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Good question. I don't know why they were so far apart in age. I need to take the rest out though, because I don't believe any of them are viable and I feel for poor mom that just keeps sitting on eggs and not enjoying her other friends or the nice pond she has to swim in.

thank you, I will do that. Have you ever heard of eggs having that much fluid in them? Is that because they are so old? If it was a duckling, it doesn't seem like there would be that much fluid, as the baby would take up most of the space, right?

I have a mama duck sitting on 8 eggs. Two hatched. I do not believe the others will but here is what I am seeing when I candle. 1. when you shake the egg, it sounds like there is a lot of water in it 2. I can't see noticeable veins 3. eggs are about 2 to 3 weeks in age Please help so I...

What kind of ducks are seasonal egg layers? I have 1 pekin, 2 baby pekin/mallard mix, 3 mallards, 1 runner, 1 rouen. All are female except the 2 babies ?

Thanks for the great info. So, much to our surprise, we now have two darling ducklings out of the eggs mom was sitting on. I am sad when I remind myself that I gave away all those wonderful eggs she was sitting on, just sure they were going bad in the sun. Very glad I left the two, which...

hi, I might also have this problem. I have a Rouen female. She limps on her right leg, some days are worse than others. It appears her middle toe is swollen but I can't see any sores or splinters. I was looking on the site to see if I could find any info and read your comment. What causes...

Hello fellow duck lovers. I am back to this site after being away for a year. I have two 8 week old mallards, one runner, one rouen, one pekin and one 3 year old female mallard. I now live in a rural area of Idaho and have been asked to be the duck 4-H leader. The extension office knows...

Wow, so cute I might move in with the chickens! Make sure to update us on the neighbor/zoning issues. Many of us fight this battle!