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She actually started sitting on them after the freeze last night. We were in the process of getting their very own enclosure and moving them into it this weekend in case this happened,..but she beat us to the punch. Now I don't know what to do. I'm afraid if I move her nest, she'll abandon the...

My Mallard hen has been laying eggs for several weeks, but she kept moving her nest. She finally picked a spot she's happy with (in our garden) and laid an egg a day for a week and a half. The 2 Drakes and the hen willingly go in the chicken coop with our chickens at night. Last night, it got...

I have 3 Mallards and would love to invite them inside (wearing a diaper of course) But, I don't think it would bode well with my 2 cats and dog Peepers is ADORABLE!!

My Mallard hen does that too Not only at the Drakes, but at us if we walk up to her. I couldn't figure it out at first,..but my husband and I began researching and found out that that's her 'come hither' dance

Congratulations!! There's nothing like the excitement of getting your first duck egg!

I have 3 Mallards...2 Drakes and 1 hen. The hen won't get any curls,..so if the one in question has already molted, gotten his pretty green head and has begun to get curly q's on his tail, it's definately a HE. Because he's still young, he's probably trying out his moves. Kinda like kids do when...

I don't have a pic to post as of yet, but I got my first EE last week. Her name is Molly and she's in quarantine. Hopefully I can take some pics tomorrow and post one. I just love those sweet little feathered babies!! Oh,..Ya'll have some beautiful babies!!

I'm so sorry for your loss I lost one of my favorite Roo's today as well. It got really cold here last night and I think he just couldn't handle it. He was my favorite and was such a sweetie. He's the one in my profile pic. Hang in there,...it's hard when we have a loss but atleast you have...

They're absolutely gorgeous!! I know you're a proud Mama! I definately would be!

Thank you He was a Yokohama (ornamental). I have been looking for another one,..but can't find anyone that sells them. He sure was a sweetie!

Thank ya'll very much. Today has been rough, but knowing I have people that understand makes it a little easier. I'm sure you know what I mean. There are folks out there that just can't understand and emotional attachment to something like a chicken or rooster. Atleast I know ya'll do!

My heart is breaking!! When I went to feed my feathered friends and let them out to roam, I noticed Big Daddy (my Yokohama Roo) lying lifeless on the ground. He was given to me by a friend that lost her coops during the April Tornadoes we had here in Alabama. He was her favorite Roo and quickly...

I hate learning the hard way! One of my new birds had Coryza. Thanks to some advice I got on BYC, we made the diagnosis and will begin treatment today. We're also building a quarantine pen and was so glad to see some of the ones that ya'll have made. I LOVE this site!! It has helped me SO much...

Thank you so much for your response. I wish I'd have thought to separate her as well. I'm new at this and there's still so much to learn. I'll give her a thorough look over and hopefully the culprit is one of the more minor problems instead of a major one. Thanks again for your help!

I recently bought a EE from a friend and when I got her home, I noticed that she had a really bad odor to her. I suppose if I were to describe it, it would be like decay. She's only 1 1/2 yrs old and has a few missing feathers, but no bald spots. She's seems ok otherwise. She stays in the coop...

Thank ya'll very much! She stopped laying a couple of days ago, so we're going to go ahead and put up the new enclosure, get her settled in there and see what happens. In the mean time, we took her eggs and put them with a broody chicken. So far, so good! The chicken is quite happy to take over...

My ducks and chicks sleep together at night, then free range during the day. We couldn't afford to build two separate enclosures so this was our best solution. Surprisingly, the chickens seem to be messier than the ducks. We keep hay in there for them all and that cuts down on the mess. It's a...

Btw, today I noticed she's laid another egg. Time is running out for me to find a solution. We've bought another enclosure and plan on putting their pool and house in there. But I'm afraid if I move her eggs into that enclosure,..she'll abandon them. Help

I wonder if it's the change in the weather. Some of these ducks are migratory and it's in their nature to seek warmer climates. But, in respect to that,..my Mallard hen is in the process of laying eggs. So, I really don't know what to think. I'm new at this and am still learning. That's a great...

The last time mine did that, I found out that a predator had been in and around the pen. The ducks WOULD NOT go back into their pen at night. Eventually, I lured them in there and left them for a couple of days to show them that everything was ok. I've not had a problem since. Although, my...