One of my ducklings that just hatched last night keeps flipping itself over on its back. I can stand up and wobble around, but eventually it'll push up with it's legs and fall backwards. It typically sleeps in this position. I've heard that it's not good for them to lay on their back so I've...
The average temp last week was 89° and humidity 55% (max high was 103° and max low was 74°). This next week is going to be more of the same.
Do I really need an incubator with this weather? I'm thinking about just collecting the eggs into an insulated box to reduce the temp fluctuations and...
On the recommendation of needlessjunk I found some ducklings local to me and 5 "followed" me home. I've never raised any fowl before, so I'm not sure what I've got myself into yet ;)
Man those ducklings really make a mess with their water... They must splash three quarters of it out instead of...
I found this site strangely enough by looking for resources about ducks, but chickens are great, too! I'm a total noob to raising poultry, so I hope to learn a lot here. Thanks for having me.