one had such beautiful white tips on her wings and I wanted to show her in my local fair. I figured she would...
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    WARNING: Hoovers hatchery

    Hello, I know this has been said a million times before, but I just want to tell my story of this because I have never worked with a hatchery so frustrating They first delayed my order twice, which was a big problem for me because I was hatching chicks out to raise with the hatchery chicks...
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    Chick with crusty eye

    Hello, so its pretty self explanatory, I hatched out some nice quality silkie chicks and one hatched out with a bit of a krusty eye, as soon as I noticed I cleaned it off but it seems it comes back after I clean it, any ideas on how to treat it? I have vetricine but im not sure thats the best...
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    Nurture right vs Brinsea

    Ok so I have 2 nurture right 360s and I’m wondering if it’s worth upgrading to a nice brinsea that holds more eggs, it’s really quite pricy ($500) and I’ve already got 2 nurture rights, is it worth the upgrade? I hatch call ducks along with some other more rare/expensive breeds so is it worth...
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    Feather identification

    Hello, so unfortunately I had a bird attack my chickens and I lost my favorite beloved silky :( nearby I realized there was a huge pile of feathers that did not look like they were from any of my birds. I am wondering what attacked them and how I can prevent this from happening again. My rooster...
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    Call duck breeders?

    anyone know any call duck breeders near CA or that ships? (yeah im probably the billionth person to ask, sorry) I know theres mallard lane farms however they dont have all the colors/quality that im looking for, im especially wanting chocolate call ducks, anyone know any breeders? I have my own...
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    Drake sleeping in a nest?

    LOL, unrelated to my other recent posts but my call duck drake was sleeping in one of the nests the girls made. Does this happen with any of your ducks? I knew he was girly as he always fears the girls and runs away from them and doesn’t mate often, he’s very shy but sitting in a nest is silly...
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    Dogs killed most of my big ducks

    Hey so while I was trying to do some research I’ve decided to ask here as well as I have gotten some great advice here, unfortunately today some dogs got into one of my normal sized duck pens, luckily all my call ducks are ok but I only have 2 normal sized ducks left, a gray and a black one, and...
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    Dogs got into my duck pen

    Hey so while I was trying to do some research I’ve decided to ask here as well as I have gotten some great advice here, unfortunately today some dogs got into one of my normal sized duck pens, luckily all my call ducks are ok but I only have 2 normal sized ducks left, a gray and a black one, and...
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    Call Duckling struggling please help

    I recently added my call ducklings outside around 30 minutes ago to their new pen, when I noticed one doesnt look too good, she wont walk and doesnt look too great. 2 things I think that could have obviously caused this, although theres more posibilities, 1, she ate/got bit by a fire ant, 2...
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    Bantam Rooster died out of nowhere

    So this morning, my black japanese bantam died out of no where. He was around 3 and a half months old I believe, somewhere around there. He seemed to have passed in his sleep and as far as im aware, he didnt have any signs of being attacked, or anything. I am devastated and I loved that rooster...
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    Need help, I think its urgent? My sister's Cayuga Duck cant stand

    as the title says, she cant stand, she is about 6 weeks old and just cant stand, she is making noise, seems to be a little bit active although she isnt walking and cant move around. This happened this morning and I haven't gotten to take a look at her feet yet, my sister is really upset over...
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    When should I check for internal pipping

    Hello, so I am hatching some call duck eggs, they are a little bit more on the show quality end but not extremely. I haven't been checking for internal pipping too much, only like twice and I want to make a safety hole but im not sure how to know if it has internally pipped without opening up...
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    Ducklings ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED of the color purple

    So, exactly as the title says, my ancona and a few other types of ducklings, are absolutely scared of the color purple, not one specific item. I have tested it, holding other colors, but they absolutely freak out when they see the color purple of any kind. Whenever there is a purple object...
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    When should I put a safety hole in a call duck egg?

    Hi, so I am new to hatching, so far I've only hatched 1 batch of chicks before that was quite simple. I recently got some call duck eggs shipped, and 4 made it to lockdown for the first group, I have them in a separate incubator for lockdown. I am on day 26 and I know one egg has for sure...
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