Hi, I have 5 chicks of about 2-3 weks old. One of whichwas born with a bad splayed leg. I have tried every possible fix I could find on the internet, but nothing helped. It just seemed to get worse to the point where his leg is nog fully bended backwards. It seems really painfull. This weekend...
Thanks guys! I will post some of my baby Mallard, it seems that s/he is to small for it's age. Also my swede was not that big, s/he look like a hatch ling, he died though last night. Pics soon to come. :D
Thanks. One more thing thought, they both seem to eat and drink well but they're sneezing? Farther on they look pretty healthy...I've heard from other duck owners that ducklings do sneeze, is it true?
Thanks 14 eggs hatched and they were so cute following mama duck! I decided it's best for her to raise them since I didn't yet have the right equipment... When they were 2 days old they decided they'd try following their dad out into the yard... (We kept the ducklings in with their mom so the...
We ended up with 15 eggs... It's 22 days since she started laying on them. Every now and then I grab one while she's out and candle it. They're doing really well!So now I need one last thing...I want to take 2 or 3 and try to raise them. any tips on taking care of duckling?
Thanks! I put on my incubator and put it on 37.5*C but it was still over 40. It was so high it could get any higher on my temp. meter. So I painfully put the eggs back. She has laid 2 more eggs since. Quick question: Is the babies suppose to grow even if she doesn't lay on them yet? At day 2 I...
A BLESSING IN DISGUISE!!! The other night I heard my two ducks, Romeo and Juliet, quacking really loudly. I looked to go see what it was. Our ducks are like dogs, they quack when the dogs barks, they lay on the dogs' beds, eat they're food and come into the house. I thought maybe there was a...
A BLESSING IN DISGUISE!!! The other night I heard my two ducks, Romeo and Juliet, quacking really loudly. I looked to go see what it was. Our ducks are like dogs, they quack when the dogs barks, they lay on the dogs' beds, eat they're food and come into the house. I thought maybe there was a...
They will be shipped across the ocean. I got both my incubators fixed so I'm thinking of buying some eggs from Metzers, I just hope this time at least 1 or 2 will hatch.
No, it's really considered strange having poultry here, we live in a surfer paradise where everyone is called dude and no one ever wears shoes... Is buying online bad?