Looking for some advise with my Indian Runner ducks. Currently I have 3 females and 1 male. They are 2 1/2 years old and were raised together. They have always lived together and have always gotten along very well. Just recently, (1week) they have started to pick on one duck. Originally the...
A few pics of this years babies. She laid 23 eggs in her nest before sitting on them. I candled them at about day 25 and removed 9 eggs that were not viable. Thirteen of the remaining eggs hatched.
Hello everybody. My duck was sitting on 16 eggs. The first external pip was on Wednesday night. As of today (Saturday) 15 of the 16 have hatched. The last to hatch was this morning. Or I should say is almost hatched this morning. I candled the remaining egg this morning and it has not even...
My ducks feathers seem to have gotten dull looking. They almost look faded or washed out. Is this normal?They are approx. 1 year old. On another note I have 16 eggs due to hatch this weekend. Have candled and everything looks on schedule. The pen has been divided so momma and the ducklings...
Just a quick question regarding ducklings. Have a runner duck sitting on 16 eggs. They are due to hatch next weekend. The momma duck shares a pen with 2 other ducks and a drake. Should I split the pen up and leave her and the ducklings separated. This sounds like a wise idea to me, but I...
My Indian runner duck has laid 10 eggs in a nesting box that I provided. I see her in the morning sitting on the nest, but by the time I get home from work she is off and running around the pen with the other ducks. This weekend I have seen her on the nest off and on (But only on for short...
Is it possible for a duck to lay more than 1 egg in a day. I have 3 female ducks. This morning I collected three eggs. When i went out to the duck pen after work there was another egg laying in the middle of the pen. I know for a fact that this egg was not there in the morning as I would have...
Let the ducks out of their coop this morning and found the first egg. How exciting is that! Just wondering what is the best thing to do regarding their diet . If I understand it correctly, I can change diet to layer, or just add a supply of oyster shell and continue feeding their regular diet...
Hi Just a few questions about my ducks. They are 5 months old and as we are heading into winter with shorter days, I am wondering if they will start to lay now or not until spring. Should I be changing their food in anticipation of them laying or wait until they start. I have 1 drake and am...