I had 2 ducks that were mixed breeds - they were both about 4 weeks old. I kept them both in my backyard in a medium-sized box (with no holes in them). I put padding underneath them. Suddenly, one night, when I went to go feed them, I saw a dead one :(. I had no idea what the cause of its death...
So I have this Pekin duck about 2 months old. (I haven't sexed it yet guessing it's a she) (btw, how do you sex a Pekin duck?). She was fine until one afternoon when I went to check on them. I saw her laying in a corner and when I offered them food, she didn't want any (which was unusual). She...
Today is day 30 for this little duckling. It still has not internally pipped yet, and I'm a bit worried. The other eggs in the incubator hatched normally (one pipped the wrong end). However, this egg did not. I candled it to see if it was still alive, and I saw that the blood cells were a little...
I accidentally dropped an duck egg, and I damaged it pretty bad. Like so bad that the membrane was broken. It was on day 24 of incubation, and there was still a lot of white liquid inside the egg (I could see them cuz they leaked out). However, when I put the egg back into the incubator, the...