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Hey all, I require some expert help please from you knowledgeable bunch! My call duck lady has been sitting for the last few weeks (around 28 days) she has been sitting on 7 eggs, 2 hatched on Saturday but she is still sitting on 5 eggs. What do I do please? Do I leave them in her nest with...

Thanks that's what I was thinking to keep the female & give the boys away & hope that next time we have a good mix so I can give male & female pairs away! We actually have a dog & he usually keeps any cats out of our garden but when out babs was taken we were out & he was in the house! I was...

Hello all again I wondered if I could pick some brains please. My mummy Call duck hatched 4 ducklings nearly 6 weeks ago after 4 days we unfortunately lost 1 to the local (b@&t@rd cat!!) bad me didn't think about them sodding things!!! (Know 4 next time tho!!) Anyways!!! I am left with 3...

Thanks everyone - devastation hit our little guys on Friday, I let them out their coop with mum in the morning & went to work I removed the green tray in the pic & changed it for one of the dogs shallow water bowls & they seemed happy with that, feeling a tad less nervous leVing them I pottered...

So glad he is fighting I was so sad 4 u when I read this post. We've had our own sad day in our house on Friday I came home from work to only 3 ducklings :( when I left in the morning their were 4 babies with mum & dad.... We were all devastated my hubby thinks a cat or maybe a bird as swooped...

Thanks for the reply, I don't think I'm a better mother duck at all this is the 1st time we have had such young ducklings & it's mums 1st too. I just want to be on the safe side as always there are such conflicting views but most of the recommendations are from people who have bred them from...

Don't know if this will help at all I just googled for it. Hope your little one is ok, looks very painful poor little thing, I hope you can get it some help & it doesn't have to be put to sleep, my fingers are crossed for u. Would break my heart if anything happened to our babies. Good luck xx...

Hello all.... AGAIN! Sorry to keep pestering you all but I require some advice please. I have 4 4/5 day old call ducklings hatch naturally with mum (yey) they are all doing great. Today I noticed that they have started jumping into a bowl of water I had put out for mum whilst I am...

Ps/ There are still 3 eggs in the nest shud I take them out & put them in the bin? Also I'm not going to be able to keep all the babies when is it best to take them away from mum? Is there a set time? Thanks xx

They have arrived!!!! We have 4 little ones squeaking around, we think they arrived yesterday but I was out of the day & when I checked on her they must have been hiding underneath her, they certainly were not there sat evening when I checked! Was so exciting in our house this morning!

Thanks all much appreciated, we shall be waiting with baited breath & everything crossed for 7 little new arrivals....... Hope they bloody hurry up! Very excited.....

Hello all, I am looking for some help & I know you guys & gals out there can help me as you are an extremely knowledgable lot! My 10/11 month old call duck has been sitting for last couple of weeks, age is sitting on 7 eggs (I've no idea the exact date tho she started sitting) it's at a guess...

We found the little bugger!!! I had a very stressful & sleepless night thinking he was going to be eaten or end up in someone's oven as he is a little fatty! I took the kids knocking on all our neighbours doors but no-one had seen him, so as we were about to leave to visit family for the weekend...

Evening all! I need some help please! I have 2 call ducks (male & female) she is sitting on her eggs & hasn't been out much in last few days & his lordship has decided to go visiting over the fence! He is a very social thing, if the back door is open he doesn't miss the chance to come in the...

She is coming up to 9/10 months old now feel like we have had them forever! (Not sure if that a good or bad thing ha ha!) she is certainly not interested in sitting on the eggs at all! As soon as his lordship (mario the drake) leaves the coop she is off waddling after him! I read it on another...

Hi all can anyone help me please.... I have male & female call ducks & on Tuesday of this week I excitedly found our little ladies 1st egg. Being rather excited I rang my mum who has chickens to see what I was best to do with it, leave it, take it out, eat it! Mum suggested to mark it & put...

My male duck (call) does this before he decides to throw himself at my poor dog who is usually minding his own business pottering around the garden! He has been known to do this to my 2yr old daughter too.... We all find it highly entertaining! It's a good way to know when he is about to...