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    What to do with new muscovy babies

    Thank you so much for the advice. I put a small chick waterer and small dish of crumble in there. Havent seen the chicks drink or eat yet but momma did right away. Luckily our momma is being very sweet. Still not sure how many are under her but so excited to see all of them do they need to be...
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    What to do with new muscovy babies

    Hello. My muscovy just hatched babies for the first time yesterday. She ia sitting on them in the duck house and some are still hatching. Should i provide them with anything or does momma do that? Also how long should you wait to handle new babies? Thank you so much!
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    Old fashioned Broody Thread for Ducks

    Thank you miss lydia. I have been watching them close. Today was able to get to them and candle them again! The small one has definately changed and the large egg is different too. When i turned the large egg to get the light to shine through I felt something fall and coluld see a little beak...
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    Old fashioned Broody Thread for Ducks

    Thank you. You are so kind. She was a beautiful fawn and white runner. She actually surprised us by starting to lay at 4 and a half months old. Unfortunately that is what led to her demise. She would wander into the woods to build neats to lay and that is where she was taken. We are now...
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    Old fashioned Broody Thread for Ducks

    Ok she finally got iff her nest! Its strange i actually fiund three eggs in there! One smelled horrible and looked really runny. I tossed that one. The other large egg looked like day 28 but still wasnt sure if its bad or not. No smell. The third egg is much smaller and a different color. Im...
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    Old fashioned Broody Thread for Ducks

    Thank you so much! I am waiting for her to come off the nest again so i can sneak them away:-) i will get back to you as soon i see the eggs.
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    Old fashioned Broody Thread for Ducks

    I am so happy to find this thread! I am hoping someone can give me some advice. I have a broody cayuga laying on two eggs. I dont know exactly the date she started laying on them as i didnt write it down. I really feel its been about five to six weeks though and dont know what to do. She is...
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    PLEASE HELP! 8 week old badly pecked!

    Thank yaou. I definately have been watching as closely as i can. I decided to keep the uoungers ones seperated feom the older fals fornsevera mire weeks. I am so worried about them all the time now. Its wierd, after i took the injurred banty into the house a few days ago i noticed the old gals...
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    PLEASE HELP! 8 week old badly pecked!

    You guys have been so much help! My little ladiebis doung great! Shes actually gottwn wuite attached to me. Kind of cute! Thenother chicks have accepted her when i took her out to visit so i will be putting her back in with thwm tomorrow:-) Thank you!
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    PLEASE HELP! 8 week old badly pecked!

    Ok thank you so much! I put a folded towel under her for now. And she ate some fresh corn. So maybe that will give her a little energy. I looked at her vent and it is kind odnprotruding and relly red but i dont think i see any tears or anything. Hard to tell as i have never seen one without...
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    PLEASE HELP! 8 week old badly pecked!

    Thank you for your responses! I have been holding her and she is now having trouble standing. I have never dealt with an injury or illness in my flocks so this is a bit scary for me. I put he neosporin all over her back end but am not sure what to use for bedding as i feel the pine shavings...
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    PLEASE HELP! 8 week old badly pecked!

    Hi there! I tried to introduce my 8 week old babies to my 1 year old flock today. They seemed to instantly be fine around each other. Just roaming amongst each other so I left them alone for a couple hours and came back to find that the two bantie babes had been bullied. One is fine the other...
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    What type of duck?

    Hi there. I was wondering if someone could tell me what type of duck this is and if it's male or female? Was sold to us as an Indian runner along with our other two but definitely not a runner. Very sweet disposition and is all black with a green sheen.
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    Runner Duck lost "voice"

    We have the same problem with one of our runners. There are three of them and one has suddenly started more of a raspy whisper than a quack. Glad to hear this is a normal thing. Will he regain his voice?
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    Dust baths in brooder?

    Ok. Thanks so much:):):)
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    Dust baths in brooder?

    I just brought home my new babies yesterday. They are adorable and I am loving them. However, I am a bit nervous. This is new for our family and I want to make sure I am doing everything I can for them to be happy. I have some questions about whether they need a dish or something with some...
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