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What's happening to our ducklings?
Amykins thank you so much for that info. I spoke to a local pet store owner and duck breeder who confirmed that mites were the problem. We thoroughly dusted the coops yesterday and will repeat weekly until the mites are under control. My partner and I are covered in bites so it's a pretty... -
What's happening to our ducklings?
We have just had a second batch of newly hatched ducklings die and we have no idea why. Our coop has muscovies (2 drakes/4 ducks) and 8 chickens. Last year we had 2 successful hatches, one with 7 birds/one with 2. During July one of the ducks sat on 17 eggs which started to hatch about 6... -
Issues hatching ducks naturally
Thanks sourland. Yes those factors all make sense. The flood drowned 1 nest, and the 2nd had chickens trampling all over it. I will limit to 12 eggs from now on, I suspect the duck had difficulty maintaining warmth on 17. No signs of mites and no other disturbances that we know of. We think... -
Issues hatching ducks naturally
We have Muscovies, 2 drakes and 4 ducks. Last year over Spring/Summer we had 2 successful hatches with one of the ducks who co-roosted with a chicken. But over Winter we have had no success. Batch 1 was abandoned due to a flood. Batch 2 was laid by one of our newer ducks inside the chicken...